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that Millsaps has not—and could
not have—failed any WADA drug
tests.
Some sources have indicated
on a condition of anonymity
that Millsaps maintains that he
has/had a prescription for what
was found, but other sources
have indicated that couldn't be
proven.
The 27-year-old Millsaps has
indicated that he'd like to find a
new home in the AMA Pro pits
in order to continue his largely
successful racing career, which
recently saw him win the 2014
Monster Energy Cup in his debut
ride for the Monster Energy
Kawasaki team, as well as finish
second overall in the 2012 and
2013 450cc Supercross Cham-
pionships.
Unfortunately, we don't know
if this is where this story ends,
as WADA and USADA have a
history of launching investiga-
tions that often lead to sanctions
against athletes without requiring
that they actually fail a drug test.
This is referred to as a "non-ana-
lytical positive," meaning that the
athlete isn't, or can't be, found
"guilty" due to direct evidence of
doping (such as failing an actual
drug test), but is instead deter-
mined to be guilty of doping on
the basis of other facts suggest-
ing use, which could range from
written admissions of doping all
the way down to testimony from
people close to the situation.
Steve Cox
TOMAC TO KAWASAKI?
A
ll indications are that Eli Tomac is
signed, sealed, and will be delivered
to the Monster Energy Kawasaki team at
the conclusion of the 2015 AMA racing
season. This deal was reportedly done
prior to the discovery that led to the ter-
mination of Davi Millsaps' contract with
the team.
Despite his motorcycle being outfit-
ted in GEICO Honda colors the past
couple of years, Tomac has had access
to everything the factory Honda racing
team does, and has even been pitting
directly out of the factory Honda rig all
year, so this will essentially be a transi-
tion from factory Honda to factory Ka-
wasaki for the Colorado native, who will be turning
23 prior to the 2016 AMA Supercross season.
The Honda factory team is already filled by
solid riders, with Trey Canard and Cole Seely,
who recently won his first Supercross at Houston.
Steve Cox
All signs point
to Eli Tomac
heading to the
Monster Energy
Kawasaki Team
in 2016.
