For Ryan Newman, Richmond couldnt come soon enough. Needing a breakout performance to quiet skeptics who have written off the SHR teams as contenders in 2013, theres no better place to prove them wrong. With Outback Steakhouse making the first of three 2013 appearances as primary sponsor of Newmans #39 Chevy this weekend at Richmond, memories of last years spring race at Martinsville Speedway evoke memories of that fateful day. Newman scored his only win of the 2012 season at the other Virginia venue, and did so with the Tampa, Fla.-based steakhouse across the hood of his racecar. Outback Steakhouse has been celebrating Newmans top-10 finishes since last season with a free Bloomin Onion for its customers on Mondays. Come Saturday night, Newman would like nothing more than to relive last years April success at Martinsville – by scoring his first ‘Bloomin'” win of the 2013 season at Richmond.(SHR), see an image of the car on the #39 team paint schemes page .(Stewart Haas)
