Ugh AJ Failed Drug Test

I'm bummed about this.

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Permalink Reply by richard berger on July 8, 2012 at 10:57am

Well well , you just never know these days. A least kurt was clean. Is it worce to be a hot head or a drug user. Never likied aj anyway.

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Permalink Reply by Charlie on July 8, 2012 at 11:14am

Maybe things are not going great for Aj and he has resorted to drugs or could it be that test A was incorrectly tested? I just don't see him being a person on drugs knowing the implications it can cause to his career, but I'd like to see that it was just tested wrong and the B test will come back negative.

Guess it's just a matter of waiting and seeing how it plays out for Aj.

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Permalink Reply by J.R. Sands on July 8, 2012 at 12:35pm

With our drug screening, test A and B are from the same sample. Aj will probably have a statement Monday. Then we get to hear his side.

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Permalink Reply by GTX - HEMI on July 10, 2012 at 12:04pm

He has untill tue. to file a formal appeal.

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Permalink Reply by alan4s on July 10, 2012 at 12:23pm

Today is Tuesday. It was announced last night that AJ & Penske would ask for the B sample to be tested, with their own expert observing.

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Permalink Reply by Vlad Rogers on July 8, 2012 at 3:45pm

I've worked in gyms with professional atheletes and professional body builders for a good portion of my 36 years. For athletes its very easy to pass drug tests even though its common knowledge in and around their circle they are dirty. The secret is how they pass. If his B test fails, I'm going to say AJ probably smoked a small amount of weed at a party. Is imagine occasional pot use is somewhat common amongst the drivers.

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Permalink Reply by Brett Crawford on July 8, 2012 at 4:29pm

That's what nailed Randy Lajoie a couple years ago. I remember he issued a statement accepting it right away and moving forward with NASCAR's reinstatement process.

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Permalink Reply by Vlad Rogers on July 8, 2012 at 4:53pm

If this is AJs case, I'd suspect he'd have a hard time getting a decent ride with his lack of results on the track.

On the flip side, if he's using hard drugs like amphetamines, I say F him

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Permalink Reply by ShaneH on July 8, 2012 at 5:49pm

When I worked in management for AT&T, we would administer random drug tests for about 700 employees per month. You would be surprised at the number of positives you got back initially, which when retested a week later were completely clean. The system isn't fullproof by any measure.

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Permalink Reply by speedy7 on July 8, 2012 at 6:46pm

My personal experence, haven't done any drugs for 30 or so years drug test 4-5 years ago came back pos, fired me on spot asked for retest no way hit the road, so who knows?

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Permalink Reply by FD REBEL on July 8, 2012 at 7:04pm

NA$CAR should have NEVER let out what the infraction was until the very last, after the suspension was permanent. Now even if It was a mistake or a bad test and he is cleared, the dinger's name is connected with drugs!

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Permalink Reply by speedy7 on July 8, 2012 at 7:32pm

In my case "they' say was poppy seeds on hot dog bun (love those chicago hot dogs) ate night before test, company record not for rehire, life goes on........