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Jeremy Allen Mayfield who was born on May 27 in 1969 at Owensboro, Kentucky. As a young boy he was a big fan of BMX bicycles and he gradually moved up to go-karts. While he was ripping it off at the tracks, Mayfield graduated to the Nashville Speedway by the time he was 19. Although he was driving, Mayfield was also a fabricator for Sadler Bros. Racing. In 1987, he became their driver and won the Late Model Rookie of the Year when he competed at Kentucky Motor Speedway. When he was 24, Mayfield decided give the ARCA a go which proved to be a good choice as he clinched the Rookie of the Year honor. This was the same year he debuted on the Cup scene with a 29th finish at the Mello Yello 500. Just a year later he was named NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year. He had a difficult time in 1995 while still adjusting to his schedule and had a best finish at Rockingham with 19th place. A year later he ,managed to get the 8th place at the Miller Genuine Draft 500 with a 31st spot finish in points. In 1996 he got his first career pole at the DieHard 500 and two top fives with a 26th position in points. The next season he got his first career high with 13th place in points after eight top-tens and two top-five wins. He also won his first career race at Pocono 500 and by the time he was done that season, he had a 7th position in points. 1999 was not as good as the previous years were for him when he went down to 11th spot. Things seemed to turn around the next year after winning four poles and two races but because he was found to have violated a rule, one pole was taken from him. That season saw him at the 24th spot unfortunately. He also suffered from a serious concussion that season from a crash in the practice round for the Brickyard 400 where he crashed horribly into a wall. Although he started off 2001 relatively well with two third place finishes, his skills seemed to have decreased slightly. He did better in 2002 with four top tens and a 26th finish in points. The next year he won the pole at Aaron's 499 and had 12 top tens with the 19th spot in his pocket. He got his lucky break back in 2004 when he managed to win the Chevy Rock and Roll 400 which gave him the opportunity to take part in the Chase for the Cup where he finished in tenth spot for points. He also won the GFS Marketplace 400 in 2005 with ninth spot in place and the next year he managed to finish 22nd on the Kansas Speedway. Besides that, Mayfield has to date had 36 Busch starts with a best finish at Rockingham in 2003. He's also been involved the Craftsman Truck Series three times. The involvement he has had in those races goes to show that Mayfield is not averse to spreading his racing wings over other major events as well. Mayfield has been quoted as getting ready to take on 2008. Although he was faced with the possibility of not racing during many weekends in 2007, Mayfield is hoping that drought would change for the coming season in 2008. As he has just started driving for Haas CNC Racing and is currently lining up to drive the #70 car we will probably witness more winnings for Mayfield in the future.
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