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Newman’s Solid Martinsville Run Spoiled by Misfortunes
For the first 327 laps of Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, Ryan Newman and his No. 39 Haas Automation team looked to be a sure bet for another top-10 finish, or even a contender for the win. Newman led laps and ran solidly in the top-10 for most of the afternoon. Newman’s good fortunes came undone on lap 328, however, thanks to a broken header pipe that sapped his car’s horsepower for the rest of the race, and a flat left-rear tire that sent him for a spin off turn three a little later in the race. Those events conspired to put Newman two laps down and relegated him to a 20th-place finish at the .526-mile paperclip-shaped oval. “Our Haas Automation Chevy was … Read entire article »
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Little Relief for Stewart at Martinsville
Tony Stewart endured a long and forgettable afternoon at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway, finishing 38 laps off the pace with a 34th-place finish in Sunday’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. The driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) was ultimately undone by a broken rear-end gear which sent him to the garage for repairs in the waning laps of the 500-lap race. Quick work by the team got Stewart back onto the .526-mile oval for a handful of laps before the checkered flag dropped, averting a dreaded DNF (Did Not Finish). “Ugly day,” said Stewart, who has seen better days at Martinsville as a two-time race winner at the unique, paperclip-shaped track. “We weren’t very good to start with, but we got … Read entire article »
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Newman off to best start since rookie season
By Jim Pedley Sporting News NASCAR Wire Service Ryan Newman nervously circumvented the subject of his contract situation earlier this year. He said he was not sure if he was in the final year of his deal and chuckled that team-owner Tony Stewart would take him to Burger King when it was time to talk contract. If Stewart extends an invitation to dine before this weekend’s Goody’s Fast Relief 500 Sprint Cup race, Newman can probably look forward to having his Whopper without a side order of angst. Newman, 33, is off to his best start to a season since his rookie year of 2002 and, more important in terms of lunch with the boss, by far the best start in his two-plus seasons with Stewart-Haas Racing. “It’s been a really great start for our … Read entire article »
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Stewart Part of an Elite Group at Martinsville
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Tony Stewart is part of an elite group. Believe it or not, it’s not because of his two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championships. Or 39 career Sprint Cup wins. Or 1997 IZOD IndyCar Series title. Or four USAC championships. No, it’s because he’s one of just four active drivers who have won at Martinsville (Va.) Speedway since 2003, a span of 16 races. Stewart scored the second of his two career Sprint Cup wins at Martinsville on April 2, 2006. It was a rare sight, for since 2003, the only other active Sprint Cup drivers to visit Martinsville’s victory lane have been Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin. (Rusty Wallace, now retired and a NASCAR analyst … Read entire article »
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Newman Carries Momentum into Martinsville
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – “As any athlete knows, momentum is the most unstoppable force in sports. The only way to stop it is if you get in your own way, start making stupid mistakes or stop believing in yourself.” – Rocco Mediate, professional golfer Perhaps the only team riding a bigger wave of momentum this weekend than Ryan Newman and the No. 39 Haas Automation team as it marches into Martinsville (Va.) Speedway could be the state’s own Cinderella story – the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams men’s basketball team, who will play in the NCAA Final Four in Houston with a shot at the national championship game for the first time in school history. Last weekend, VCU became one of the … Read entire article »
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Newman Nets Season’s First Top-Five at Martinsville
Ryan Newman and his No. 39 Haas Automation team came away from Martinsville (Va.) Speedway with a much needed top-five finish following Monday’s rain-postponed Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Ryan Newman, Tony Stewart
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