Inside ‘The Chase’ With Ryan Newman: On NASCAR Safety, More
October 10th, 2009 | 
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by Holly Cain
Filed under: Ryan Newman, Talladega Superspeedway, Chase for the Sprint Cup
In this week’s edition of Inside the Chase, FanHouse’s Holly Cain visits with Ryan Newman, the driver of the U.S. Army-sponsored No. 39 Chevrolet, to talk Talladega safety improvements, a rough qualifying lap at California Speedway, reading to school kids, a vacation to Jackson Hole and the benefits of earning his college degree.
Ryan Newman is currently ranked ninth among the 12 drivers vying for the Sprint Cup title as the series stops at Auto Club Speedway of Southern California for the fourth of the 10-race Chase for the Championship.
Newman was a vocal proponent of having NASCAR make safety modifications in light of a horrific airborne crash at the spring Talladega 500-miler. In the midst of a multi-car accident at the front of the field, Newman’s car launched Carl Edwards’ car into the front stretch catchfence. Debris injured seven people in the grandstands.
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