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The amazing story of the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season had to be about Ryan Newman and his daring move at Phoenix International Raceway in the Quicken Loans 500.
"It's hard to rationalize that, but I did what I had to do and tried to keep it as clean as I possibly could. I don't like racing that way, but there's a lot on the line here."
Gordon didn't like racing that way, however which is why he didn't force the issue by laying a fender to Harvick's No. 4 Chevrolet despite having three shots on restarts in the final 60 laps (the Hendrick Motorsports driver would have advanced to Homestead if Harvick hadn't won).
"I'm not going to wreck a guy that's racing me clean all year long just to make it into the Chase," said Gordon, who was knocked out of the Chase with Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards. "That's not what it's all about for me."
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| Ryan Newman (No. 31 car) as he collides with Kyle Larson (No. 42 car) on the final lap of the 2014 Quicken Loans 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Sereis race at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona on November 9th, 2014. |
The race, which took place on November 9th, 2014, was won by Kevin Harvick, but it also was the daring last-lap move that Newman pulled. Newman pushed Kyle Larson into the wall to get an extra point. He would win a tiebreaker with Jeff Gordon to get Newman into the next round.
"I guess the only mistake I made all day was showing these guys what I'll do on the last lap when everything is on the line," Newman said after the race. "I think if Kyle Larson was in my shoes, he'd have done the exact same thing. I didn't take him out. He still finished the race. I think in a day or two, he'll understand, if he doesn't now.  |
| Kevin Harvick does a victory burnout after winning the 2015 Quicken Loans 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona on November 9th, 2014. (PHOTO: Matt Sullivan Photography/Getty Images North America) |
"It's hard to rationalize that, but I did what I had to do and tried to keep it as clean as I possibly could. I don't like racing that way, but there's a lot on the line here."
Gordon didn't like racing that way, however which is why he didn't force the issue by laying a fender to Harvick's No. 4 Chevrolet despite having three shots on restarts in the final 60 laps (the Hendrick Motorsports driver would have advanced to Homestead if Harvick hadn't won).
"I'm not going to wreck a guy that's racing me clean all year long just to make it into the Chase," said Gordon, who was knocked out of the Chase with Brad Keselowski, Matt Kenseth and Carl Edwards. "That's not what it's all about for me."
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