In this Jan. 24, 2012, file photo, Former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield leaves the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Va. The million-dollar North Carolina home once owned by Mayfield before he was kicked off the land is scheduled to be burned to the ground as part of a fire training exercise.CATAWBA, N.C. - The scheduled burning of the million-dollar home once owned by former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield as part of a fire training exercise has been canceled.
Chief Donald Robinson of the Catawba Volunteer Fire Department said Saturday's scheduled burning was called off because of the threat of rain. Firefighters had said previously that rain would not prevent the burning from taking place.
Robinson said the house was in such bad shape firefighters couldn't conduct any of the practice drills inside. He also said the new owner doesn't want to keep the house, adding that the house will either be burned down or torn down.
Mayfield was suspended from driving in 2009 after testing positive for methamphetamine. He is facing a variety of charges.