![]() ![]() during a 2014 sprint car race in Upstate New York. Newman's comments seemingly referenced an incident of Stewart's where he struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. "Google ‘Tony Stewart,' you'll see all kinds of things he's done. "I don't think there was any reason other than him just being bipolar and having anger issues," Newman said. ![]() Newman's criticism of Stewart continued with Newman referencing previous confrontations involving Stewart, who he drove for from 2009 to 2013. "It's just disappointing that you've got somebody old like that, that should be retired the way he drives. "Going down the back straightaway there, I guess he thought he was in a sprint car again - did not know how to control his anger," Newman said. Stewart, who is retiring at the end of the season, already secured a playoff berth. The wreck eliminated Newman from qualifying for NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup. In the aftermath, Dylan Lupton's car ended up atop Newman's and pinned against the outside retaining wall, necessitating a 20 minute delay to clean up the track. The contact continued down the backstretch with Newman attempting to dive underneath Stewart, who then cut across the front end of Newman's car causing a crash that collected both of the instigators along with four other drivers. Newman and Stewart were racing for the 10th position with 37 laps remaining when they began bumping into one another entering Turn 1. A frustrated Ryan Newman said Tony Stewart had anger management issues following an incident between the two in Saturday night's Sprint Cup race at Richmond International Raceway. ![]()
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