Pocono incident angers Richard Childress Racing driver
Ryan Newman hinted that payback may be coming to AJ Allmendinger after the JTG Daugherty driver sent Newman’s No. 31 Chevrolet into the wall on Lap 139 of Sunday’s Axalta “We Paint Winners” 400 at Pocono Raceway.
“It’s pretty obvious what happened,” said Newman, who was running seventh at the time but finished 39th. “The No. 47 (Allmendinger) just ran out of talent. He has got one coming now.”
Allmendinger appeared to get loose in Turn 1, and he tapped Newman’s left rear bumper to trigger the incident.
“The 47 just dove down in there and took your ass out,” Newman was told over the radio.
“I’m fully aware of the piece of (expletive),” the driver of the No. 31 replied.
Allmendinger took the blame for the incident over his scanner. Then, later as the JTG team was assessing the damage, said “I don’t even deserve to be in the car right now.”
Richard Childress Racing, the team for which Newman drives, has a technical alliance with JTG Daugherty as well.