But Newman’s sole focus was on Stewart, whom the Richard Childress Racing driver lambasted in a televised interview on NBC Sports Network after being released from the infield care center. Hamlin pulled away on the restart for the final two laps of overtime that followed the last of a track-record 16 cautions.
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“It’s awesome”, Hamlin said. “It’s a stressful moment, so he’s going to say whatever he’s going to say”.
“We just kind of missed it all through practice”. He’s got to do his part racing to get in [the Chase].
Kyle Busch put on a dominating show in the NASCAR Xfinity Series Virginia529 College Savings 250 at Richmond International Raceway to score the race win at the 0.75-mile track. Hamlin’s lap of 122.344mph in his Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota bested Kyle Larso (Chip Ganassi Chevy) and his Gibbs teammate Matt Kenseth. The rest of the drivers battled for the remaining playoff spots in Denny Hamlin’s rear view mirror. Stewart and Ragan’s cars both briefly caught fire.
When cars are crashing around the checkered flag, you know it’s been a wild night of racing. “I think the guys are going to put it all on the edge”.
Chevrolet driver Larson has really stepped up his game over the past month or so, and obviously the No. 4 (2014 Cup Series champion Kevin Harvick)?has great speed week in and week out in his Chevy. “We are coming out here to race aggressively for every position, every point we can possibly get, without taking unnecessary risk”. “But I like our chances at this point”.
Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led): M. Truex Jr. Although he hasn’t won yet, he’s done the next best thing now. “But Denny was better than we were”.
“And on a short track that wears out tires, I thought we were at a huge disadvantage”.
“We know what we have to do and that is win”, said Bayne.”If we win, we are in the Chase”.
“He’ll get his wish in 10 weeks”.
HELLO, NEWMAN: Ryan Newman needs a good weekend to qualify for the playoffs, especially after his team was docked 15 points this week for an infraction at Darlington. “We feel like we’ve got a really good shot at it”.
And as to Newman’s suggestion Stewart should be retired already? Newman, Edwards, and multiple other drivers piled into the wreck, sending the race to a red flag due to the large amount of debris and carnage spread out at the scene of the incident. The 15th caution was the biggest of the night, ending Ryan Newman’s postseason hopes and leaving him irate at veteran Tony Stewart, who crashed into Newman.
“I guess he thought he was in a sprint auto again and couldn’t control his anger”, Newman said.
“I don’t think there was any reason other than him just being bipolar and having anger issues”, Newman said. Look it up on YouTube.
Said Stewart: “He’s right”.
Yep, it’s time for the exhausted “Days of Thunder” line to describe Allmendinger’s night because he truly did hit everything but the pace auto.
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“That was the third time he’d driven into me during the night, and how many times does a guy get a free pass until you’ve had enough of it?” said the three-time champion. But he hits me in 1, he hits me off of 2, and it’s like the third time by that time. He slumped his way into the 2011 Chase and said his team didn’t even deserve a spot in the field.
