Newman ready for Texas after 'Dega disaster

by Holly CainFiled under: Ryan Newman, Chase for the Sprint Cup, NASCAR CrashesFor two mornings this week, Ryan Newman struggled just to lift his head off the pillow to get out of bed, his neck muscles still sore from a frightening airborne smash-and-roll wreck at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway last Sunday. Even as he suited up Friday to practice for Race 7 of NASCAR's 10-race Chase...

Ryan Newman sat down with NASCAR’s vice president for competition Robin Pemberton and Sprint Cup director John Darby earlier this week to discuss his wild Talladega ride. Newman’s docket was filled with just two items...Read the full article on Bleacher Report...

I don’t know how many people noticed it, but I did. It took longer to find out whether Ryan Newman was still alive after his nightmarish crash than it did for ABC to run a graphic that tickets were still available for remaining races once the red flag was finally lifted. Did no one in the production booth question the timing of that? Or even worse, did someone think that right...

OK, I’m not going to tell any stories about back in the day with this writing. I’m going to voice my opinion on what to do about today’s racing, and the tragedy that’s waiting to happen at Talladega and Daytona. However, I believe it bears talking about in this space because my personal remedy involves past history. What got me rolling was Ryan Newman’s flip at Talladega...