Ryan Newman does not believe Tony Stewart lied in releasing him from Stewart-Haas Racing
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Ryan Newman says he does not believe Tony Stewart deceived him when he was released from Stewart-Haas Racing.
Stewart told Newman in July he was not being retained for 2014 because SHR did not have room for four drivers once Kevin Harvick joined the organization. A little over a month later, Kurt Busch was offered a contract to join the team and furious fans accused Stewart of lying to his longtime friend.
But it was SHR co-owner Gene Haas who did the deal with Busch without Stewart's knowledge, and Stewart has been bothered by the notion that he was not truthful to Newman.
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Newman says he has no problem with Stewart and understands exactly what happened at SHR. He says he'll be able to announce his own 2014 plans soon.