Ryan Newman Quotations

Like I said, I'm better off having a teammate that doesn't even talk to me or does anything than one that works against me, and that's what I've had to deal with the last five years.

Mine was unintentional, his was intentional. That was obvious, and NASCAR didn't do much to change that. It's unfortunate because the Alltel Dodge was fast. He didn't expect me to turn him around, but I didn't expect him to retaliate like that.

Mine was unintentional and his was intentional and that's all I'm saying. NASCAR can do what they want with it. By no means did I purposely wreck Dale Jarrett. I was shocked and surprised and when he later ran into us. I wasn't expecting it.

Mine was unintentional and his was intentional, and that's all I'm saying.

Mine was unintentional and his was intentional and that's all I am saying. NASCAR can do what they want.

If we have repeat offenders, if the situation happens time and time again with a certain individual, something ought to be done beside suspension. I don't have a specific example of what could or should be done other than something a little more strict than a suspension. Because, you know, that didn't seem to slow him down too much.

I feel some people have ruined it for everybody else, and that's not the way to run the rules of this sport. It's not 20 percent of the drivers. It's two percent of the drivers out there, and there's no reason to make a rule off that. Those drivers should be quarantined.

I don't think it was so much an issue as it was a question of how it would be called. There was definitely aggressive driving up toward the front. But it was just like the other Daytona 500s.

We've experienced this vandalism and destruction on virtually all our parcels except the islands. We would really like to get word out to the public that we want to protect these lands. The public's going to be key to help.

Going into California, just because we're in third (in points), we can come out of California 33rd in points.

He closed the door, and I couldn't get back down in time. I committed myself high, and that gave Jimmie the win. I was just a matter of who was going to finish second.

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.

It definitely helps to have the acting experience going into singing, because when you're singing, you have to portray the emotion you were feeling when you wrote the song. They're the same thing, in a way; it's expressing your emotions through words.

I stress out a lot. Being a perfectionist doesn't help with that!

That was the most conscious I've been (of position) driving a car since this race last year.

We can't just finish in the top five now. We've got to win races. Winning a couple of races would be awesome, but even that wouldn't guarantee us the title.

You know, to see the repetitive situations of questionability or legality of certain crew chief's work, or his team's work, I should say, that just brings up a lot of questions. I don't have a specific example of what could or should be done other than something a little more strict than a suspension because, you know, that didn't seem to slow him down too much.

We're not taking anything away, we're just trying to keep some vandalism-oriented people from destroying it.

The point that should be driven home, if we have repeat offenders or the situation happens time and time again with a certain individual, there's something more should be done than suspension.

Tony Stewart is tough here. He's probably got more laps than anybody here in IndyCar testing and I.R.L. and stuff like that. It's a fun place to drive. Tony has done well here. We look forward to beating him, too.

Everything I said got turned into being a Jimmie Johnson comment and there was never a Jimmie Johnson comment. It was about his crew chief and that's the bad thing about how everything went down Sunday evening at Daytona.

The team loves qualifying at Atlanta. And we get asked a lot why we can't turn the poles into wins. I always say it's a lot easier to perfect a single lap than it is to perfect about 300 of them.

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.

It was being at the right place at the right time. You can call it lucky if you want to.

It was quite an experience, but I was glad to be able to help out. Once we put it out it kind of re-lit itself. The fire department got there really quick, but I think a lot of our initiative slowed it down before they got there and it didn't get any bigger than it was. It was just good to be part of something that was good.

I told him like I told everyone on national television: I didn't intentionally hit him, but it was obvious he intentionally hit me,

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.

It's a natural area for people to go in and enjoy.

They bunched up and got crossed up in front of me, and I had nowhere to go. There was no way to miss the crash. I was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

That's definitely cool. I read some of the stats of what the history was with Sam Ard doing it, and it's pretty cool.

That's definitely cool. I read some of the stats about the history there. The cautions played to our benefit tonight. You had to be in the right place at the right time.

I'm a dancer, so I do four hours of dance a week of ballet, jazz, hip hop, contemporary. I also play the piano and I just started learning the guitar.

I love when fans recognize me. Most of the time they don't have the guts to come up, so I'm like, 'Come here, say hi! I don't bite!'

I had that run and if I didn't take it I would have a hard time sleeping tonight, or for the next 10 or 15 years, maybe. I'm glad I took it.

I locked the brakes up and got into the wall, but there was no way to miss the crash. It's typical Phoenix off Turn 4. When one car gets spun, everybody does.

I know first-hand that I didn't intentionally hit him and I was really shocked,

Hey, this could still be the first opportunity to pull away a victory if the thing is still illegal.

You can take it several ways. On one end, I understand the importance of it, from an African-American standpoint. On the other hand, we're all drivers, and we ought to be treated alike, whether we're male or female, no matter what color skin we have. That's the way I look at it - Bill Lester is another driver out there to me.

The cautions played to our benefit tonight, and we were in the right place at the right time. You can call it lucky, but the Alltel Dodge was good.