HOMESTEAD, Fla. –Dale Jarrett, NASCAR’s 1999 Sprint Cup champion and NASCAR Hall of Famer was impressed with what Ryan Newman did on the final lap at Phoenix – and that was before the contact that put Kyle Larson into the wall.
“I was more impressed with how he kept himself in position to even be in that position,” Jarrett said, “because he was at a huge disadvantage with the tires he was on versus the people he was racing around.
“I’ve (long) said that man is the best in a two-tire situation or some kind of strategy. The way he drives the wheels off the car is better than anybody else out there. In that situation, I’ll put him up against just about anybody.”
Rusty Wallace, the 1989 premier series champ and NASCAR Hall of Famer, said he’s not surprised that Newman and Richard Childress Racing are in position to win a title despite not winning a race this season.
“Richard Childress Racing (became) masters at winning championships (because) they knew how to adapt to whatever it took to get the job done,” Wallace said. “That’s one thing Childress, I think, has got up his sleeve coming into this weekend. Maybe they haven’t won, but they know how to figure it out.”
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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