David Newton

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David 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.

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2011 at earliest for bigger tires

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

Implementation of a bigger tire in NASCAR's Sprint Cup series probably will not happen until at least 2011, according to a report Thursday in the Virginia Pilot.

Story | Conversation | March 19, 2009

Let's see … Cup race or Academy Awards?

Terry Blount

...out of 18 million? One problem was pointed out this week by my ESPN.com colleague David Newton. Some Cup tickets aren't available unless the purchaser also buys a season-ticket package or...

Blog Entry | Conversation | February 21, 2009

Who knew? Kyle Busch throws curveball at ESPN.com prognosticators

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

They never claimed to be psychics. But our NASCAR experts are licking their wounds just past the halfway mark of the 2008 Sprint Cup season. Their preseason predictions haven't exactly panned out -- and they've got Kyle Busch to thank for that, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | July 16, 2008

Penalties likely for Kahne, Kenseth teams

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

The crew chiefs for Matt Kenseth and Kasey Kahne could face ejection from the Daytona 500 after NASCAR officials discovered unapproved alterations on both cars during Pole Day inspections Sunday.

Story | Conversation | February 11, 2007

Less testing = blown motors? Could be

Terry Blount, ESPN.com

NASCAR teams seem to be discovering a serious downer from less testing. Engines from Toyota, Ford and Chevrolet are blowing up under in-race stress, writes Terry Blount.

Story | Conversation | March 03, 2009