NASCAR to begin testing for performance-enhance drugs next season..

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/racing/12/18/doping.ap/index.html

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR will test drivers for performance-enhancing drugs next month under a tougher policy that also bans using illegal drugs and abusing prescription medications.

NASCAR likely will test drivers the third week of January, and crew members must submit results from an approved lab by Jan. 16, according to documents obtained Thursday by The Associated Press.

A NASCAR memo sent to teams lists specific banned substances for which crew members must be screened. No similar guidelines were issued for drivers, as NASCAR reserves the right to test competitors for anything.

Under the old policy, NASCAR had the right to randomly test based on suspicion of abuse. Under the tougher guidelines first announced in September, everyone will be tested before the season begins, and random testing will continue throughout the year. NASCAR expects to randomly test 12 to 14 individuals per series each weekend in 2009.

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I've notice a few drivers that seem to have "roid rage," though I suppose it could be mistaken for "road rage"

:shrug:

Steroids don't make cars go any faster.

:D

this is just PR. Those guys will still be able to take anything they want.

The PGA made a big show of doing this a few years ago. Those guys are private contractors really and there is no way the PGA is testing for Xanax because no one you see on TV in the Majors especially would pass.