While a NASCAR Whelen Modified and Sprint Cup car have practicaly nothing in common, beside having four wheels, Ryan Newman may be making his fellow Cup competitors take notice of his asphalt, open-wheel efforts. In fact, I'm sure there are many drivers in all three of NASCAR's upper divisions(Sprint Cup, Nationwide, and Camping World Truck), who would love to strap into a car from NASCAR'S oldest division, if given the chance. However, the recent performances by Ryan just may be giving them one more reason.
You see, the last two times Ryan Newman has competed in a NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race, he has also won the pole for the Sprint Cup race, as well. This may just be purely coincidental, afterall, Newman is among the best qualifiers in NASCAR. However, you can certainly bet many of the drivers are looking at the connection, to see if there is anything to it.
The last thing I want is for the Modified Series to become like ARCA, Camping World, or Nationwide, where Cup drivers invade and take money away from the teams who compete every weekend. That being said, it would certainly be interesting to see Kyle Busch, or Jimmie Johnson race with the best the division has to offer.
Maybe NASCAR would be more inclined to get the Mods more exposure, if more Cup drivers were involved. And maybe, just maybe, if Ryan Newman wins the Tour race, and then qualifies on the pole, for the Cup race, we will see all the top Sprint Cup teams building a "pavement pounder."
I just have one final thought on the subject. Kyle Busch and Kevin Harvick, battling it out in NASCAR Modifieds, enough said.
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