Ryan Newman News

Stewart Sporting News Driver of the Year:

Stewart Sporting News Driver of the Year:

December 4, 2002
Stewart Sporting News Driver of the Year: The Sporting News announced today that Stewart has been chosen as the NASCAR Driver of the Year, a noteworthy prize since the award is voted on by his fellow drivers. Stewart received 39% of the first-place votes while Jimmie

2002 Auto Racing All-America team voting:

2002 Auto Racing All-America team voting:

November 28, 2002
2002 Auto Racing All-America team voting: Ballots are in the mail to almost 300 members of the motorsports press to select the 12-driver 2002 Auto Racing All-America team. Among those on the 2002 ballot are two former three-time Jerry Titus Award winners, John Force

November 27, 2002
Emmy and Golden Globe Award-winning actor James Woods, Grammy Award-winning musician Sheryl Crow and multi-platinum rock group Third Eye Blind have been secured by the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) to perform at the 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup

Fox News:

Fox News:

November 22, 2002
Fox News: Not surprisingly, Fox has said a firm "no" to old age and treachery and "yes" to the bright young stars of NASCAR. Airing this Sunday during NFL on Fox coverage is the first wave of the 2003 NASCAR on FOX on-air promotion campaign. The spots feature several

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

Some Stats – Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years:

November 19, 2002
Some Stats - Youngest Top 10 in last 14 years: this year's group of top 10 drivers in the final points standings is the youngest by average age since 1988. Based on what a driver's age was AT THE TIME THE SEASON ENDED. 2002 (driver's age at the time the season ended

Ryan Newman named ROTY:

Ryan Newman named ROTY:

November 18, 2002
Ryan Newman named ROTY: per NASCAR.com, ThatsRacin.com and the AP, no word on how the panel voted, looks like the final point total was 370-347, see my UNOFFICIAL Rookie of the Year page for charts and some calucaltions. What does he win? $50,000.(11-18-2002)

Rumblings – Homestead:

Rumblings – Homestead:

November 18, 2002
Rumblings - Homestead: The hottest driver on the tour the last month and a half was standing in Victory Lane again today as Kurt Busch passed Ryan Newman on lap 257 and went on to win the final Winston Cup event of the season today. This was Busch's third win in the

Beer wars?

Beer wars?

November 18, 2002
Beer wars? The "beer wars" may be heating up, along demographic lines. Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s success in reviving Bud's business has Miller and Coors both itching to promo a similarly young driver, Miller with Ryan Newman and Coors with Jamie McMurray.(Winston Salem

Final Winston Cup Drivers Points Standings:

Final Winston Cup Drivers Points Standings:

November 17, 2002
Final Winston Cup Drivers Points Standings: #20-Tony Stewart 4800 #6-Mark Martin 4762 -38 #97-Kurt Busch 4641 -159 #24-Jeff Gordon 4607 -193 #48-Jimmie Johnson 4600 -200 #12-Ryan Newman 4593 -207 #2-Rusty Wallace 4574 -226 #17-Matt Kenseth 4432 -368 #88-Dale Jarrett

Busch wins the race, Stewart wins the Winston Cup:

Busch wins the race, Stewart wins the Winston Cup:

November 17, 2002
Busch wins the race, Stewart wins the Winston Cup: #97-Kurt Busch won the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway, his 4th win of the 2002 season and his career and sewed up 3rd in the Drivers Points. 2nd was #25-Joe Nemechek who also led the most laps. #20-Tony Stewart

Charity fishing at the Track:

Charity fishing at the Track:

November 17, 2002
Charity fishing at the Track: Winston Cup drivers, including Geoffrey Bodine, Bobby Labonte, Rusty Wallace, Ryan Newman and Stewart competed in a fishing contest on the infield's 18-acre lake earlier this weekend. A chance to fish with each driver was auctioned off

Blaney helping #77 team look for new crew chief and staying in 2003:

Blaney helping #77 team look for new crew chief and staying in 2003:

November 14, 2002
Blaney helping #77 team look for new crew chief and staying in 2003: With the obvious progress of the #77 Jasper Motorsports Team this season being inexorably linked between his arrival and an increased technical presence within the organization, Dave Blaney is already

Newman to test at Kentucky:

Newman to test at Kentucky:

November 11, 2002
Newman to test at Kentucky: #12-Ryan Newman, who enters the final event of 2002 with a 20-point lead over #48-Jimmie Johnson in rookie points, will test on Kentucky's Speedway's 1.5-mile tri-oval on Tues Nov 12th and Wed Nov 13th. Newman enters the week seventh in

Rookie Stuff UPDATE 3 Gordon out:

Rookie Stuff UPDATE 3 Gordon out:

November 11, 2002
Rookie Stuff UPDATE 3 Gordon out: If the season ended now, #12-Ryan Newman would be on top of the series' rookie standings -- largely because he has more top-five finishes -- even though he trails 348-Jimmie Johnson in Winston Cup points (this was back in Oct, the

ExxonMobil Official:

ExxonMobil Official:

November 7, 2002
ExxonMobil Official: NASCAR named ExxonMobil's Mobil brand of products as the "Official Lubricants of NASCAR" beginning in 2003. The announcement was made during the 2002 Automotive Aftermarket Parts Expo (AAPEX) in Las Vegas. An industry leader in the development