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Accident Drops Newman to 31st-Place Finish in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Just when it appeared that Ryan Newman was going to make one of his patented late-race charges, the U.S. Army driver found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time as he was a victim of a three-car accident. The incident resulted in Newman finishing a disappointing 31st in Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Newman didn’t get any breaks in the driver point standings either, he dropped three positions from seventh to 10th. “We really wanted to go out there tonight and showcase the Army Chevrolet on Memorial Day weekend,” said Newman. “We fought hard like our Soldiers and never quit, but we just had too much car damage to overcome.” After starting NASCAR’s longest race of the season from the 12th position, Newman … Read entire article »
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Stewart Salvages Top-20 in Coke 600 at Charlotte
At four hours, 33 minutes and 16 seconds, the 52nd annual Coca-Cola 600 lived up to its billing as the longest race in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), seemed poised to grab a solid top-10 finish in the marathon event, but engine woes dropped him to a 17th-place finish. Despite radioing to crew chief Darian Grubb that something was amiss in his engine with less than 20 laps to go, Stewart found himself in ninth place just before a green-white-checkered finish would decide the race two laps past its scheduled 400-lap distance. But when the green flag waved, Stewart’s engine sputtered, either from whatever was happening inside the engine to the fact that Stewart’s fuel … Read entire article »
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Stewart-Haas Racing Coca-Cola 600 Race Report
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway by finishing 17th in Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Stewart led five laps during a green flag pit sequence, but engine woes in the waning laps knocked him out of the top-10. Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala for SHR, finished 31st after being collected in an accident on lap 303. His crew made repairs that allowed him to return to the race and gain five positions. Kevin Harvick won the Coca-Cola 600 to score his 17th career Sprint Cup victory, his third of the season and his first at Charlotte. David Ragan finished .703 of a second behind Harvick … Read entire article »
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Stewart Ready for A Coke and a Smile
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – For Indiana native Tony Stewart, one event on Memorial Day weekend used to trump all others – the Indianapolis 500. But after more than 30 years of racing competitively – 13 of which have been spent in the elite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – the Greatest Spectacle in Racing has, believe it or not, taken a backseat to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Memorial Day weekend provides a motorsports mosaic, from stock cars in Charlotte to sports cars in Lime Rock, Conn., to the cornerstone of the weekend – the Indianapolis 500. Stewart pays attention to all of it, and for the better part of his career, Indy reigned supreme. And why not? The recently turned … Read entire article »
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Ryan Newman’s Helmet for the Coca-Cola 600
I’m not sure if they showed this on television any time over the Coca-Cola 600 weekend but if not, they should have because it’s probably the coolest helmet paint job I’ve ever seen. Here’s Ryan Newmans’ helmet for the race. … Read entire article »
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Late-Race Charge Gives Newman Top-10 Finish, Position in Chase
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It was another vintage finish for Ryan Newman and the U.S. Army Racing team. The never-say-quit attitude paid off once again as Newman gained 10 positions in the final 22 laps to post a ninth-place result in Sunday night’s Coca-Cola 600 Sprint Cup race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The top-10 finish gave Newman enough driver points to move into 12th place, which is the final Chase position. There are 13 pre-Chase races remaining. … Read entire article »
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