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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Attorney Bill Diehl filed a lawsuit Wednesday against suspended Sprint Cup driver Jeremy Mayfield for unpaid legal fees. According to the lawsuit, filed in Mecklenburg County, N.C., Mayfield owes Diehl’s Charlotte-based law firm at least $371,973.66, plus attorney fees, interest and late charges. Mayfield hired Diehl in May shortly after being indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for violating the organization’s substance abuse policy. It was revealed in court that Mayfield tested positive for the illegal drug methamphetamines. Mayfield left Diehl in October and hired attorney Mark Geragos. The suit claims that Diehl’s repeated attempts to collect payment from Mayfield were ignored. Diehl, who makes $1,000 an hour, told ESPN.com last month at Talladega Superspeedway that he hadn’t been paid. Mayfield recently put all of his belongings up for auction in Catawba County, N.C. Among the items for sale were 475 acres of land, a home under renovation, jewlery, guns and cars from Mayfield’s personal collection. Mayfield told a North Carolina television station he was holding the auction for fun, not because he needed the money. David Newton covers NASCAR for ESPN.com. He can be reached at Dnewtonespn@aol.com.

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