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Newman Ready to Begin Chase after finishing 8th in Richmond
RICHMOND, Va. (Sept. 10, 2011) — In the final race before the 12-driver, 10-race Chase for the Sprint Cup championship begins, U.S. Army driver Ryan Newman pulled off another solid performance, finishing eighth in Saturday night’s Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Driving the 9/11 U.S. Army Chevrolet, which carried the names of the 75 U.S. Army personnel killed in the Sept. 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon, Newman posted his 13th top-10 finish of … Read entire article »
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Seventh at Richmond Makes Stewart a Seven-Time Chaser
Tony Stewart kept the momentum going from his third-place finish earlier this week at Atlanta Motor Speedway by finishing seventh in Saturday night’s Wonderful Pistachios 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. It was Stewart’s 11th top-10 result of 2011 and his 17th top-10 in 26 career Sprint Cup starts at the .75-mile oval. The effort secured his presence in the 12-driver Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup for the seventh time … Read entire article »
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Video – Tony Stewart’s Richmond Interview
Tony Stewart held his media availability at his hauler on Friday so there was no transcript or video. A video of it did show up on YouTube, courtesy of jordanhightower, with the stream capture by Jean Costa. If you saw/read Ryan Newman media availability and wondered about the “Tony is upset” question, this might explain it. … Read entire article »
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Stewart-Haas Racing Wonderful Pistachios 400 Qualifying Report
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 Richmond (Va.) International Raceway by qualifying 18th for Saturday night’s Wonderful Pistachios 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race. Newman turned a lap of 21.366 seconds at 126.369 mph on the .75-mile oval. “I’ve always said it’s an honor to represent the Soldiers and an honor to represent the people who give us this free … Read entire article »
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Ryan Newman Richmond Press Conference Transcript
RYAN NEWMAN met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed his special paint scheme for the weekend, the news from Kevin Harvick and KHI and more. Full transcript. TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT COMING IN TO THIS WEEK IN ATLANTA AND THIS LAST RACE BEFORE HEADING INTO CHICAGO: “First thing is first, I’m really proud of my US Army team just to have the opportunity to have a free race I guess … Read entire article »
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Tony Stewart Richmond Press Conference Transcript
TONY STEWART met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed making the Chase, strong run last week at Atlanta, being a team owner and other topics. Full transcript: YOU WERE 30TH IN PRACTICE; HOW IS YOUR CAR IN PRACTICE: “I think we are better that. We had a back marker, that is a consistent back marker, pull out in front of us on our last run, so, didn’t give us a chance to … Read entire article »
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Tony Stewart Honoring Heroes of 9/11 at Richmond
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Depending on the hour, it’s how Tony Stewart is viewing his chances in Saturday night’s Wonderful Pistachios 400 at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway. The 400-lap contest at the .75-mile oval is the cutoff race to determine which drivers will vie for this year’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. Only the top-10 drivers in points, as well as two wild-card spots reserved for the two drivers between 11th … Read entire article »
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