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NASCAR reinstates Fike, 5 years after suspension

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FILE - In this Feb. 16, 2007, file photo, NASCAR Trucks Series driver Aaron Fike runs across the track at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. NASCAR has reinstated Fike, the Truck Series driver who was suspended in 2007 following an arrest on drug charges. NASCAR announced the news Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2012, in a two-sentence statement, saying Fike has completed the stock car racing governing body's substance abuse road to recovery program. (AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

(AP Photo/Terry Renna, File)

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) NASCAR has reinstated Aaron Fike, the Truck Series driver who was suspended in 2007 following an arrest on drug charges.

NASCAR announced the news Tuesday in a two-sentence statement, saying Fike has completed the stock car racing governing body's substance abuse road to recovery program.

NASCAR strengthened its drug policy in 2008, in part because of Fike's admission that he had used heroin - even on days he raced.

Updated August 21, 2012

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