Ryan Newman News

Newman to the back:

Newman to the back:

March 17, 2007
#12-Ryan Newman's team changed engines after practice Saturday morning at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Newman won the pole, his 7th at AMS on Friday [tying Buddy Baker for the most all-time at the track]. Newman will start the Kobalt Tools 500 from the rear on Sunday, but

Newman to the back:

Newman to the back:

March 17, 2007
#12-Ryan Newman's team changed engines after practice Saturday morning at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Newman won the pole, his 7th at AMS on Friday [tying Buddy Baker for the most all-time at the track]. Newman will start the Kobalt Tools 500 from the rear on Sunday, but

Newman wins pole at Atlanta:

Newman wins pole at Atlanta:

March 16, 2007
#12-Ryan Newman won the Budweiser Pole for the Kobalt Tools 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a speed of 193.124mph for his 1st pole of 2007, 1st in 22 races, 7th pole at Atlanta and 38th of his career. The rest of the top-10 are #19-Sadler, #48-Johnson, #01-Martin

Ramblings – Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

Ramblings – Atlanta Qualifying Notes:

March 16, 2007
If we're in Atlanta, it can only be Ryan Newman on the pole. Newman blistered a cold Atlanta Motor Speedway in 28.707 (193.124 mph) to take the Bud Pole by almost 2/10th's of a second over Elliott Sadler for Sunday's Kobalt Tools 500. This is the 7th top-spot at AMS

Qualifying Notes:

Qualifying Notes:

March 16, 2007
Ryan Newman won the Bud Pole for the Kobalt Tools 500, his 38th Bud Pole 192nd career Nextel Cup races. .. This is his first start better than 19th in 2007 and his first Bud Pole since New Hampshire last July. .. This is Newman's seventh Bud Pole at Atlanta Motor Speedway

Rumblings – Las Vegas Race Notes:

Rumblings – Las Vegas Race Notes:

March 11, 2007
So much for all that Friday Night talk about this being a Dodge track... Jimmie Johnson dominated late after teammate Jeff Gordon controlled the middle of the race, and the Hendrick Motorsports Chevies ran one-two today at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jimmie Johnson made

Kentucky testing UPDATE 2:

Kentucky testing UPDATE 2:

March 7, 2007
the following drivers/teams are scheduled to test at Kentucky Speedway: #55-Michael Waltrip on Monday, March 5th; #12-Ryan Newman on Tuesday, March 6th; #1-Martin Truex Jr. on Wednesday, March 7th. Fans can watch from the Turn 3 Fan Center at no charge. Schedule subject

Bristol COT Testing Day 1 AM:

Bristol COT Testing Day 1 AM:

February 28, 2007
The first day [of two] of testing at Bristol Motor Speedway had 61 cars with 51 drivers/teams testing. #11B-Denny Hamlin was fastest in the morning session with a speed of 122.170mph [the track record is 128.074mph held bt Ryan Newman set in March 2003] followed by

Newman’s tire changer has tough pit stop:

Newman’s tire changer has tough pit stop:

February 27, 2007
Ryan Newman's #12 team was able to avoid serious problems during its first pit stop on lap 9 at California Speedway when a lug nut off the right-rear wheel flew up and hit rear-tire changer Joe Piette Jr. in his left eye, knocking out his contact lens and leaving him

Rumblings – Daytona:

Rumblings – Daytona:

February 18, 2007
Kevin Harvick passed Mark Martin as all heck was breaking loose behind them tonight and took the Daytona 505 by all of .02 seconds at the line. It was Harvick's first plate win and the 11th of his Nextel Cup career (he's now tied with Greg Biffle for 50th place on

GWC factoid:

GWC factoid:

February 18, 2007
There have been 20 green-white-checkered [GWC] finishes in NASCAR [Nextel Cup] history, and only five times has the leader lost the lead on those final two laps. #01-Mark Martin led in the 2007 Daytona 500, #29-Kevin Harvick passed him as a huge wreck took place behind

Kahne joins the Gillette Young Guns:

Kahne joins the Gillette Young Guns:

February 18, 2007
Kasey Kahne was announced as the new addition to the Gillette Young Guns family [replacing Dale Earnhardt Jr.] in an elaborate Daytona 500 pre-race ceremony on Sunday, February 18. Kahne officially joins #2-Kurt Busch, #99-Carl Edwards, #26-Jamie McMurray, #12-Ryan

Alltel puts name on race UPDATE:

Alltel puts name on race UPDATE:

February 14, 2007
Alltel Wireless, sponsor of Ryan Newman's #12 Alltel Dodge, will make a major announcement early next week regarding what is rumored to be a race unlike any other - the Alltel "My Circle 500." The pursuit begins February 13, 2007. To learn more, fans can visit mycircle500

Stewart wins Bud Shootout:

Stewart wins Bud Shootout:

February 10, 2007
#20-Tony Stewart won his third Budweiser Shootout, passing #5-Kyle Busch [who led the most laps, 39 of 70] with eight laps to go and held off a hard charging #38-David Gilliland [finished 2nd]. #2-Kurt Busch was 3rd, followed by #48-Jimmie Johnson and #29-Kevin Harvick

Alltel puts name on race:

Alltel puts name on race:

February 7, 2007
Alltel Wireless, sponsor of Ryan Newman's #12 Alltel Dodge, will make a major announcement early next week regarding what is rumored to be a race unlike any other - the Alltel "My Circle 500." The pursuit begins February 13, 2007. To learn more, fans can visit mycircle500