Steroids in NASCAR?

Charles E. Yesalis, a health professor at Penn State and a former trainer, wonders whether NASCAR, which does not have a mandatory drug testing policy, should investigate whether its pit crew members are using illegal substances in order to improve their strength, speed, and agility. Under current NASCAR rules, testing may only be imposed upon "reasonable suspicion of abuse of an illegal substance," a standard which Professor Yesalis deems insufficient. NASCAR dismisses this suggestion, with a spokesman noting, "there's not even a suspicion of a problem in the sport." (Newton, "NASCAR Comfortable with Current Drug Tests," The State, 04/03/2005).

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