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Originally Posted by The Darkside
Newman should have lifted off, but of course, he just drives it in there and wrecks Stewart. This is the problem with these young guys, they have no respect for the veteran guys. Ryan Newman could have easily lifted to avoid wrecking Tony Stewart. It is Ryan Newman's fault, and Tony Stewart has every right to be upset at Ryan Newman.
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This incident is over and done with, but I feel compelled to respond to your inaccurate facts.
1. Tony was told by his spotter that there was a lap car coming up faster than him on fresh tires.
2. Tony was leading the race and Ryan was 2 laps down and was racing to get one of his laps back (on fresh tires, Tony's tires were 70+ laps old).
3. Why was Tony racing a lap car so hard so early in the race? He was in the lead and had he let the faster car have a little room he would still be in the lead.
4. Both went into that corner hard. Tony knows that when you are that close you are going to take the air off the rear spoiler, causing the car on the bottom to get lose and the back of the car will come up the track, which in turn caused Tony's car on top to come down the track with the front end...
5. Tony had a bad attitude with Ryan because when they were both in the top 10, Ryan raced him hard for position, as he should.....this IS racing!!
6. Ryan did not intentionally wreck Tony!!! Watch the re-play.....this is a case of 2 Indiana boys wanting the same piece of real estate...racing hard. That is the way they both race and have been racing each other since before they both became Nascar drivers. This same track last year they raced each other hard for the last 12 laps, and both raced clean.
7.Tony is a big cry-baby!!!

Nothing is ever his fault and he thinks he owns the track....therefore, everyone else should just pull over when he wants to pass them...that is NOT racing!
8. Tony need to practice what he preaches....this is just one of a number of incidents that Tony has caused by not showing RESPECT to other drivers.....but he wants respect?!?!?!?!?
P.S. From 7-22-06 Ryan Newman interview--
HAVE YOU TALKED TO STEWART?
“Yeah, we talked about it today, no issues. We talked about going fishing. He invited me over to go fishing. Either he wants to drown me or he thinks I’m a good fishing buddy”