rebelracewriter Posted March 12, 2004 Report Share Posted March 12, 2004 CONTACT: Sarona Winfrey Shaundra Blackwell -- For Immediate Release ROCKETMAN LOOKING FOR ANOTHER BLAST INTO VICTORY LANE AT TEXAS FORT WORTH-DALLAS (March 11, 2004) - Ryan Newman, driver of the No.12 ALLTEL Dodge, will be looking for another trip to victory lane during the upcoming Samsung/RadioShack 500 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series event on April 4 at Texas Motor Speedway. Or rather "Rocketman" will be looking for another blast into victory lane. Nicknamed, "Rocketman" after posting a series-high 11 poles in 2003, Newman celebrated his first NASCAR NEXTEL Cup win last season at Texas and is looking for a repeat. Newman, the first Penske Racing driver to win at Texas, has his work cut out for him. To date, a driver has yet to win back-to-back races at Texas in the Cup Series. Aside from possibly becoming the first two-time Texas race winner, Newman also has the opportunity to alter the record books with his pole winning experience. Currently no Cup driver has won a Texas race from the pole. "The ALLTEL team's expectations going into Texas are just like they are for every race," said Newman. "We want to earn the pole on Friday and win the race on Sunday. That's how we go into every race. We want to win them all. That's the mindset we have going into every race weekend." The mindset and the strategy may be the same race to race, but every track possesses unique characteristics, including Texas Motor Speedway. "This track is the fastest track on the circuit," said Newman. "The racing at Texas Motor Speedway is only going to get better. The fans see a great race there already, but as the pavement ages the track will get wider. When that happens there will be an increased amount of side-by-side racing." If all goes well, Newman will once again carry home the infamous Justin Boot Trophy while donning an exclusive Texas Motor Speedway cowboy hat. Rocketman with a cowboy hat? "Ahhh...the cowboy hat," sighed Newman. "Right now, it's hanging from the trophy I won there last year. That's only appropriate, right?" Texas Motor Speedway season tickets, which include a frontstretch seat for the NEXTEL Cup race, are available daily at the speedway, by calling the ticket hotline at (817) 215-8500 or online at the speedway's website, www.texasmotorspeedway.com <http://www.texasmotorspeedway.com>. NEWMAN:sb:cjd # # # Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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