Archive for September, 2009
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In the second Chase For The Sprint Cup race Ryan Newman finished 10th at Dover International Speedway.
Newman led 29 laps today and probably finished right about where he should have with the car he had. There was some speculation between Newman and his crew that a rear shock had [...]
Sources: Allmendinger Could Drive RPM Ford At Talladega
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Richard Petty Motorsports’ Executive Director of Race Operations Robbie Loomis says the team could field a Ford Fusion before the end of the 2009 season.
Loomis told FoxSports.com’s Lee Spencer, “I don’t want to talk about things that are pure speculation, but I don’t think it would surprise anybody if we did.” [...]
Ryan Newman Dover Q&A Media Visit
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RYAN NEWMAN, NO. 39 U.S. ARMY IMPALA SS, met with members of the media at Dover International Speedway and discussed the Chase, tires at Dover, his relationship with Tony Gibson, and more.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON WEEK TWO. “I always look forward to coming to Dover. It’s kind of weird doing [...]
RYAN NEWMAN QUALIFIES 3RD IN DOVER
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DOVER, Del. (Sept. 25, 2009) — Ryan Newman produced a strong qualifying effort Friday, and as a result, will start third for Sunday’s AAA 400 Sprint Cup race at Dover International Speedway.
Newman’s No. 39 U.S. Army/Haas Automation Chevrolet Impala SS toured Dover’s Monster Mile in 23.019 seconds at 156.393 [...]
Can Crafton Or Skinner Catch Honaday At Las Vegas – NASCAR’s Truck Series
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Ron Hornaday is enjoying a pretty good lead in the points in NASCAR’s Camping World Truck Series. He is currently 217 points ahead of Matt Crafton and and 247 points ahead of Mike Skinner. And with 6 races left in the season for the Trucks I kind of wonder and think [...]
At Least 3 Years Until Danica Patrick Comes To NASCAR Full Time
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It appears for now at least that NASCAR will not have to see Danica Patrick in NASCAR. At least not full time.
It appears that she has signed a 3 year deal with Andretti Green Racing. This means we don’t have to really worry about her coming over to the NASCAR side [...]
NASCAR Exempts Some Tracks From Testing Ban
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I found this a little odd. NASCAR has decided to ease up on it’s testing policy concerning teams testing at tracks. Up until yesterday teams were not allowed to test at tracks that held NASCAR sanctioned races of any level.
This was all in hopes of revealing a little of the financial [...]
BUSTED: Newman Abuses The Godfather
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In addition to visiting our wounded military men and women at Walter Reed Medical Center in Washington, DC, Ryan “Rotten Egg” Newman took a few minutes off to bust the Godfather’s stones in a Thursday phone interview. Thanks, Newman!
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The Chase Heads To Dover: Drivers Previews
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Race #2 in the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase For The Cup is right around the corner. I am excited to see this race. Things will start getting sorted out a little bit more……or not. The points could (and hopefully will) close up tightly. That would be the ultimate, to have [...]
Johnson: NASCAR Erred In Withholding Loudon Yellow
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Jimmie Johnson criticized NASCAR’s decision to delay throwing the caution flag when AJ Allmendinger spun on the final lap of Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
The yellow flag did not fly until the leaders were between Turns 3 and 4, and Johnson said yesterday that an unsafe situation resulted. [...]
Ryan and Krissie Newman, Carolyn Miller Announce Formation Of MPR Entertainment Group
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – September 21, 2009 – NASCAR’s Ryan and Krissie Newman and Music Row publisher Carolyn Miller announce the formation of MPR Entertainment Group. The company launches Root 49 Records, an independent record label, with plans to release an album by flagship artist Bridgette Tatum in early 2010. [...]
Mark Martin Wins New Hampshire And Holds Points Lead, Montoya Shows Determination
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Mark Martin started off the Chase season this weekend at New Hampshire Motor Speedway by being the first to the checkered flag.
His win left him at the top of the points chart. He leads Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin by 35 points going into Dover next week. His wins means he [...]
