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Tony Stewart post-qualifying press conference video

November 19th, 2011 | Add a Comment

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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Newman Qualifies 4th at Chicagoland

September 17th, 2011 | Add a Comment

JOLIET, Ill. – Ryan Newman will start fourth in Sunday’s GEICO 400 Sprint Cup race at Chicagoland Speedway. In Saturday’s time trials, Newman’s U.S. Army Medicine Chevrolet toured the 1.5-mile oval in 29.507 seconds at 183.007 miles per hour. “It was a good lap, but I had a heck of a lap going until I got down into turn three and hit the bump that tossed the nose a little bit,” said Newman. “I am really proud … Read entire article »

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Stewart-Haas Racing Jeff Byrd 500 Qualifying

March 19th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway by qualifying 13th for Sunday’s Jeff Byrd 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Stewart turned a lap of 15.129 seconds at 126.829 mph on the .533-mile oval. “It kind of felt like the car was up on top of the track,” said Stewart, who won at Bristol in August 2001. “Tight in the center, too. The good news is that it’s fixable. The Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevy was pretty good in practice, so with another session tomorrow, we’ll get ready for Sunday.” Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 … Read entire article »

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Stewart-Haas Racing Subway Fresh Fit 500 Qualifying

February 26th, 2011 | Add a Comment

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Tornados Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials at Phoenix International Raceway by qualifying 14th for Sunday’s Subway Fresh Fit 500k NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Newman turned a lap of 26.382 seconds at 136.457 mph on the 1-mile oval. “I think we have a really fast Tornados Chevy,” said Newman, who won last year’s spring at Phoenix to score his first win in the No. 39 Chevrolet and the 14th of his Sprint Cup career. “I was hoping to be a little quicker than that, but it’s still a decent starting spot. It’s the same place we started from when we won here last year.” Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for SHR, … Read entire article »

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Stewart-Haas Racing Daytona 500 Time Trials Report

February 13th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials for the 53rd annual Daytona 500 by qualifying a strong seventh for the season-opening NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Newman turned a lap of 48.648 seconds at 185.002 mph on the 2.5-mile oval. “I’m just proud of all the guys who work on this U.S. Army Chevrolet,” said Newman, who won the 50th running of the Daytona 500 in 2008. “We’ve come down here the last two years and been a pole contender, and we came close again today. I think we have a good racecar with some good speed. Everyone at Stewart-Haas Racing has done a good job. I just want to do everything … Read entire article »

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Stewart-Haas Racing Ford 400 Qualifying Report

November 19th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 U.S. Army Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials at Homestead-Miami Speedway by qualifying 23rd for Sunday’s season-ending Ford 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Newman turned a lap of 30.813 seconds at 175.251 mph on the 1.5-mile oval. “We obviously wanted a better effort, but for some reason we’re coming up short on speed,” said Newman, who finished second last Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway and has two top-10 finishes in eight career Sprint Cup starts at Homestead. “We have a couple of practices tomorrow and we should be able to figure it out and get dialed in for Sunday. We want to end the season with another strong performance.” Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old … Read entire article »

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Stewart-Haas Racing CARFAX 400 Qualifying

August 13th, 2010 | 1 Comment

Brooklyn, MI – Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent in time trials at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn by qualifying fourth for Sunday’s CARFAX 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Stewart turned a lap of 38.591 seconds at 186.572 mph on the 2-mile oval. “I’m not a very good qualifier, normally, so to be this close to the pole is a really good run for the Office Depot/Old Spice team,” said Stewart, who won at Michigan in June 2000. “They’ve been doing an awesome job. We felt like we’ve been a little bit behind here recently. But we’re not way behind, obviously, today. We’re making gains in the right direction. I’m really appreciative of that. … Read entire article »

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