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Post by 221dayton on May 3, 2018 11:22:31 GMT -5
Ryan Newman has quietly been positioning himself in Playoff contention this season and, historically speaking, Dover International Speedway is a place presenting him with opportunity to make a dramatic move upward in the standings.
Newman has seven top-five and 14 top-10 finishes at Dover, and from 2003-04 won three of the four races at the Monster Mile. He swept the 2003 races and won the following fall.
He has only two DNFs in 32 starts, which is impressive considering the tight nature of the racing here. And only two drivers in the field this week, (Jimmie Johnson, 17 and Kyle Busch, 12) have more top-five finishes.
Newman has top-10 finishes in two of the last three races this season in the Richard Childress Racing No. 31 Chevrolet.
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Post by Tom Pearce on May 6, 2018 18:26:18 GMT -5
Not this week in Dover
He finished 33rd.
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Post by searchers on Jun 8, 2018 13:33:10 GMT -5
Is it time for Ryan Newman to panic? The good news for Ryan Newman is that he isn’t completely out of the playoff picture just yet — and he won’t be as long as he’s still in the top 30 in points come Indianapolis Motor Speedway. But the bad news is, well, everything else. Taking his first two part-time seasons out of the equation, Newman is on pace for career lows in average finish, lead-lap finishes, and DNFs. His lone top-10 finish outside of the two restrictor plate races was 10th at Bristol Motor Speedway. This is a team that has been prized for consistency; it almost won a championship not too long ago without winning any races. But now look at it. The No. 31 will need to take some risks at the more strategy heavy racetracks coming up on the calendar, like the two road courses or the other Pocono Raceway race. Unless there’s a major turnaround over the next few weeks, it’s unlikely it’ll be able to point its way back into the postseason and is instead going to need another surprise win to get in. www.frontstretch.com/2018/06/07/4-burning-questions-will-a-4-man-broadcast-booth-work-for-nbc/
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