New Hampshire II: Ryan Newman Race Report
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LOUDON, N.H. (Sept. 20, 2009) — Ryan Newman posted a seventh-place finish in Sunday’s Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, the first round of the 10-race Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup.
Among the 12-Chase drivers Newman had the sixth-best finish and jumped from 10th to seventh in the [...]
Ryan Newman Finishes 7th At New Hampshire – 7th In Points Now
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Ryan Newman had a great finish today at New Hampshire Motor Speedway crossing the line in 7th.
Newman’s finish today landed him 7th in points as well. So, he moved up in positions, but with Mark Martin have a great run Newman did loose points on 1st, although it really [...]
Commentary: Random Thoughts As We Begin The Chase
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Richard Petty Motorsports is a team in turmoil.
Kasey Kahne admitted this week that he has no idea who is running the show there these days; a viewpoint that is shared by just about everyone inside the walls at RPM. Managing Director of Competition Mark McArdle is gone; fired last week after [...]
Ryan Newman Qualifies 18th For First Chase Race – New Hampshire
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On Friday Ryan Newman qualified 18th for this weekends race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Now that is 18th in the entire field. As far as Chase drivers goes, he is starting 10th among them with only Greg Biffle and Brian Vickers are starting behind him (22nd and 26th).
“These [...]
Some New Hampshire Motor Speedway Sprint Cup Numbers
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This week the cup Series is racing at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first race in the 2009 Chase.
You can get even more information about this track. Just visit the New Hampshire Motor Speedway Cup Series page.
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NOTE - Pole positions may be a [...]
Juan Pablo Montoya Starts NASCAR Chase With Pole At New Hampshire
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Color me surprised. Juan Pablo Montoya grabs his second career pole position in the Sprint Cup Series and it comes at New Hampshire Motor Speedway for the first 2009 Chase For The Sprint Cup race. And get this, he set a track record with that qualifying lap as well. I think [...]
Disgruntled ABC/ESPN NASCAR Viewers May Want To Think Twice
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I recently received a letter from Andy Hall at ESPN about my post “Dear ABC, Your Viewers Would Like To See The Chase – Not Commercials“. Now all Andy did was contact me through my contact page and asked if he could get my email address so that he could send [...]
Porsche 911 with Straight Pipes
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Damn that’s hot. I hope it’s legal because I WANT IT!!!
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Red Bull Stays With Toyota
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Red Bull Racing will remain a Toyota team in 2010 and beyond, after announcing a renewed manufacturer alliance for its two NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams.
Red Bull had negotiated with Chevrolet, before team management elected to remain in the Toyota camp. Team General Manager Jay Frye said Toyota has been [...]
Ryan Newman Makes The 2009 Chase To The Sprint Cup
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Where did Ryan Newman finish at Richmond International Raceway? Who cares. He made the Chase!
Newman should be starting the Chase in 10th position. With no wins he will already have a 40 point deficit behind the top seed Mark Martin who has a
And for those of you that were [...]
To My Twitter Followers – I Am Changing Accounts
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I will not be using my @ryannewmaninfo Twitter account anymore. I really need to simplify things so you can follow me on my Racing News Digest Twitter account @racingdigest.
So starting tonight you can get your Ryan Newman updates throughout the race on my @racingdigest account.
I will still be giving [...]
Dear ABC, Your Viewers Would Like To See The Chase – Not Commercials
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While everyone completely understands that TV channels need to have advertising to stay in business, the number of commercials that ABC and ESPN puts into their NASCAR broadcasts is absolutely ridiculous.
It is so bad that it is painfully obvious to regular NASCAR views that your ESPN and ABC NASCAR broadcasts load [...]
Your 2009 NASCAR Chase For The Sprint Cup Line-up
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After 10 cautions at Richmond International Raceway tonight, a race lasting 03:07:48 hours and a complete assault of commercials by ABC our 2009 Chase field has been set.
How do the points of the Chase work. Every driver that made it into the Chase automatically has their points reset to 5,000. Then [...]
