NASCAR Cup Series: Matt Borland reinstated following suspension

After he was suspended for violating NASCAR’s Substance Abuse Policy, Germain Racing crew chief Matt Borland has been reinstated.

After nearly one month of being suspended after he was found to have violated NASCAR‘s Substance Abuse Policy, Cup Series crew chief Matt Borland has been reinstated, as he has completed NASCAR’s Road to Recovery program.

Borland, who serves as the crew chief for the #13 Germain Racing Chevrolet that is driven full-time by Ty Dillon, was suspended indefinitely on Monday, August 26 after failing a random drug test issued by NASCAR.

This test resulted in the discovery that DMAA (2-amino-5-methylhexanamine) was in his system. Borland stated that he believed that the DMAA came from a diet coffee that he had been drinking for six months, and he stated that a doctor who he asked about the matter shared this belief.

Here is what Borland had to say about the matter at the time, according to NASCAR.

"“I gave the doctor all of the details of the coffee and ingredients, and after he researched it, he said he thought that this was the cause. Even after doing my due diligence, I felt comfortable in drinking the coffee. I plan to work with NASCAR to figure out what exactly has happened and resolve this issue as quickly as we can. I will cooperate with them and do whatever is requested of me to make this situation right.“I have worked in the NASCAR garage for 20 years now and have never been a part of anything like this in my life. I take full responsibility for this incident and want to get it taken care of completely.”"