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Time To Turn Up the ‘WIX’ at Michigan
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Ryan Newman and his No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) team are looking to turn up the “WIX” as the battle for a spot in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship heats up and winds down. With four races remaining until the Chase, Newman & Company are poised to be one of the 12 contenders fighting it out for the 2011 championship. Currently eighth in … Read entire article »
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Stewart Earns Seventh-Place Finish at Michigan
For Tony Stewart and his No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala team, Sunday’s Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn was an exercise in patience and perseverance. Despite having an ill-handling racecar for the first half of the 200-lap race around the 2-mile oval, Stewart and his crew refused to give up and were relentless in their pursuit of a solid finish. And when the checkered flag dropped, the team’s efforts were rewarded with a seventh-place finish and their sixth top-10 finish of 2011 “I’m just proud of Darian Grubb (crew chief) and all the Office Depot/Mobil 1 guys,” said Stewart, who now has 17 top-10 finishes in 25 career Sprint Cup starts at Michigan. “They did an awesome job. We … Read entire article »
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Tony Stewart Michigan Press Conference Transcript
TONY STEWART met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed swapping cars with Lewis Hamilton at The Glen, repaving Michigan, the upcoming Sonoma race and other topics. Full transcript: TALK ABOUT YOUR PRACTICE SESSION: “We ran through a couple different packages so it should be interesting. We got the next hour and a half to figure out what we want to end up with. But definitely working through some stuff for sure.” TALK ABOUT THE CAR SWAP YOU HAD WITH LEWIS HAMILTON: “It was cool. I am still excited about it at night going to bed. I know it was only four laps but it was pretty cool opportunity and a lot of fun and it’s like I told Juan (Montoya) this morning when he came and asked … Read entire article »
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Ryan Newman Michigan Press Conference Transcript and Video
RYAN NEWMAN, driver of the No. 39 U.S. ARMY/BUD MOORE NASCAR HALL OF FAME CHEVROLET met with members of the media at Michigan International Speedway and discussed upcoming repaving at MIS, his visit to the GM Proving Grounds this week, road course racing, and more. Full transcript: WHAT IS THE SIGNIFICANCE OF HAVING BUD MOORE ON THE 39 CAR THIS WEEKEND?: “It’s big. We’ve been working for two and a half years to get the US Army in victory lane. We’ve been close at times. We’ve given a couple away and we’ve had a couple taken away. This weekend, having the US Army back on the race car – on their birthday weekend or as my wife always says, their birthday week. It’s the Army’s birthday weekend and to have Bud Moore … Read entire article »
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Stewart’s ‘Formula’ for Success
KANNAPOLIS, N.C., – The last NASCAR driver to swap seats between his “tin top” and a Formula 1 racecar was Jeff Gordon back in 2003 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gordon also happens to be the most recent race winner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, as he scored his second win of 2011 and the 84th of his career last Sunday at Pocono (Pa.) Raceway. Tony Stewart recently swapped seats with Formula 1 standout Lewis Hamilton at the Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International road course, with Stewart taking over the McLaren MP4-23 Hamilton drove to the 2008 world championship. Hamilton, meanwhile, took the wheel of Stewart’s No. 14 Chevrolet Impala fielded by Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR). Fun and appreciation for each other’s … Read entire article »
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Added Incentives for Newman as Michigan
BROOKLYN, Mich.- It will be both an emotional and celebratory feel for U.S. Army driver Ryan Newman at this weekend’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Michigan International Speedway. Newman’s No. 39 Chevrolet will pay tribute to the U.S. Army’s 236th birthday and will honor Walter “Bud” Moore, recent NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee and decorated World War II veteran. Moore was awarded two Bronze Stars and five Purple Hearts for his heroic fight as a machine gunner during the historic D-Day allied invasion of France’s Normandy coast, which commenced on June 6, 1944. A photo of Moore as a teenage U.S. Army Soldier will be featured on the rear-quarter panel of Newman’s car. The 86-year-old Moore, who will be at Michigan International Speedway to take part in U.S. Army and track festivities this … Read entire article »
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