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Jeremy Mayfield: Races
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Born on May 27, 1969 in Owensboro, Kentucky, Jeremy Mayfield began his racing career early in life, when raced BMX bikes on local tracks. Following his start in BMX racing, Jeremy moved from racing BMX to go-kart and street stock cars. After that, Jeremy moved onto late-model cars; where he won Rookie of the Year honors in 1987 at the Kentucky Speedway.
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• Jeremy Mayfield has started in all eight NASCAR Cup Series events at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. From the inaugural Las Vegas 400 in 1998 to last year’s UAW-DaimlerChrysler 400, Mayfield has earned two top-five finishes, two top-10 finishes and has led 39 laps at the racetrack. In his first visit to Las Vegas Motor Speedway, he finished fifth, moving up 27 spots from his 32nd place starting position.
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Bill Davis to Release Mayfield at End of Season UPDATE: Bill Davis Racing officials announced Tuesday that driver #36-Jeremy Mayfield will not return to the team next year. Mayfield joined BDR for the 2007 season as the team expanded to a two-car operation for Toyota's first season in Nextel Cup, but he has struggled this year, qualifying for only eight of the 21 races. No replacement driver has been named.(SceneDaily.com)(8-8-2007)
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Jeremy Mayfield began racing karts in 1982, and then moved up through the weekly tracks of central Tennessee. He raced Street Stocks, Sportsman and Late Model Stock Cars, where he was 1987 Kentucky Motor Speedway Rookie of the Year.
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Jeremy Allen Mayfield (born May 27, 1969 in Owensboro, Kentucky) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series who drives the #70 Chevrolet Impala for Haas CNC Racing. He is married to his wife Shana, and they own three bulldogs and two pugs.
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Two CAT cars at Sonoma, no #36, Mayfield sits out: There will be two Cat/Bill Davis Racing entries at the road course this weekend. Dave Blaney will be joined this weekend at Bill Davis Racing by road racer Butch Leitzinger who will drive the #23 Caterpillar Racing entry at Infineon Raceway. Jeremy Mayfield will return to his regular ride in the #36 360 OTC Toyota next week at [Loudon] New Hampshire International Speedway. Leitzinger has made three starts in Nextel Cup Series competition - all at Watkins Glen International - and has finished as high as 12th. Leitzinger takes a break from his American LeMans Series driving duties with Dyson Racing to compete in the event at Infineon Raceway for BDR. The 38-year old from Homestead, Pa., has won the 24 Hours of Daytona three times, the World Sportscar Championship twice and both the CanAm Championship and IMSA GTU Championship.
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