Ryan Newman News

Rumblings – Race Notes:

Rumblings – Race Notes:

May 13, 2007
#24-Jeff Gordon (steamin' all the way) had enough water to make it to Victory Lane today at Darlington Raceway and took the Dodge Avenger 500 for his third win of the season. Career victory #78 (and 7th at Darlington) was #157 for Hendrick Motorsports (their 8th of

Penske would like to talk to Dale Jr.

Penske would like to talk to Dale Jr.

May 12, 2007
Roger Penske said Friday that he has an interest in adding Dale Earnhardt Jr. to his Nextel Cup team, but he realizes it isn't likely to happen. "Certainly we'd like to talk to him," Penske said. "Obviously, he's one of the top drivers in the sport. But from everything

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Testing Day 2 evening;

Lowe’s Motor Speedway Testing Day 2 evening;

May 8, 2007
Final testing for the car of yesterday at Lowe's Motor Speedway ended Tuesday night. The fastest was #2A-Kurt Busch [Dodge] with a speed of 185.644mph [the second fastest lap after #40-Stremme's 187mph on Monday night] followed by #88B-Ricky Rudd [Ford], #36A-Jeremy

Borland released by MWR #44 team UPDATE 3 Evernham?:

Borland released by MWR #44 team UPDATE 3 Evernham?:

May 8, 2007
Michael Waltrip Racing and #44-Dale Jarrett's crew chief Matt Borland have parted ways. "Dale Jarrett wasn't happy, UPS wasn't happy, and we had to do something immediately," Waltrip said. "Originally, we had hoped that Matt Borland would take the role as the technical

Rumblings – Richmond Race Notes:

Rumblings – Richmond Race Notes:

May 6, 2007
Jimmie Johnson outsprinted teammate Kyle Busch in a 20 lap dash to the checkers today and took the Crown Royal Presents the Jim Stewart 400 at Richmond International Raceway. Run one day late due to rain last night, it didn't seem to matter to the Hendrick boyz cause

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

May 4, 2007
Jeff Gordon won the Bud Pole for the Crown Royal presents The Jim Stewart 400, lapping Richmond International Raceway in 21.386 seconds at 126.251 mph. .. This is Gordon's 61st Bud Pole 483 career NASCAR NEXTEL Cup races. He remains fourth on the all-time Bud Pole

Kodak returns to the track, on the #12:

Kodak returns to the track, on the #12:

April 28, 2007
#12-Ryan Newman will run a special "Think" themed #12 Kodak Dodge this Sunday (April 29) in the Aaron's 499 Nextel Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama. "Think" is part of a new campaign by Kodak to challenge consumers to think about how much they spend on

Newman testing at the Rock:

Newman testing at the Rock:

April 26, 2007
#12-Ryan Newman is scheduled to test at North Carolina Speedway in Rockingham, NC on Tuesday, May 1st.(Penske PR)(4-26-2007)

Newman testing at VIR:

Newman testing at VIR:

April 24, 2007
#12-Ryan Newman is scheduled to test at Virginia International Raceway (VIR), a road course, on Wednesday, April 25th.(Penske PR)(4-24-2007)

Rumblings – Phoenix Race Notes:

Rumblings – Phoenix Race Notes:

April 21, 2007
We had that dreaded caution during a green flag pit cycle tonight, but after everything "shook" out, the top two cars were back at the front and we had a solid 19 lapper to the checkers. And in the end, it was Jeff Gordon prevailing for the first time ever at Phoenix

Phoenix Rookie News and Notes:

Phoenix Rookie News and Notes:

April 19, 2007
#42-Juan Pablo Montoya was the Raybestos Rookie of the Race in Samsung 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Montoya finished eighth, his second top-10 finish in eight Nextel Cup Series starts. He took Raybestos Rookie of the Race honors for the third time in 2007. Montoya

Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Nominees Named and Voting:

Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame Nominees Named and Voting:

April 13, 2007
Online fan voting begins April 15 for this year's Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame honorees, and on Saturday, Oct. 6, two new names will be added to this prestigious list. The Talladega-Texaco Walk of Fame in downtown Talladega is both a focal point saluting NASCAR's

Cook to run Big Car Series Race:

Cook to run Big Car Series Race:

March 26, 2007
The second season of the Premier Racing Association's Big Car Series will kick-off Saturday night April 7th with a return visit to South Georgia Motorsports Park. Truck Series regular, Terry Cook [#59] has told PRA officials that he will be there, making a rare appearance

Newman heading to a dubious record:

Newman heading to a dubious record:

March 20, 2007
#12-Ryan Newman won the pole for this past Friday for the Atlanta race. Doesn't seem to translate into wins for Newman who is now on the brink of setting a modern-era record that he probably does not want. Newman has gone winless in the last 26 races that he has started

Rumblings – Atlanta Race Notes:

Rumblings – Atlanta Race Notes:

March 18, 2007
Jimmie Johnson passed Tony Stewart (and crowded him a bit) with three to go today at Atlanta Motor Speedway and went on to win the Kobalt Tools 500. Coming from third on the final restart with 11 laps remaining, Johnson captured his second win in a row, his 2nd at