Newman has led 16 times in 16 races for a total of 213 laps this season. He has led 107 times in 199 career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series superspeedway races for a total of 3,242 laps.

UNOFFICIALLY Newman is ninth in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship standings, 59 points behind eighth-place Denny Hamlin and 65 ahead of 10th-place Kasey Kahne. He posted a 20th-place finish in today’s race.

Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch are tied for the lead (7-7) in the overall WIX Filters Lap Leader standings entering the November 22 Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway.

NEWMAN QUOTES: HOW TOUGH WERE THE CONDITIONS OUT THERE TODAY? “Conditions were fine. I mean the track was slick but we really struggled in the pits with the U.S. ARMY Chevrolet. Had a bad pit stop, got in the back, Junior lost control of his car and got sideways and then I got hit and drove into him and it kind of ruined our day from that point on. We went a lap down because of the damage we had. It’s just an unfortunate situation. Had a bad points day, had a bad day and a terrible pit road day [smiles]. The focus next week is to try to have a good run but we’ve got to do something on pit road. We come in we’re guaranteed to lose three spots and these cars are so similar that driver, the crew chief and everything else the car that you have really can’t make up for that in my opinion.”

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD STANDINGS

Tony Stewart 7

Kyle Busch 7

Denny Hamlin 5

Juan Pablo Montoya 3

Kasey Kahne 3

David Reutimann 3

Ryan Newman 3

Martin Truex Jr. 2

Jeff Burton 1

Kevin Harvick 1

WIX FILTERS LAP LEADER AWARD WINNERS BY RACE

EVENT/DRIVER

Daytona 500 Kyle Busch, 88 laps

Auto Club 500 Tony Stewart, three laps

Shelby 427 Jeff Burton, 61 laps

Kobalt Tools 500 Ryan Newman, three laps

Food City 500 Kyle Busch, 378 laps

Goody’s Fast Pain Relief 500 Denny Hamlin, 296 laps

Samsung 500 David Reutimann, 40 laps

Subway Fresh Fit 500 Tony Stewart, 19 laps

Aaron’s 499 Kyle Busch, 42 laps

Crown Royal 400 Denny Hamlin, 148 laps

Southern 500 Martin Truex Jr., 61 laps

Coca-Cola 600 Kyle Busch, 173 laps

Autism Speaks 400 David Reutimann, 25 laps

Pocono 500 Tony Stewart, 39 laps

LifeLock 400 Kyle Busch, nine laps

Toyota/Save Mart 350 Kasey Kahne, 37 laps

LENOX Industrial Tools 301 Tony Stewart, 40 laps

Coke Zero 400 Tony Stewart, 86 laps

LifeLock.com 400 Kasey Kahne, two laps

Allstate 400 at The Brickyard Juan Pablo Montoya, 116 laps

Sunoco Red Cross Pennsylvania 500 Denny Hamlin, 91 laps

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips at The Glen Tony Stewart, 34 laps

CARFAX 400 David Reutimann, four laps

Sharpie 500 Kyle Busch, 68 laps

Pep Boys Auto 500 Martin Truex Jr., 68 laps

Chevy Rock & Roll 400 Denny Hamlin, 299 laps

Sylvania 300 Juan Pablo Montoya, 105 laps

AAA 400 Ryan Newman, 29 laps

Price Chopper 400 Tony Stewart, 37 laps

Pepsi 500 Juan Pablo Montoya, 78 laps

NASCAR Banking 500 Kasey Kahne, 67 laps

TUMS Fast Relief 500 Denny Hamlin, 206 laps

AMP Energy 500 Kevin Harvick, 28 laps

Dickies 500 Kyle Busch, 232 laps

Checker O’Reilly Auto Parts 500 Ryan Newman, one lap

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