Ringers Gloves Weekend Wrap-Up: Charlotte
Press Information: For Immediate Release Contact Information Mindy Stephens Ringers Gloves Public Relations 800.421.8454 _RingersIndy@aol.com_ (mailto:RingersIndy@aol.com) NEWMAN CLAIMS FIFTH BUSCH WIN OF SEASON Moorpark, Calif. - (October 17, 2005) Ryan Newman, protected with UnderX by Ringers, took his No. 39 Alltel Dodge to victory lane Friday night for his fifth straight win in NASCAR Busch Series action. It was only Newman’s sixth start in Busch Series competition this year, making him the first driver to win five consecutive races in only six starts. Newman led five different times for a total of 133 laps over the course of the Dollar General 300 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. Paul Menard, also protected with UnderX by Ringers, didn’t have enough to catch Newman during the long and tedious event, but endured the obstacles the track put forth throughout the night and brought home a third place finish. Newman’s next Busch appearance will be at Texas Motor Speedway, while Menard’ s, a Busch Series regular, is this weekend at Memphis Motorsports Park. On Saturday night, Newman and his Penske Racing South teammates all hoped to tame the newly levigated track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway that plagued many in the Busch Series race on Friday night. After starting on the outside front row, Newman suffered a cut tire early on in the race, had a gas can stuck in his car after a routine pit stop and battled a tight car during the race, but he also led during the night hoping to claim his second Nextel Cup win of the year, but was pleased to finish seventh. His teammate Travis Kvapil and his No. 77 Kodak/Jasper Engines Dodge was the highest finishing Raybestos Rookie of the Race in 17th. Their teammate Rusty Wallace spun in the closing laps of the race while trying to pass a car on the lower groove. Wallace barely tagged the wall and mustered a 24th place finish in his Miller Lite Dodge. Newman drops to fourth in NASCAR Nextel Cup Series (NNCS) Chase for the Championship points, but only 17 points behind leader Tony Stewart, while Wallace dropped three slots, 92 points out from first. With only five races remaining in the Chase, the NNCS heads to Martinsville Speedway, along with the Craftsman Truck Series, this weekend for the Subway 500. Ringers Gloves, Official Gloves of NHRA and title sponsor for the Ringers Gloves Pro Bike Battle, is a full-line manufacturer of high-end, task specific gloves, SFI 3.3/1, 3.3/10 racing gloves, UnderX protective undergarments and rdigs pit boots. Keep up with your favorite Ringers racers in ‘05 by logging onto _www.ringersgloves.com_ (http://www.ringersgloves.com/) for photos and highlights! Mindy Stephens Public Relations/Marketing Ringers Gloves RingersIndy@aol.com _www.ringersgloves.com_ (http://www.ringersgloves.com/)