CATAWBA COUNTY, N.C. — The sale of former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield's home is now on hold.
His wife filed for bankruptcy earlier this week, which stops the foreclosure process.
Last week, the home was auctioned off.
The bank that holds the mortgage put in the winning bid of $1.7 million.
On Wednesday, a judge has ordered former NASCAR driver Jeremy Mayfield to hand over a $1 million to the mail carrier that his dogs attacked last year.
Mayfield timeline:
- May 2, 2009: Mayfield was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR for violating NASCAR's substance abuse policy.
- June 9, 2009: Reports surfaced that Mayfield tested positive for methamphetamines during a random drug screening on May 1 at Richmond Motor Speedway.
- July 1, 2009: U.S. District Court Judge Graham Mullen granted a temporary injunction, lifting Mayfield's suspension from NASCAR.
- July 15, 2009: NASCAR stated that Mayfield had again tested positive for meth during testing on July 6, five days after his suspension was lifted.
- July 15, 2009: Mayfield's stepmother, Lisa Mayfield, stated that she had seen him use methamphetamine many times since 1998. Mayfield denied her claims.
- July 24, 2009: A federal appeals court reversed Mayfield's injunction and his suspension was reinstated.
- July 26, 2009: Lisa Mayfield filed a lawsuit against Jeremy Mayfield for slander and sought unspecified monetary damages.
- May 18, 2010: A North Carolina state judge dismissed Mayfield's claims against NASCAR that it set him up and he was a chronic meth user.
- April 22, 2011: Five dogs owned by Mayfield attacked a female mail carrier who was carrying a package to the front porch. She received several scratches and bite marks on her legs.
- November 2, 2011: Mayfield was charged with possession of Meth in Catawba County.
- November 7, 2011: Grand jury indicted Mayfield on a felony charge of possession of methamphetamine
- February 20, 2012: Mayfield indicted on possession of stolen property
- April 30, 2012: Mayfield's house went up for auction on the steps of the Catawba Co. courthouse
- May 9, 2012: Mayfield ordered to pay $1 million to postal worker that his dogs bit
- May 11, 2012: Mayfield's home foreclosure put on hold after wife files for bankruptcy