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RICHMOND, Va. -- Ryan Newman knew his car had failed inspection following the Sprint Cup race Sunday night at Darlington Raceway.He also knew his car had hit the wall during the Southern 500, but he had no clue how NASCAR would rule when it came down to determining whether a penalty was warranted for his team being outside the specifications for rear alignment.You never know anymore, Newman said Friday when asked if he expected the 15-point penalty NASCAR issued Wednesday. You hear things, you see things. Its hard to believe anything anymore, really [as far as predicting what will happen].The 15-point penalty to Newman has put the Richard Childress?Racing driver 22 points behind Jamie McMurray for the current final spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup heading into the regular-season finale Saturday at Richmond International Speedway.Newman has had 25 points in penalties this year, the first being a 10-point penalty for the team having illegal brackets in prerace inspection in February at Atlanta.McMurray starts fourth Saturday; Newman will start 15th.I just want to go out there and have fun and do the best job I possibly can -- putting everything else aside [such as] the rain-shortened races, the whatever kind of penalty stuff, Newman said.Its all about going out here and having fun and racing and trying to win the race. Thats what its all about. 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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- After an emotional 20-19 win at No. 16 Miami last Saturday, Florida State coach Jimbo Fishers main focus this week is seeing if his team can carry that momentum through the rest of the season.As the 14th-ranked Seminoles began preparations on Monday for this weeks game against Wake Forest, Fisher said it was critical this week for his players to avoid suffering from relief syndrome after defeating their in-state rival for the seventh straight year.It was big for your confidence, but I understand -- again, at the end of the day it was still only one football game, Fisher said. Weve got six more to play.Fisher said he considers the Demon Deacons to be a more critical test because of the possibility for a letdown. Wake though is 5-1 for the first time in 10 years after its 28-9 win over Syracuse . The Seminoles (4-2, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) won last years game 24-16 but needed an interception in the end zone during the games final minute to preserve the victory.Including Wake, which is 2-1 in league play, FSUs first six Football Bowl Subdivision opponents have a combined record of 25-8.Florida State is hoping that last weeks performance on defense can carry through the rest of the season.The front seven had its best game since the second half of the opener against Mississippi as it held the Hurricanes to a season-low 62 yards rushing and was able to get consistent pressure on quarterback Brad Kaaya. The defense had struggled against up-tempo offenses for most of the season but did a better job against Miami in not getting confused and playing out of position.Defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi had a season-high seven tackles and a sack. The senior has been dealing with an ankle injury for most of the season but appears to be finally healthy.Fisher though, isnt about to let the defense rest on its laurels.We played one good game, all of a sudden its not flowers are blooming and everything is rosy and everything is good, Fisher said.ddddddddddddYouve got to do it again this week because this is a different scheme, a different alignment, youve got to get your mind focused on what youve got, eliminate the clutter and do it again. Hopefully weve learned some lessons and were mature enough to go that way.A concern going into the week is the health of quarterback Deondre Francois. The freshman was looked at twice by trainers during the Miami game but played all but one series. Fisher did say he was concerned about some of the hits Francois took after throwing the ball on a couple plays and would ask the conference to review the hits.Hell take some nasty ones at times, and a couple of them, like I say, shouldnt have been there, Fisher said. If you cant do that and play quarterback, you cant play. That goes with the job description.Francois though is not expected to miss any practice time this week. Despite being under pressure often, Francois has not thrown an interception or committed a turnover in the past three games.The Seminoles are also hoping that this week is a little less hectic than the previous two. Fisher has likened the roller coaster of the past two games -- a 36-34 loss to North Carolina on the last play and the win over Miami -- to his first season in 2010, when FSU lost to North Carolina and North Carolina State in consecutive weeks. After facing Wake Forest, Florida State has next week off before an Oct. 29 showdown against second-ranked Clemson.---Online: The APs college football page: http://collegfootball.ap.org---Follow Joe on Twitter: www.twitter.com/joereedy and his work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/journalist/joe-reedy ' ' '