Tony Stewart And Ryan Newman: Stewart Cries Foul, Again

After Ryan Newman sent Tony Stewart into the wall at New Hampshire, Stewart laid blame on Newman, who had four fresh tires.

First, I must say, I like Tony Stewart a lot. I think he's a great driver- quite arguably the best in NASCAR since Dale Earnhardt driver for driver and track for track. And he drives with so much heart and passion. But it gets extremely tiresome to hear his finger pointing interviews after an incident with another driver.

On lap 91 of the 300-lap race at New Hampshire, Ryan Newman, who was two laps off the pace after he pitted for four fresh tires, attempted to pass the leader Stewart, whose tires were much older and weathered. Instead of yielding to a car that was 3 to 5 miles per hour faster a lap, he played the mulish card, which he later admitted to.

Earlier in the race, Stewart became annoyed with Newman, who didn't pull over and allow his teammate Kurt Busch nor Stewart to pass as soon as they reached his back bumper.

So when Newman came flying to the inside of the Home Depot Chevrolet, they collided, sending Stewart into the wall, and into the garage.

"It was just Ryan trying to get his lap back, and after a while, you finally get tired of giving guys spots, and them not doing the same thing," Stewart said. "He's been that way since he started.

"And he's not the only one. We've had problems with both Busch brothers and problems with Greg Biffle. But as time goes on, they learn it and they get it."

Isn't this the same Tony Stewart that flat-out wrecked Jeff Gordon at Dover, and flat-out wrecked Matt Kenseth at Daytona, and flat-out wrecked Kasey Kahne at Chicagoland a couple of years ago? I understand Stewart's frustration, and his desire for drivers to race clean and give a little on the track, but he's no Mark Martin or Jeff Burton. Stewart has never been a giver on the track. He takes and takes, and drivers are going to race him the way he races them.

There is a reason why Stewart is involved in more on and off-track feuds than any other driver in NASCAR.

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