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Austin NASCAR Driver Suspended For Alleged Substance Abuse
Austin Wayne Self, 23, indefinitely suspended from racing after being found to have violated the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy.
AUSTIN, TEXAS — Austin-born NASCAR driver Austin Wayne Self has been indefinitely suspended from racing for violating the sanctioning body's substance abuse policy, officials said on Monday.
NASCAR officials did not identify the substance for which Self, 23, was penalized, saying only he was found to have violated Section 12.1 (actions detrimental to stock-car racing) and Section 19 (NASCAR’s substance abuse policy) of the 2019 NASCAR Rule Book, according to the NASCAR penalty report.
According to NASCAR, Self has made 66 career starts in the NASCAR Gander Outdoors Truck Series from 2016-19, including three this season. He has one career top-five finish and five career top 10s, including a ninth-place run in this year’s season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway driving the No. 22 Chevrolet, officials added.
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Self must complete the NASCAR Road to Recovery program before reinstatement, officials noted.
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