Notes: Ginn Racing looking for sponsorship for 13, 14 (cont'd)

And up again?

One week after sitting out the road-course race at Infineon Raceway in California, where his No. 00 Toyota posted its best finish of the season, but in the hands of substitute P.J. Jones, David Reutimann bounced back at NHIS, as he was the only one of three Michael Waltrip Racing teams that made Sunday's race.

"I'm not going to lie -- it feels good to get in these shows and then at least feel like we have something to work with in practice," Reutimann said. "The last couple weeks we've been slowly but surely gaining on some stuff.

"The guys are doing a good job and they've always worked hard -- that has never stopped. It's all about putting a string of good races together, trying to get some momentum going -- there's no better way to do it.

"If we could get a top 10, top 15 [Sunday] like we did at Michigan, I think that would be a good day, especially on a small racetrack. I don't have any Cup experience here [but] of course, I didn't have any Cup experience at Michigan and most places we go, so why should this place be any different?"

Newman on the verge?

Ryan Newman, another former NHIS winner, will start 12th on Sunday in his No. 12 Penske Racing Dodge, and is hopeful his recent hot streak will continue.

"I'm pretty sure we have a top-five racecar right now -- it's just a matter of having track position," Newman said. "You have to have that top-five car in the top 10 to be able to get a top-seven out of it.

"We just want to be in the right position at the end of the race. We're going to need good pit stops and just keep the nose clean. Track position is the most important part [and] pit stops are part of that. It takes a little bit of everything to win at this level. It's just a matter of getting them all right in one afternoon."

Newman has raced back to the point his team is the best Dodge in the standings.

"It's hard work," Newman said of his team's current momentum. "We're the highest Dodge in points right now -- we're 13th -- and that's nothing to scoff at. We're happy with that but we'll keep working hard."

Another week, another race

Tony Stewart, who has two Cup victories at New Hampshire, doesn't buy the contention that Sunday's race will be tough to pass.

"Passing is hard everywhere -- every week qualifying is important [because] it's important for a good pit selection," Stewart said. "Obviously the fewer cars that you've got to work to pass, the easier you can be on your equipment and try to save your car for the end of the race."