Catawba County, NC – A million dollar mansion once owned by former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield was burned down on Thursday during a planned firefighter training.
According to Myfox8.com, the former driver was evicted from the home last year after he had financial troubles. He was banned from racing after failing a drug test in 2009.
The fire chief there says the new owners of the house do not want the home that is now valued at a little over $300,000.
Burning the home down allowed it to be taken off of the tax books, and it also provided training for firefighters in the area.
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Jeremy Mayfield’s house being burned down. Firefighter training. #NASCAR Thanks to one of you who sent me pics. pic.twitter.com/jFNVlTUzN0
— Molly Grantham WBTV (@MollyGrantham) December 20, 2013
Another pic of Jeremy Mayfield house burning. #NASCAR #FirefighterTraining pic.twitter.com/7OLFScIltv
— Molly Grantham WBTV (@MollyGrantham) December 20, 2013
Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield’s home being burned down now. Here’s wild pic from viewer pic.twitter.com/jhGcCiJZSA
— Blair Miller (@BlairMiller9) December 20, 2013
So they did burn Jeremy Mayfield’s unfinished mansion. Big flames. pic.twitter.com/x1Ajvdyc5H
— David Whisenant WBTV (@DavidWhisenant) December 20, 2013
And final pic of Jeremy Mayfield house burning. #NASCAR #FirefighterTraining pic.twitter.com/VB6m46sGWU
— Molly Grantham WBTV (@MollyGrantham) December 20, 2013
