Ryan Newman News

Kenseth fastest at Sears Point on Tuesday:

Kenseth fastest at Sears Point on Tuesday:

April 24, 2002
Kenseth fastest at Sears Point on Tuesday: #17-Matt Kenseth posted the top time during the first day of a NASCAR Winston Cup test session on Tuesday at Sears Point Raceway. Kenseth, one of six drivers testing the 10-turn, 2-mile road course in preparation for June'

Mobil 1 Schemes for the #12:

Mobil 1 Schemes for the #12:

April 20, 2002
Mobil 1 Schemes for the #12: ExxonMobil Corporation's Mobil 1 brand serves as a major associate sponsor this season for both Penske Racing South Teams; the #2 Miller Lite Ford Taurus of veteran driver Rusty Wallace and the #12 ALLTEL Ford Taurus of rookie Ryan Newman

Parts seized during inspection Friday Morning:

Parts seized during inspection Friday Morning:

April 20, 2002
Parts seized during inspection Friday Morning: NASCAR confiscated some parts Friday morning during inspection, including an unapproved fuel cell container, rear spoiler and braces from Kyle Petty' #45 car; unapproved window braces from Jeff Burton' #99 car; unapproved

#12 Schemes

#12 Schemes

April 18, 2002
#12 Schemes as reported on the Paint Scheme Gallery, the #12 Ford driven by Ryan Newman, will drive a Sony WEGA scheme at Pocono in June (and aa few other races, possibly Calif) and and a Mobil One scheme at Pocono in July (and possibly some other races in 2002. See

Testing at Sears Point:

Testing at Sears Point:

April 18, 2002
Testing at Sears Point: #28-Ricky Rudd will highlight a group of six drivers who will participate in a two-day NASCAR Winston Cup test session at Sears Point Raceway, April 23-24. Rudd, a four-time pole-sitter at Sears Point, will be joined at the test by fellow Winston

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

Testing at Richmond UPDATE:

April 17, 2002
Testing at Richmond UPDATE: Eighteen NASCAR Winston Cup Series and NASCAR Busch Series drivers are scheduled to test at Richmond International Raceway over a four-day period next week in preparation for their visit to "The Action Track" May 2-4. Tentatively scheduled

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth

Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth

April 8, 2002
Samsung/RadioShack 500 won by Kenseth at Texas Motor Speedway. #17-Matt Kenseth won the Samsung/RadioShack 500, his 2nd win of 2002 and third of his career. Kemseth had to fall to the back of the field after an engine change during the only practice held on Friday

Martinsville Testing:

Martinsville Testing:

March 29, 2002
Martinsville Testing: #32-Ricky Craven and Raybestos Rookie-of-the-Year contenders #12-Ryan Newman and #48-Jimmy Johnson closed out two days of testing at Martinsville Speedway on Thursday afternoon. Testing resumes Monday when #8-Dale Earnhardt Jr., #9-Bill Elliott

Martinsville Testing:

Martinsville Testing:

March 26, 2002
Martinsville Testing: #12-Ryan Newman, #32-Ricky Craven and #48-Jimmie Johnson tested at Martinsville Speedway today, no word on speeds.(FSN Totally NASCAR)(3-26-2002)

Kurt Busch wins The Food City 500 at Bristol:

Kurt Busch wins The Food City 500 at Bristol:

March 24, 2002
Kurt Busch wins The Food City 500 at Bristol: #97-Kurt Busch won his first ever Cup race in his 48th career start. It puts Busch into the 2002 The Winston. It is the 4th ever win for a car #97 and the first time the car #97 has won since Parnelli Jones won using the

Display Debut’s:

Display Debut’s:

March 24, 2002
Display Debut's: ALLTEL debuted a new traveling display at Bristol that will visit many of the upcoming NASCAR Winston Cup races. Fans have many treats in store when they drop by, including racing simulators, interactive displays, the ALLTEL long-distance basketball

Newman wrecks in Happy Hour:

Newman wrecks in Happy Hour:

March 16, 2002
Newman wrecks in Happy Hour: #12-Ryan Newman, who topped Saturday morning's speed chart at Darlington, wrecked the car during the "Happy Hour" session and will ahve to go to a backup car for the race.(ThatsRacin.com)(3-16-2002)

Cars Tested:

Cars Tested:

March 4, 2002
Cars Tested: the cars of #40-Sterling Marlin, #19-Jeremy Mayfield, #6-Mark Martin, #12-Ryan Newman, #20-Tony Stewart, #88-Dale Jarrett and #48-Jimmie Johnson were tested on the NASCAR chassis dynamometer after Sunday' race.(ThatsRacin.com)(3-4-2002)

Atlanta Testing Wednesday:

Atlanta Testing Wednesday:

February 27, 2002
Atlanta Testing Wednesday: Ryan Newman turned a fast lap of 193.373mph Wednesday in another day of testing for the March 10 MBNA America 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Newman.s lap is the fastest turned by any NASCAR Winston Cup driver in testing this year. It's also

AMS testing Tuesday:

AMS testing Tuesday:

February 26, 2002
AMS testing Tuesday: #4-Mike Skinner set the fast lap Tuesday in another day of testing for Cup drivers preparing for the March 10 MBNA America 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Skinner's quickest lap around the 1.54-mile quad-oval was 187.487mph. #1-Kenny Wallace, #1