Ryan Newman News

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Ryan Newman said he met with John Darby, Cup series director, and Robin Pemberton, VP of competition, on Wednesday to discuss his accident in Sunday's race at Talladega and the response of the emergency crews.

A Texas Motor Speedway worker paints "God Bless Our Fort Hood Troops" on the tri-oval grass.

Ryan Newman is still sore and frustrated from Talladega. What frustrates Newman more than anything after his harrowing crash with five laps remaining last weekend is that it's the same kind of situation he was concerned about after the last race at Talladega six months earlier.

I don't think I'll have any Blacktop Blockheads in today's column . What I will have is a couple of notes about drivers who, one way or another, bring meaning to the phrase uttered on the Mythbusters TV show every week: "Don't try anything you see us do at home.

Ryan Newman flies off the track, Jimmie Johnson hides at the back of the line, and NASCAR once again tries not to wake the sleeping giant.

TALLADEGA, November 1, 2009: Ryan Newman was evaluated and released from the infield medical center following a spectacular crash in the late stages of Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.

Ryan Newman does not want to be a daredevil but when it comes to restrictor-plate racing, he's gone airborne about as often as a circus performer shot out of a cannon.

Talladega red-flagged following Newman crash Eds: APNewsNow. TALLADEGA, Ala. Nascar red-flagged Sunday's race at Talladega following a spectacular crash involving Ryan Newman with five laps remaining.

Jimmie Johnson hears the chatter in the garage and knows that some of his fellow drivers have grown weary of seeing him win races and championships.

Jimmie Johnson finally wasn't flawless at Martinsville. The points leader and winner in five of the past six Sprint Cup Series races on the smallest, tightest oval in the series qualified 15th Friday.

Talladega is the Chase race which the title contenders fear the most, since the unpredictable can happen there, including the "big one," a major pileup involving numerous drivers.

When Ryan Newman entered Martinsville in the spring he had just one finish better than 22nd and was outside the top 25 in the point standings.

Most race car drivers start racing at short tracks - whether they be dirt or pavement - and in order to make it to the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, racers must be able to function on shorter speedways.

The mood in the Sprint Cup garage was glum and angst-filled under darkening skies.

Since the Goody's Headache Powder 500 on March 29, Stewart-Haas Racing has become a force to be reckoned with.

Newman earned his 45th career pole on Friday and says it's the place to be. Jeff Gordon qualified second while teammate and points leader Jimmie Johnson qualified 15th.

This weekend NASCAR drivers Jeff Gordon & Ryan Newman will drive Transformer inspired vehicles as part of the promotion of the Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DVD & BlueRay release on Tuesday October 20.

Newman Scores Seventh-Place Finish at Charlotte, Earns Third Top-10 Finish this Season in Four Starts for KHI Earns Third Top-10 Finish this Season in Four Starts for KHI CONCORD, N.C. - Ryan Newman returned to the wheel of the No.

Ryan Newman and his teams NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase hopes have not gone as he had planned.