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Ryan Newman wins rained shortened race at New Hampshire

Ryan Newman wins rained shortened race at New Hampshire

September 15, 2002
Ryan Newman wins rained shortened race at New Hampshire #12-Ryan Newman wins his first career Winston Cup race (points), the 2nd rookie this year to win (#48-Johnson won earlier this year). Newman became the third driver to record his first career victory at NHIS,

Kenseth wins 4th race of 2002:

Kenseth wins 4th race of 2002:

September 7, 2002
Kenseth wins 4th race of 2002: winning at Richmond. It was Kenseth's 4th Cup win of 2002, he leads in that category. It was 2nd time a driver had come form 25th at Richmond to win (Bobby Allison did it in 1969). #12-Ryan Newman ended up 2nd again. Race Results at ThatsRacin

Jeff Gordon wins his 5th Southern 500 at Darlington:

Jeff Gordon wins his 5th Southern 500 at Darlington:

September 1, 2002
Jeff Gordon wins his 5th Southern 500 at Darlington: #24-Jeff Gordon won the Mountain Dew Southern 500, winning his 5th ever Souther 500 which ties him with Cale Yarborough for the most ever. The 23 cars that finished on the lead lap is a record for the Southern 500

Happy Hour

Happy Hour

August 23, 2002
Happy Hour practice is over at Bristol for the Sharpie 500. #12-Ryan Newman was the fastest at 121.520, followed by #9-Bill Elliott at 120.763 and #30-Jeff Green at 120.038. Slowest were #90-Lance Hooper at 117.050, #49-Derrike Cope at 117.150 and #15-Michael Waltrip

#12 was NOT a showcar:

#12 was NOT a showcar:

August 12, 2002
#12 was NOT a showcar: Contrary to television reports, Ryan Newman said the #12 Ford he raced yesterday wasn't a former show car. "Today we showed what we had, but there's no show car about it," he said. "It was built to be a race car."(Richmond Times Disptach)(8-12

Interesting Rookie Fact:

Interesting Rookie Fact:

August 11, 2002
Interesting Rookie Fact: Only two rookies have led a lap at Watkins Glen since Winston Cup returned to the track in 1986. Ted Musgrave led one lap in 1991, and Robert Pressley led one lap in 1995.(Richmond Times Dispatch), make it three as #12-Ryan Newman led 11 laps

Humpy Praises NASCAR’s Safety Efforts:

Humpy Praises NASCAR’s Safety Efforts:

August 10, 2002
Humpy Praises NASCAR's Safety Efforts: After watching two intense days of testing through his office window at Lowe's Motor Speedway, President and General Manager H.A. "Humpy" Wheeler says he is impressed with NASCAR's efforts to improve safety and on-track competition

Rookie Of The Year Battle gets closer:

Rookie Of The Year Battle gets closer:

August 5, 2002
Rookie Of The Year Battle gets closer: Jimmie Johnson, #48 Lowe's Chevrolet, finished ninth. Johnson collected his 13th top-10 of the 2002 season which breaks the modern Era record for top-10 finishes by a Raybestos® rookie. Tony Stewart held the record for most top

Wallace expects to stay with Ford:

Wallace expects to stay with Ford:

August 5, 2002
Wallace expects to stay with Ford: Penske Racing South's contract with Ford ends after this season and while there have been reports that the team of Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman will switch to Dodge next year, Wallace said he expects to remain with Ford.(Roanoke

Penske to Dodge? may be true after all UPDATE:

Penske to Dodge? may be true after all UPDATE:

August 2, 2002
Penske to Dodge? may be true after all UPDATE: A Penske Racing South official said the organization is still talking with Dodge about a potential switch from Fords to Intrepids for Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman next year. At this point, there is no clear favorite,

Penske to Dodge? may be true after all:

Penske to Dodge? may be true after all:

August 1, 2002
Penske to Dodge? may be true after all: A Penske Racing South official said the organization is still talking with Dodge about a potential switch from Fords to Intrepids for Rusty Wallace and Ryan Newman next year. At this point, there is no clear favorite, though

Watkins Glen testing UPDATE Tuesday speeds:

Watkins Glen testing UPDATE Tuesday speeds:

July 31, 2002
Watkins Glen testing UPDATE Tuesday speeds: #48-Jimmie Johnson, #20-Tony Stewart, #15-Michael Waltrip, #12-Ryan Newman, #31-Robby Gordon(will not test due to injury), #30-Jeff Green, #87-Ron Fellows and Joe Varde will get behind the wheel of the #74 BACE Motorsports

Watkins Glen testing UPDATE 2 speeds and Fellows looking for a ride for the Glen – Pruett in the #41 at the Glen, Spencer in the #42?:

Watkins Glen testing UPDATE 2 speeds and Fellows looking for a ride for the Glen – Pruett in the #41 at the Glen, Spencer in the #42?:

July 30, 2002
Watkins Glen testing UPDATE 2 speeds and Fellows looking for a ride for the Glen - Pruett in the #41 at the Glen, Spencer in the #42?: #48-Jimmie Johnson, #20-Tony Stewart, #15-Michael Waltrip, #12-Ryan Newman, #31-Robby Gordon(will not test due to injury 7-29-2002

IRWIN Rough to Finish Award:

IRWIN Rough to Finish Award:

July 18, 2002
IRWIN Rough to Finish Award: Last Sunday was a roller-coaster ride for ALLTEL Racing. #12-Ryan Newman sat on the pole for the Tropicana 400 at Chicagoland Speedway, led the first 56 laps, fell back, regained the lead, cut a tire and rallied back late in the race to

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs:

July 17, 2002
Indy Testing MON/TUE UPDATEs: Indianapolis Motor Speedway has scheduled four days of Cup testing at the track, July 9-10 and July 15-16, and most every Cup team will test. A complete schedule of the teams/drivers for each of the tests can be seen at: www.brickyard.