Ryan Newman News

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

Stock Car Fans – Rumblings – Lowe’s Motor Speedway:

May 30, 2004
Jimmie Johnson led early, led often, and pretty much blew away the field in tonight's 600 miler. He led 8 times for 334 laps (that's 500 miles) and seemed to be able to run away at will. We ran the first 240 miles caution- free, and that (combined with that #48 Chevy

Charity to Cheer – 5 Million Reasons, new commercial:

Charity to Cheer – 5 Million Reasons, new commercial:

May 27, 2004
Most NASCAR fans pledge allegiance to a single driver, but during this weekend's Coca-Cola 600 there will be 5 million reasons for them to pull for up to six drivers to perform well. Should the Gillette Young Guns - Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Kurt Busch,

Kenseth wins Nextel All-Star Challenge and over $1 million:

Kenseth wins Nextel All-Star Challenge and over $1 million:

May 22, 2004
#17-Matt Kenseth won the NASCAR Nextel All-Star Challenge Saturday night at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kenseth slipped his #17 DeWalt Ford right to the rear bumper of #12-Ryan Newman's Dodge in Turn 4 on the 18th lap of the 20-lap final segment. The air of Kenseth's nose

Rusty Wallace wins pole for the Nextel All-Star Challenge:

Rusty Wallace wins pole for the Nextel All-Star Challenge:

May 21, 2004
#2-Rusty Wallace went fast enough on the race track and slow enough as he came to pit road for his mandatory four-tire stop to win the pole for Saturday night's Nextel All-Star Challenge at Lowe's Motor Speedway. It took Wallace 2 minutes, 3.998 seconds to complete

“Humpy” Wheeler’s Pick the Winner Results

“Humpy” Wheeler’s Pick the Winner Results

May 19, 2004
Year Selection (Finish) Dark Horse Winner 1989 Rusty Wallace (1) Â Rusty Wallace 1990 Dale Earnhardt (1) Â Dale Earnhardt 1991 Davey Allison (1) Â Davey Allison 1992 Davey Allison (1) Alan Kulwicki Davey Allison 1993 Dale Earnhardt (1) Â Dale

Newman commercial to debut:

Newman commercial to debut:

May 18, 2004
ExxonMobil will air its first national television commercial featuring Penske Racing driver Ryan Newman during Fox's May 30 broadcast of the Coca-Cola 600 Nextel Cup race at Lowe's Motor Speedway, this week's Street & Smith's SportsBusiness Journal reports. The

One of the Young Guns wins again:

One of the Young Guns wins again:

May 18, 2004
For the seventh time [in eleven races] this season, a member of the Gillette Young Guns found their way to victory lane. Dale Earnhardt Jr. led five times for 115 laps at Richmond Raceway Saturday night en route to his third victory of the season and the 12th of his

Newman and Gaughan to run a carbon monoxide removing device:

Newman and Gaughan to run a carbon monoxide removing device:

May 13, 2004
#77-Brendan Gaughan tested a Carbon monoxide removal device unit May 5 at Richmond International Raceway during his team's test there. Gaughan and teammate #12-Ryan Newman plan to use the unit in Saturday night's Chevy 400 at the .75-mile Richmond track. Paul Rochotte

Newman wants fuel pumps changed:

Newman wants fuel pumps changed:

May 3, 2004
Ryan Newman says NASCAR's next safety move should be to eliminate mechanical fuel pumps on engine blocks and allow teams to install safer electrical fuel pumps, which could be installed inside the fuel cell. "You can get them for $20 at any NAPA store," Newman says

Jeff Gordon wins at California:

Jeff Gordon wins at California:

May 2, 2004
#24-Jeff Gordon won the Auto Club 500 at California Speedway, in a fuel mileage race. #48-Jimmie Johnson ended up 2nd. #18-Bobby Labonte was running 2nd and ran out of gas with a 1/2 lap to go. #24-Jeff Gordon made it back-to-back Nextel Cup victories Sunday, parlaying

Look for new qualifying record at Richmond:

Look for new qualifying record at Richmond:

April 29, 2004
The first repaving of Richmond International Raceway since its 1988 reconfiguration passed its initial test with flying colors and falling lap times as four cars christened the fresh asphalt on Wednesday. Ryan Newman's #12-Dodge, Matt Kenseth's #17-Ford and the Chevrolets

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

Tire testing at RIR next week UPDATE:

April 23, 2004
Goodyear will hold a tire test next Tuesday and Wednesday at Richmond International Raceway because of the repaving done there. #12-Ryan Newman, #17-Matt Kenseth and #29-Kevin Harvick will test tires.(Roanoke Times)(4-21-2004) UPDATE: Please note that both days of

Rusty wins at Martinsville – breaks 3-year streak:

Rusty wins at Martinsville – breaks 3-year streak:

April 18, 2004
#2-Rusty Wallace won the Advance Auto Parts 500 at Martinsville Speedway for his 55th career Cup win [breaks a tie with Lee Petty and is now 7th all-time], his first in 105 races [at California Speedway, 4/21/2001] his 7th win at Martinsville Speedway, Rusty's first

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Martinsville:

StockCarFans.com – Rumblings – Martinsville:

April 18, 2004
It was a long time coming, but #2-Rusty Wallace finally answered that question today. Wallace outlasted #18-Bobby Labonte by 0.538 seconds to break his 105 race losing streak today at Martinsville Speedway. In a race delayed by an hour and 17 minutes for cement repair

Newman breaks unofficial speed record at Kentucky:

Newman breaks unofficial speed record at Kentucky:

April 16, 2004
Penske Racing South NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series driver Ryan Newman turned an unofficial test lap of 186.851 mph (28.9 seconds) in his #12 ALLTEL Dodge to set an unofficial Kentucky Speedway stock car speed record Thursday. Newman joined Brian Vickers, Chad Blount, Kerry