Ryan Newman’s day ended early, and horribly Sunday. On lap 57 of the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Cheez-It 355 Newman exited turn 5 and went wide at turn 6. He shot across the turn and back on the track hitting the rear of the Ford driven by Greg Biffle. Newman’s Chevy was sent nose first into the inside wall. The car bounced back onto the track and was hit by the car driven by Michael McDowell. Both cars exploded and McDowell’s was sent airborne into the outside wall.
“It’s just the wrong place at the wrong time.,” Newman said. “From my standpoint, (Greg) Biffle jumped the curb and hit the splitter or something up on the curb and got out and got across the grass. And I probably could have given him a little bit more, but I tried to time it so I could shoot past but he slowed down when he got back on the race track.”
Newman then went on to criticize the track. MORE>>>
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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