sources said Army is close to finalizing a deal to be a partial co-sponsor of Ryan Newman’s [#39 Chevy] car at Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009.(ESPN.com)(9-12-2008) UPDATE: Another piece of the Stewart-Haas Racing puzzle will be fit into place Thursday when the race team will unveil the U.S. Army as primary sponsor of Ryan Newman’s #39 Chevy for next season [supposedly for 22 races], sources have confirmed to NASCAR.com. The announcement is scheduled to be made at 1:30pm/et Thursday at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, site of this weekend’s Sprint Cup event. The Stewart-Haas organization now has both its Chevys sponsored for next season with Office Depot and Old Spice set to back the car of team co-owner [#14] Tony Stewart.(NASCAR.com) UPDATE 2: U.S. Army To Sponsor Newman’s Stewart-Haas Ride For 22 Races Next Year Stewart-Haas Racing officials tomorrow are expected to announce a deal for the U.S. Army to “serve as primary sponsor” in 22 races next season for the #39 Sprint Cup”¦(Sports Business Daily)(10-8-2008) UPDATE 3: Two strong teams joined forces as the U.S. Army announced it will sponsor Ryan Newman and his #39 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevy for the 2009 Sprint Cup season. The 2009 Sprint Cup season will be the U.S. Army’s seventh as a primary NASCAR sponsor. The U.S. Army will be the primary paint scheme for 22 point-paying Sprint Cup races in 2009, along with the non-points NASCAR Sprint All-Star race May 16 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. For the remaining 14 races, the U.S. Army will serve as an associate sponsor on the #39, which is owned by Stewart.(GoArmy.com), see an image of the car on my #39 team schemes page.(10-9-2008)
