Cut tire robs Newman of win at Charlotte
Quote selected text Published October 16th, 2007 in NASCAR News
The Bank of America 500 weekend started out great for Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger, with his fifth Bud Pole Award this season and his seventh pole at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
In all three weekend practice sessions, Newman was in the top 10. But everything soured just three laps from the checkered flag Saturday night when he cut a tire while leading, dropping from first to a 28th-place finish.
“I couldn’t tell if it felt a little spongy before, but obviously, the car was plenty fast,” Newman said. “I felt it pop and it spun around and hit the wall. We tried to complete some more laps after that, but that was it.”
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I WAS THERE…and i was rooting on Dale Jr but when they messed up their set up like they usually do i was happy to see Newman make that move with 6 to go..every race i go to a Hendrick driver, jimmie johnson, wins and that streak wwas bout to get broken and it did with jimmie but not hendrick..but atleast it wasnt jimmie johnson winning…too bad for newman tho..HE HAD IT locked up..ow well thats racing..how many times did the late great Dale Earnhardt lose races with 1 lap to go? he shoulda had well over 100 wins if it wasnt for that..good luck to newman for the rest of 07 and beyond
i bet u anything jeff threw a needle out and onto the track