NASCAR.com: Mayfield says he’s close to major sponsor deal

Jeremy Mayfield told NASCAR.com’s Dave Rodman that he’s “80 percent there” on getting a major sponsorship deal to return to the Sprint Cup Series, although he isn’t on the entry list for Sunday's Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.

“All I needed was [NASCAR’s] support, and to work with me on this. They could have had races sponsored and tracks sponsored and I could have been with one of their big teams with a big sponsor, and I guess they don’t want that, because I didn’t need them to get it,” Mayfield said.

NASCAR spokesman Ramsey Poston said that he is “unfamiliar with the possible sponsor opportunity” that Mayfield references.

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