Hornaday, HGH and steroids

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Ron Hornaday Jr., the three-time NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion, explained on Friday why he started using human growth hormones and steroids. He was diagnosed with a hyperactive thyroid and part of the treatment was to use HGH and steroids.
Hornaday met with the media at New Hampshire International Speedway on Friday. Kevin Harvick, his Truck Series team owner, and Jim Hunter, the vice president of corporate communications for NASCAR, were at his side as he told reporters when he was diagnosed and how he and his doctors decided to treat the problem.
Hornaday said after the Truck Series race at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana in February, he was examined by one of Harvick's doctors at the request of Harvick and Rick Carelli. Hornaday was not feeling well after the races at Daytona and Fontana, to the point he was using an IV to hydrate himself.
Hunter said NASCAR finds nothing wrong with Hornaday's use of HGH and steroids and has cleared him to race this weekend and the rest of the season.
"Our substance abuse expertrs have told us the prescription Hornaday used did not enhance his performance or impair his judgment," Hunter said.