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David NewtonBlog | Chats | E-mailDavid Newton covers motorsports for ESPN.com after a career covering the NFL, college athletics and NASCAR. Newton spent the past year breaking stories and serving as a lead writer for NASCAR.com. He previously covered NASCAR and the Carolina Panthers for South Carolina's largest newspaper, The State, in Columbia. He has also served as a correspondent for Sports Illustrated, covered seven Super Bowls, dozens of college bowl games and every major race on the NASCAR circuit. |
Eury happy getting Danica ready
David Newton, ESPN.comTony Eury Jr. has seen his share of media circuses as the former crew chief for cousin Dale Earnhardt Jr. So what does Eury think about tutoring Danica Patrick? He's loving life.
Story | Conversation | December 21, 2009Danica shows she's willing to work
David Newton, ESPN.comNot everyone with Danica Patrick's star power would slug it out in the minor leagues to learn their craft. That she's doing it with a smile at Daytona this weekend is a major reason she may succeed.
Story | Conversation | December 18, 2009Of Danica, stilettos, lobsters and tears
David NewtonMOORESVILLE, N.C. -- The first thing I noticed when Thursday's press conference at JR Motorsports began were four-inch stilettos. You run across those...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 17, 2009NASCAR's Hunter in the fight of his life
David Newton, ESPN.comJim Hunter has extinguished a number of volatile situations as NASCAR's public relations extraordinaire. Today he faces his biggest test yet: lung cancer.
Story | Conversation | December 10, 2009Nothing coincidental about Danica's deal
David NewtonCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Life is full of coincidences. Like it was a coincidence that my 16-year-old son blew a tire driving too fast in the rain on a back...
Blog Entry | Conversation | December 09, 2009Knaus: 'This is my time'
David Newton, ESPN.comChad Knaus is on track to become one of the greatest crew chiefs of all time, perhaps the greatest. One thing we know for sure: He already is the most committed.
Story | Conversation | November 29, 2009What a ride: How JJ won the Cup
David Newton, ESPN.comIt started at New Hampshire and ended at Homestead-Miami. The crowning moment of the 10-race Chase for the Cup? A fourth straight title for a guy named Jimmie Johnson.
Story | Conversation | November 24, 2009Believe it or not, JJ not done yet
David Newton, ESPN.comEven with four straight Sprint Cup titles in tow, it's too early to anoint Jimmie Johnson as the best driver in NASCAR history. And if he wins a fifth? Well, all bets are off.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009Rivalries a fun sideshow to JJ's 4-peat
David Newton, ESPN.comGo figure. The 2009 NASCAR season ends just as the real fun begins. Now we have to wait until February for Denny Hamlin's title run and the rematch between Tony Stewart and Juan Pablo Montoya.
Story | Conversation | November 22, 2009Johnson wants to win and win
David Newton, ESPN.comJimmie Johnson's hoping to give NASCAR fans something they've only seen once in the modern era. That's to win the championship and the last race of the season, too.
Story | Conversation | November 21, 2009Junior: New Enquirer story bunk; hot tub one …
David NewtonHOMESTEAD, Fla. -- Dale Earnhardt Jr. laughed when asked on pit road Friday if recent allegations in a National Enquirer story entitled "Dale Earnhard...
Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009Montoya the man of the Miami moment
David Newton, ESPN.comThis weekend belongs to Jimmie Johnson and the championship Chase, but Miami belongs to Juan Pablo Montoya. It's a different vibe, and Montoya taps into it as no other driver can.
Story | Conversation | November 20, 2009Mr. H in rarefied air with nine Cup titles
David Newton, ESPN.comJimmie Johnson winning a fourth straight title is a great story. So is Mark Martin winning his first at age 50. But lost in the shuffle could be the best story of all: Rick Hendrick.
Story | Conversation | November 19, 2009Want Air Johnsons? You're outta luck
David Newton, ESPN.comHe has the looks. He's articulate. He has three Sprint Cup titles and is closing in on a fourth. So why aren't the advertisers beating down Jimmie Johnson's door?
Story | Conversation | November 17, 2009A good day not good enough
David Newton, ESPN.comMark Martin has finished second for the championship before, and he's very likely to finish there again next Sunday. But he can live with that. Besides, there's always hope.
Story | Conversation | November 15, 2009TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
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