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Debris Caution Derails Stewart’s Drive to Victory

Debris Caution Derails Stewart’s Drive to Victory

With 25 laps to go in the Capital City 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, Tony Stewart held a 2.06-second lead over second-place Kyle Busch. With his No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet in its own ZIP code, Stewart’s sights were set on a third victory this season and a 47th career win in Sprint Cup. But when the caution flag waved for debris with 12 laps remaining, Stewart’s … Read entire article »

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Top-15 Finish for Newman at Richmond

Top-15 Finish for Newman at Richmond

Throughout the Capital City 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, it seemed Ryan Newman’s No. 39 Army Reserve Chevrolet was just one small adjustment away from being a top-10 racecar. Unfortunately, Newman and crew chief Tony Gibson just couldn’t find the magic combination, and the Army Reserve team had to settle for a respectable 15th-place finish at the .75-mile oval. Newman started 12th and said early that his car was … Read entire article »

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Tony Stewart Richmond Press Conference Transcript

Tony Stewart Richmond Press Conference Transcript

TONY STEWART met with members of the media at Richmond International Raceway and discussed his win in the Late Model race at Richmond, Ryan Blaney’s NASCAR Nationwide Series debut and other topics. Full Transcript. HOW DO YOU THINK YOU’RE CAR IS FOR TOMORROW NIGHTS RACE? “I think the last half of the second session I got pretty happy with my balance. We didn’t put up a big number but I think we got something that we can … Read entire article »

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Things Escalated Quickly for Stewart

Things Escalated Quickly for Stewart

KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – When the green flag drops for the Capital City 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway, it will have been 230 days since the last time the stars of the Sprint Cup Series raced at the .75-mile oval in eastern Virginia. And what a 230 days it has been for Tony Stewart, diver of the No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR). Entering the Wonderful … Read entire article »

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Newman Ready to Begin Chase after finishing 8th in Richmond

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

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

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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