Ryan Newman News

Hornish to run 5-6 races in the final 10 UPDATE:

Hornish to run 5-6 races in the final 10 UPDATE:

September 10, 2007
Sam Hornish Jr. plans to run five to six of the final 10 races in the Nextel Cup season for Penske Racing, team owner Roger Penske said on Saturday. Penske said the 2006 Indianapolis 500 champion, who is considering a full-time ride in Cup next season, will turn his

Richmond Rookies Notes:

Richmond Rookies Notes:

September 6, 2007
#6-David Ragan was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race on September 2 at California Speedway. Ragan scored a 12th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 10th time this season. #42-Juan Pablo Montoya leads Ragan by 23 points (217-194) in the Raybestos Rookie standings

Chase Stats before Richmond:

Chase Stats before Richmond:

September 5, 2007
Quiet for most of the summer, defending champ Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team clinched their fourth straight Chase by winning at California, and took the lead in the 2007 Chase standings as well. Only #17-Matt Kenseth has made all four Chases. All #07-Clint Bowyer

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

Unofficial Driver Points Top-12 Standings

September 2, 2007
after California [25 of 36 races]: 1) #24- Jeff Gordon 3679 cliched chase 2) #20-Tony Stewart 3362 -317, cliched chase 3) #11-Denny Hamlin 3335 -344, cliched chase 4) #99Carl Edwards 3330 -349, cliched chase 5) #17-Matt Kenseth 3309 -370, cliched chase 6) #48-Jimmie

Rumblings – California:

Rumblings – California:

September 2, 2007
It was a hot one....but JJ was nothin' but cool at the end! Jimmie Johnson dominated late tonight at California Speedway and went on to win the Sharp Aquos 500 (tho you wouldn't have known the race sponsor by watching the event on ESPN) over Carl Edwards. Johnson led

Special Scheme for Newman at California:

Special Scheme for Newman at California:

September 2, 2007
A Missouri man has won the "Ink Ryan's Ride" contest, sponsored by Eastman Kodak Company. The winning design for the # 12 Kodak Dodge will be driven by Ryan Newman in Sunday's Sharp Aquos 500. Raymond VanDerLinden of Springfield, Mo., answered Kodak's challenge to "

Goodyear to test tires for COT at Daytona next month:

Goodyear to test tires for COT at Daytona next month:

August 31, 2007
Goodyear will conduct a tire test with the car of tomorrow Sept. 18-19 at Daytona International Speedway, a Goodyear spokesman said Wednesday. The restrictor-plate test, which will come a week after NASCAR's open Nextel Cup test at Talladega Superspeedway will include

Rookie notes for California:

Rookie notes for California:

August 30, 2007
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Montoya scored a 17th-place finish and took top rookie honors for the 11th time this season. Montoya leads David Ragan by 25 points (216-191) in the Raybestos

Chase Notes/Stats before Bristol:

Chase Notes/Stats before Bristol:

August 24, 2007
The two guys closest to the bubble didn't show any signs of feeling the pressure as Kurt Busch and Martin Truex finished 1-2 at MIS. Busch gained 63 huge points on Dale Jr and 75 points on teammate Ryan Newman. Busch now has the luxury of a bad race and can still maintain

Chase Notes/Stats before Michigan:

Chase Notes/Stats before Michigan:

August 14, 2007
Not that anyone mentioned it Sunday, but Jeff Gordon became the first driver (barring penalty) to clinch a spot in the 2007 Chase at Watkins Glen. The significance? Now crew chief Steve Letarte and JG can really take some chances to get wins over the next four races

Ramblings – Watkins Glen Race Notes:

Ramblings – Watkins Glen Race Notes:

August 12, 2007
We had wheel hops (Tony Stewart & Jeff Gordon chief amongst them) and sock hops (how's about that tango with Kevin Harvick & Juan Pablo Montoya?)....and even some racing & passing to boot! After Tony Stewart looked like he lost it when he spun in turn one early, he

Watkins Glen Rookie Notes:

Watkins Glen Rookie Notes:

August 10, 2007
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in the August 5 Pennsylvania 500 at Pocono Raceway, scoring a 16th-place finish. He took top rookie honors for the 10th time this season and for the third consecutive race. Montoya leads David Ragan by 26

Chase Notes/Stats before Watkins Glen:

Chase Notes/Stats before Watkins Glen:

August 8, 2007
Positions 10-12 Are in Play: #10-Clint Bowyer (+160), #11-Martin Truex (+45), and #12-Kurt Busch (+7) are very much in play with five races left in The Race to The Chase. #13-Dale Jr. (-7), and #14-Ryan Newman (-90) are in strong contention. #15-Mark Martin (-216), #

Newman’s Team Earns Pit Crew Challenge Win at Pocono:

Newman’s Team Earns Pit Crew Challenge Win at Pocono:

August 8, 2007
Ryan Newman's team took top honors in the Checkers/Rally's Double Drive-Thru Challenge during Sunday's Nextel Cup event at Pocono Raceway. The Alltel team spent the least amount of time on pit road during the Pennsylvania 500 (230.512 seconds), claiming its second

Four drivers battle the heat at Lowe’s Motor Speedway tire test:

Four drivers battle the heat at Lowe’s Motor Speedway tire test:

August 7, 2007
With late-afternoon temperatures approaching 100° and track temperatures exceeding 140°, Nextel Cup Series drivers #12-Ryan Newman, #1-Martin Truex Jr., #83-Brian Vickers and #6-David Ragan tested Goodyear tires Monday at Lowe's Motor Speedway in preparation