Feb 7th, 2010
by SmokinNews.
Ryan Newman and the Haas Automation Chevrolet team were caught up in a multi-car accident late in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout non-points NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and finished a disappointing 19th.
Newman, driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), hung in the back of the pack for much of the race, hoping to avoid the multi-car accidents that are commonplace in restrictor-plate racing at Daytona. Continue reading →
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Tagged: Budweiser Shootout
Feb 7th, 2010
by SmokinNews.
Tony Stewart took full advantage of his time in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) came from his 13th-place starting spot in the non-points race to lead twice for six laps, and he made other drivers who tried their hand at the lead work hard to hold onto it. Stewart ended up ninth, but the result was not indicative of the overall performance. Continue reading →
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Tagged: Budweiser Shootout
Feb 6th, 2010
by SmokinNews.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – It was another good news, bad news Daytona 500 qualifying performance for U.S. Army driver Ryan Newman. As he did last year at the opening Sprint Cup event, he was the third fastest in Pole Day time trials at Daytona International Speedway.
But under NASCAR’s format for the opener, Pole Day locks in the top-two qualifiers for next Sunday’s (Feb. 14) Daytona 500 and establishes starting positions for Thursday’s 60-lap, 150-mile qualifying races. Continue reading →
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Tagged: Daytona 500
Feb 5th, 2010
by SmokinNews.
CINCINNATI – Just in time for the 2010 NASCAR racing season, Old Spice and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Tony Stewart announced today that they are bringing back their signature Victory Towel Auctions – giving fans the opportunity to bid on an unusual piece of racing history and help those in need. Continue reading →
Posted in: Tony Stewart, Tony Stewart Foundation.
Tagged: Old Spice · Victory Towel Auctions
Feb 5th, 2010
by SmokinNews.
TONY STEWART, owner/driver of the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Impala met with media at Daytona International Speedway on Thursday and discussed the no-testing rule, self policing, bump drafting, sponsorships, and more.
Q. Is the Shootout a more important race after having no testing down here? Continue reading →
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Tagged: Daytona 500 · Daytona International Speedway · media visit
Feb 4th, 2010
by SmokinNews.
Daytona – Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 US Army Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing met with members of the media at Daytona Media Day and discussed expectations for the season, the success of Stewart-Haas Racing, new NASCAR rules and other topics.
LAST SEASON YOU STARTED OFF DECENT AND DIDN’T FINISH-OFF LIKE YOU WANTED TO WITH IT BEING A NEW SEASON AND NEW YEAR HOW DOES IT FEEL COMING INTO DAYTONA? Continue reading →
Posted in: Ryan Newman.
Tagged: Daytona 500 · Daytona International Speedway