from a Wild Card Contenders Press Conference at Richmond on Thursday nights, one of the interviews was with #39-Ryan Newman, discussing Tony Stewart and 2014 plans: Q.) Did you watch Tuesday with Tony? ( press conference Tony Stewart held ) RYAN NEWMAN: No. Q.) Fans have been hard on him. Hes been bothered by it, people feeling like he lied to you or deceived you. Do you feel that? NEWMAN: I dont think Tony lied to me. I dont think anybody lied to me. I dont have any of that feeling or emotion. I dont think any of that matters because the plans they made are for 2014 and Im not part of that. I knew that going in. I dont think there were any hidden agendas on Tonys behalf. I had a good relationship with him and been up front with him. My communication has been mostly with him in my whole relationship at Stewart-Haas Racing. No surprise. Q.) No hard feelings? NEWMAN: No hard feelings. I know a lot of things became tough for Tony once he was injured. That all kind of happened at the same time. Kind of like what we do in our business, you have to get through the tough times. Q.) This week did you do a lot of things not making your car go fast? NEWMAN: I spent some time this week working on next year, which I cant really talk anything about. I also spent a lot of time around my farm. It was the first week weve had no rain. I was actually able to do some of the things I wanted to get done. To me that helps balance out some of the mental sanity of dealing with next year, dealing with this year. I think everybody has to have that in some shape or form. Q.) You said youre not ready to say anything about next year. NEWMAN: Im ready to say it (laughter). Q.) Just not allowed? NEWMAN: Its not that Im not allowed. Its just not the right time. Q.) When do you think you can say something about next year? NEWMAN: Shortly (laughter). (NASCAR Transcript)
