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Ryan Newman Chicagoland Media Visit Transcript

Ryan Newman Chicagoland Media Visit Transcript

RYAN NEWMAN met with media and discussed last week’s racing at Richmond, answered questions about deliberately spinning out to cause a caution, his team’s intermediate program and more. Full Transcript: ON RACING AT CHICAGOLAND AND STARTING THE CHASE AT A DIFFERENT VENUE “I’ve been successful here, both on qualifying days and on race days and look forward to the opportunity to prove that our 1.5-mile program is better than it was in the past couple of years … Read entire article »

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Tony Stewart Meets the Press at Chicagoland

Tony Stewart Meets the Press at Chicagoland

TONY STEWART met with members of the media at Chicagoland Speedway about Chicagoland’s grip, the difference in a day and night race at Chicagoland, a competition director for Stewart Hass Racing and other topics. Full transcript: REGARDING GRIP AT CHICAGOLAND: “It is the same for everybody. I don’t think it makes any difference. It is always harder to pass when it has a ton of grip in it because nobody really struggles for grip and has to … Read entire article »

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Despite Being Winless, Stewart is Bullish on Chicago

Despite Being Winless, Stewart is Bullish on Chicago

KANNAPOLIS, N.C., – Despite a year in which Tony Stewart is still winless, the driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing has plenty of reason to be bullish in this weekend’s Bear market. The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series is taking top billing in the Windy City as the Chicago Bears play the second game of their NFL season down in New Orleans while Stewart and 42 other drivers compete in … Read entire article »

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Newman Will Pay Tribute to U.S. Army Medical Department at Chicagoland

Newman Will Pay Tribute to U.S. Army Medical Department at Chicagoland

JOLIET, Ill. (Sept. 13, 2011) — U.S. Army driver Ryan Newman is one of the combatants in what is shaping up to be a heavyweight bout as NASCAR’s top-12 drivers are primed to battle it out in the 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship. The first race in the playoff-style championship will be Sunday’s GEICO 400 at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. Newman’s No. 39 U.S. Army Medicine Chevrolet for the Chase opener will pay tribute … Read entire article »

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Newman Endures Disappointing Night at Chicagoland

Ryan Newman struggled with an ill-handling racecar for much of Saturday night’s LifeLock.com 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill., resulting in a disappointing 22nd-place finish. Like a pendulum, the handling of Newman’s No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet swung from one end of the spectrum to the other during the course of the 267-lap race, as the it went from loose during the early stages of the race to tight in the middle part of the event and then back to loose in the closing laps. “That’s definitely not the kind of night that we wanted,” said Newman, who fell one spot to 16th in the championship point standings, where he’s now 99 points outside of the 12-driver cutoff for the Chase for the Championship. “We … Read entire article »

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Another Race at Chicagoland, Another Top-10 for Stewart

Tony Stewart drove his No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice “Back-to-School” Chevrolet Impala to a solid ninth-place finish in Saturday night’s LifeLock.com 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. It was Stewart’s ninth top-10 finish of 2010 and his eighth top-10 in 10 career Sprint Cup starts at Chicagoland. “Throughout the night, we didn’t totally miss it, but we didn’t totally hit it either,” said Stewart, referring to a new chassis setup he and crew chief Darian Grubb elected to try out on the 1.5-mile Chicagoland oval. “I think there were some positives to it, but I’m not sure it was exactly what we wanted, but we’ll keep working at it. We’ll try to figure out where we missed it and what we can do to make … Read entire article »

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Stewart-Haas Racing Lifelock.com 400 Race Report

Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice “Back-to-School” Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent by finishing ninth in Saturday night’s LifeLock.com 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. It was Stewart’s eighth top-10 finish in 10 career Sprint Cup starts at Chicagoland and his ninth top-10 of 2010. … Read entire article »

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