Bristol Week is going to be a very busy time for Ryan Newman — especially opening Wednesday. Newman will drive four completely different pieces of racing equipment for as many owners. That includes a return to Kevin Harvick Inc.’s #2 Pringles Chevy. That’s the same chassis that carried Newman to his 2008 victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Newman will compete in the track’s first NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour race that precedes the NCWTS O’Reilly 200 presented by Valvoline. He’ll add starts in the NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series events to complete a marathon weekend consisting of 1,100 laps.(NASCAR PR)[more News & Notes are posted on the Bristol Race Page](8-10-2009)
UPDATE: This weekend Ryan Newman will make his third career Truck Series start and his first start in a truck at Bristol Motor Speedway behind the wheel of the #2 Kevin Harvick Inc. Pringles Chevrolet Silverado. Ernie Cope, who regularly serves as crew chief for KHIs #33 Nationwide Series team, will call the shots from atop the pit box for Newman and the #2 Pringles team. Newman will add his name to the NASCAR history books this weekend at Bristol Motor Speedway as he becomes the first driver to compete in NASCAR’s top three divisions, as well as the Whelen Modified Series, at the same track in the same week.(Kevin Harvick Inc. PR)(8-17-2009)
