Truck champ Hornaday used testosterone

September 12, 2008

Ron Hornaday Jr., the defending NASCAR Craftsman Trucks champion who is second in this year's standings, admitted using testosterone for more than a year before it was added to the sport's banned list. Hornaday, 50, told ESPN he received shipments of testosterone and human growth hormone from December2004 to January2006 and that the drugs came from an anti-aging center that has been linked to drug-related scandals in the NFL and Major League Baseball. He said he stopped using testosterone because it did not help him with a medical condition that later turned out to be a hyperactive thyroid. NASCAR officials said they plan to meet with Hornaday.

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