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Newman Finishes 12th in Sprint Cup Finale

Newman Finishes 12th in Sprint Cup Finale

HOMESTEAD, Fla.  – Ryan Newman posted a 12th-place finish in Sunday’s Sprint Cup season finale, which was red-flagged twice for rain at Homestead-Miami Speedway. While Newman ran a steady and solid race in his No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet, all eyes were on his teammate and U.S. Army team owner Tony Stewart, who won the event and captured the Sprint Cup season championship in his No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet. Stewart and race runner-up Carl Edwards … Read entire article »

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Tony Stewart Sprint Cup Series Championship Press Conference Video & Transcript

Tony Stewart Sprint Cup Series Championship Press Conference Video & Transcript

KERRY THARP:  Gene Haas has joined us, along with Tony Stewart, he owns this race team, and they are the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champions, and Gene, congratulations on this championship.  How do you feel? GENE HAAS:  It’s an awesome day.  It’s really hard to get to this point and kind of leaves you speechless. Q.  This is a team that was struggling to be in the top 35 just a few years ago, and enter … Read entire article »

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Walk-Off Win Gives Stewart 2011 Sprint Cup Championship

Walk-Off Win Gives Stewart 2011 Sprint Cup Championship

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Tony Stewart went from all-time great to legend on Sunday as he captured his third career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship in grand fashion – a number that places him among a short list of historic NASCAR figures. With a victory in Sunday’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Stewart became the seventh champion to win the season finale in his championship season. He out-dueled runner-up Carl Edwards in a finale befitting a … Read entire article »

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Tony Stewart post-qualifying press conference video

Tony Stewart post-qualifying press conference video

TONY STEWART met with members of the media at Miami-Homestead Speedway after qualifying 15th and discussed qualifying, the championship battle, Gene Haas and other topics. Full transcript below the video: YOUR THOUGHTS ON CONTENDING FOR YOUR THIRD NASCAR SPRINT CUP SERIES TITLE: “I’m excited about it. I’m not normally known as being much of a qualifier so 15th I’m pretty content with right now. I think our car, we spent a lot of time working on … Read entire article »

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Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 Qualifying Report

Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 Qualifying Report

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala for SHR, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials Saturday at Homestead-Miami Speedway by qualifying 14th for Sunday’s season-ending Ford 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Newman turned a lap of 31.147 seconds at 173.371 mph on the 1.5-mile oval. “We felt the U.S. Army Chevy was going to produce a better qualifying effort than what we managed,” said Newman, who … Read entire article »

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Ryan Newman Homestead-Miami Press Conference Transcript and Video

Ryan Newman Homestead-Miami Press Conference Transcript and Video

RYAN NEWMAN. met with members of the media at Homestead-Miami Speedway and discussed Team Orders, the Ryan Newman Foundation events, his 2011 season and other topics. Transcript below video.  TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE SEASON THUS FAR AND YOUR THOUGHTS COMING INTO THE WEEKEND: “I think there are only two guys that are excited being here, but we are looking to end the season on a good note. Last weekend was a good race for … Read entire article »

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Tony Stewart Championship Contenders Press Conference Transcript

Tony Stewart Championship Contenders Press Conference Transcript

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship contenders Tony Stewart and Carl Edwards met with the media Thursday for the traditional contenders press conference. KRISTA VODA: Good afternoon, everyone. On behalf of the France family and everyone within the NASCAR family, we want to welcome you to the championship contenders press conference. SHANNON SPAKE: The season started back in February with the Daytona 500. After 35 races at 22 different racetracks in 20 states coast-to-coast, we are down to … Read entire article »

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