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Two Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing employees arrested in drug bust

Started by S.T.A.R.S. Radio, 2011

S.T.A.R.S. Radio ·
Two Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing employees arrested in drug bust.

Two employees of Earnhardt-Ganassi Racing, including a pit crew member for Sprint Cup Series driver Juan Pablo Montoya’s No. 42 team, were arrested this week on drug charges.

On Tuesday, officers with the Huntersville (N.C.) Police Department arrested Trevor Lysne and Jerome “J.D.” Frey in connection with a drug bust that netted 10.5 pounds of marijuana that had been shipped from California, the police report said.

Lysne, 40, is the front tire changer for Montoya’s pit crew. Frey, 27, is a part-time racer and a mechanic who works in EGR’s shop.

Lysne is charged with trafficking marijuana, possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana and maintaining a dwelling to distribute marijuana. Frey, 27, is also charged with trafficking marijuana and possession with intent to sell and deliver.

According to the Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Web site, Lysne was released on a $30,000 secured bond and Frey was released on a $25,000 secured bond. Both have court appearances scheduled for Wednesday afternoon.

A spokesman for EGR said the organization was still gathering facts about the incident and had no immediate comment.

NASCAR officials were expected to address the matter later Wednesday afternoon.

Leon Phillips ·
Thats a bad deal must not be no money working on racecars i hope it works out good for them i realy do
Dave Fulton ·
I hate to hear this sort of stuff. Way back, other than Gary Balough and friends, we thought we were immune to these happenings. No longer. Different time, different place.
Jim Reep Jr ·
Racing people are no different than the rest of society. If its going on in the world, its going on among racing people. I am not surprised. I am simply hoping that due process proves that they were treated correctly & the end result is that of justice, which ever way that may go. I will be watching to see if JPM ‘s performance improves now during stops. I could say more but I prefer to hold judgement & comment until all the facts are made public. I think everyone knows what I mean there !!!!!!!!!!!
Jim Reep Jr ·
There have been a lot of these racing folks involved in this sort of thing over the years Dave, which I could name, but I don’t much want to due to the obvious links to certain still active racing people who suffered enough by being associated with or in their circle back when. Off the top of my head, I can think of @ least a half a dozen different cases of this sort of stuff.
William Horrell ·

You are correct Jim, I know of a couple myself for fact..

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