Ryan Newman Quotes on Cars (21 Quotes)

You know, it's just disappointing. I think a lot of Jimmie Johnson, his talent and stuff, but I'm pretty sure at least three out of his last four, if not three out of his last three, wins have had conflictions with the cars being illegal.

(But) I really enjoy qualifying here at night. The car was pretty stout.

It's just disappointing. I'm pretty sure three out of Johnson's last four wins have come with the cars being illegal. I think the point should be driven home that if we have repeat offenders or a situation happens time and time again with a certain individual, something more should be done other than a suspension.

It's just disappointing. I think a lot of Jimmie Johnson and his talent ... but I'm pretty sure that three of his past four wins have had conflict with the cars being illegal. It's not necessarily good for the sport.

It wasn't the day we wanted here at Atlanta. We never got a good handle on the car. It went from tight to loose. There was no grip there a couple of times. We kept working on it, but we never could get it right.

The bottom line is, for us, we don't have to do that. We can beat everybody else with our knowledge and intelligence. Doing what they did with their car, it was pretty archaically uneducated and just a poor choice of cheating.

Biffle has a ton of talent, ... He's obviously a very, very car-control style of driver. He likes to hang the car out, which is totally cool as long as you can control it. He's proven this year for sure that he can.

If you look back to Las Vegas when they were illegal after the race, and then they were told that the crew chief was supposed to be suspended. .. and they appealed that and won the appeal after the car was illegal, it makes you wonder what's going on,

The way it worked out, with so many cars out, there was a lot less susceptibility to cautions and crashes, ... I'm just happy to have been up front and have a good consistent race car.

We definitely had a fast race car, and I'm just happy to be up front at the beginning (when two big wrecks took place). It was a track-position game for a long time there. You didn't have to worry about passing anybody. You could set your own pace.

Tony wasn't happy with the balance of his car at the end, ... His car was going away at the right time for me. It was going away faster than mine. But that's the best racing I've seen at this track.

My first comment out of the car was 'Man, that it felt like the old open-wheel days when we used to do that all the time,'

This could still be the first opportunity for NASCAR to pull away a victory if the thing is illegal. It's disappointing. I think a lot of Jimmie Johnson and his talent, but I'm pretty sure at least three of his last four wins have had conflictions with the cars being illegal. You know, it's not necessarily good for the sport.

Some drivers know what's going on with the car as far as what the crew chief's initiatives are. I think the point that should be driven home is if we have repeat offenders or the situation happens time and time again with a certain individual, there's something more that should be done other than a suspension.

I think a lot of Jimmie Johnson and his talent and stuff, but I'm pretty sure at least three out of his last four (wins) ... have had (issues) with the cars being illegal.

To come back here six times in a row with different race cars, different team members and under different conditions is a great feat. I am looking forward to Sunday.

I am disappointed because I know our car was faster and I am placing some blame on myself for not getting two good laps. If you are disappointed after finishing second here at Charlotte, you have real high expectations.

We ran into some problems before we even got started. (The crew) did a lot of work on the car today. It's just a shame.

It's the first time NASCAR could pull away a victory. I'm pretty sure three of that team's last four wins have involved a conflict about the car being illegal. That's not good for the sport.

The car was pretty good, just a little bit on the free side. We're really happy with the car. We'll have to see how we are in the race, but it should be pretty good. We're here to win the race and that's what we're going to try to do tomorrow.

NASCAR was quick to defend its procedures -- and they actually make a pretty good point about not dispatching crews while cars are on the track. But this is as good a time as any to get into an issue that comes up at least once a summer having a dedicated, traveling medical and safety crew. Could such a crew have made a big difference in Newman's incident at the Glen Who knows But would they have made things worse No way. Once the team got there, they didn't have a clue what to do. I'm laying in the car, not knowing if fuel is spilling out of it, ... They asked me if the power was off. I'm trying to tell them they need to hold the car so I can get out. Communication was not there, and it needs to be there. I'm not trying to shoot down the safety crew. I just want it to be so we can communicate better and they can understand what they're doing. If there's not going to be a team that travels with NASCAR, then there needs to be better communication with the teams that are at the specific racetracks. That's all I'm saying.