Jeremy Mayfield Wishing for a Ride, but Behind it All, An Interesting Stewart Tidbit

Jeremy Mayfield is wishing for a ride.  He's probably not going to have anyone chomping at the bit though and by his own admission, he's made mistakes.

• In 2001 he was let go by Penske after taking shots at the organization.  (If I remember correctly, didn't he lob a lawsuit at them for that?)
• In 2006 he was let go after taking shots at Ray Evernham spending too much time with Evernhams "development" driver, Erin Crocker.  There, Mayfield did sue to block his release.
• He had a ride in 2007 at Bill David Racing, but the sponsor bailed on their bills, bailing on Mayfield.
• He spent seven races in 2007 at Haas-CNC racing.

The interesting tidbit:  During the Interview, before Jeremy could stop her from making the statement, Shana blurted out that Haas-CNC had a bigger agenda with Stewart coming in.  Maybe it was just a frustrated blurt, and then again, maybe not... I found it interesting at best, probably nothing concrete though, but these kind of big changes in NASCAR don't happen overnight, that's for sure.

Either way, at this point, Mayfield is desperate enough to get back in Cup racing that he's willing to work without a contract and for a percentage of his winnings without a guaranteed salary.  Yea, that's what happens to bad commentary, lawsuit lobbing folk...  people watch, listen and take care of their own shops.

Regardless, I did think he had what it took, but we may never know.

The article is a bit lengthy, but a good read over on ESPN.