Ryan Newman News

California Testing UPDATE::

California Testing UPDATE::

January 24, 2002
California Testing UPDATE:: #2-Rusty Wallace and #36-Ken Schrader are scheduled to test at California Speedway on Thursday, January 24, 2002(California Speedway PR)(1-19-2002) UPDATE: #12-Ryan Newman and #36-Ken Schrader will test on Jan 24th, 2002, not #2-Rusty Wallace

Sony and the #12 continue:

Sony and the #12 continue:

January 18, 2002
Sony and the #12 continue: Sony Electronics television marketing group and Penske Racing announced the continuation of their NASCAR Winston Cup sponsorship with the #12 Alltel Ford and rookie-of-the-year candidate Ryan Newman. Newman¹s new ride will carry the FD Trinitron

#12 adds Turtlewax:

#12 adds Turtlewax:

January 18, 2002
#12 adds Turtlewax: Turtle Wax, the most recognized name in the car care products industry announced a three-year agreement to become an associate sponsor of Penske Racing' #12 Alltel Ford NASCAR Winston Cup entry driven by Ryan Newman. In aligning itself with one

Penske 3D:

Penske 3D:

January 18, 2002
Penske 3D: 3D Systems Corp. announced it has joined forces in a technology and marketing alliance with Penske Racing for its NASCAR Winston Cup programs. Penske Racing uses 3D Systems solid imaging technology to build prototype parts for Winston Cup Series cars driven

Mobil Not Happy? BUT UPDATE 3 IMAGE:

Mobil Not Happy? BUT UPDATE 3 IMAGE:

January 9, 2002
Mobil Not Happy? BUT UPDATE 3 IMAGE: hearing Mobil might not be coming back to Penske at all as an associate sponsor as they were not happy with the team going away the way it did and might do just a very small associate sponsorship now if at all and do not have a

Testing at Las Vegas:

Testing at Las Vegas:

January 7, 2002
Testing at Las Vegas: 49 drivers are scheduled to attend Las Vegas Motor Speedway's annual "Test in the West" Jan. 28-31. Cup champ #24-Jeff Gordon will be among 32 Cup drivers and 17 BGN drivers slated to test over the four-day period in preparation for the March

Congrats:

Congrats:

January 3, 2002
Congrats: Wendy Venturini and Chad Norris were wed at on New Year's Eve at St. James Catholic Church in Concord, NC. Wendy works at NASCAR Images as a Segment Producer for NASCAR This Morning on FOX Sports Net (and is the daughter of two-time ARCA champ Bill Venturini

Little Al to NASCAR? UPDATE 2

Little Al to NASCAR? UPDATE 2

December 31, 2001
Little Al to NASCAR? UPDATE 2: with the Galles Racing IRL team appearing to be done (reportedly, a proposed big-money deal with Budweiser fell through), Al Unser Jr. -- "Little Al" is suddenly shopping for a ride. "It seems as good a time as any for Little Al to look

Mobil Not Happy? BUT UPDATE 2:

Mobil Not Happy? BUT UPDATE 2:

December 18, 2001
Mobil Not Happy? BUT UPDATE 2: hearing Mobil might not be coming back to Penske at all as an associate sponsor as they were not happy with the team going away the way it did and might do just a very small associate sponsorship now if at all and do not have a contract

Speaking of the #12 Team:

Speaking of the #12 Team:

December 18, 2001
Speaking of the #12 Team: Ryan Newman and #12 ALLTEL Team Penske will head to Lakeland, FL to test on December 19th and 20th. The team will resume testing in January beginning with the NASCAR sanctioned test at Daytona International Speedway from the 7th through 9th

Newman will be #12:

Newman will be #12:

December 10, 2001
Newman will be #12: Ryan Newman's fleet of Alltel Team Penske Ford Taurus race cars will carry the number 12 for the 2002 Cup season. Penske Racing South officials confirmed the move today, citing the equity position and history the team has with the number. The Penske

Not NASCAR but….

Not NASCAR but….

December 7, 2001
Not NASCAR but.... CART co-founder Roger Penske [and owner of the #2-Rusty Wallace and #02-Ryan Newman Cup teams] is leaving CART for the rival IRL. Penske plans to race in all IRL events next season, including the Indianapolis 500, Penske Racing president Tim Cindric

Hamilton Jr to the #25 or Cup? UPDATE to the #25:

Hamilton Jr to the #25 or Cup? UPDATE to the #25:

December 4, 2001
Rumor has it that Bobby Hamilton Jr. may end up in the #25 Rensi Motorsports Chevy in the BGN next year. Hamilton already announced he was leaving the Carroll Racing-owned #26 Chevrolet in the BGN, and said he was looking at an offer from a Winston Cup team and one

#12 Decision next week(today) UPDATE 5 Closed and done – Official – Sospenzo to the #7? or #5?:

#12 Decision next week(today) UPDATE 5 Closed and done – Official – Sospenzo to the #7? or #5?:

November 29, 2001
#12 Decision next week(today) UPDATE 5 Closed and done - Official - Sospenzo to the #7? or #5?: Peter Sospenzo, crew chief for the No. 12 Fords now being driven by Mike Wallace, said he hopes to hear about the future of the team next week. Sospenzo said Walt Czarnecki

Jeff Green on pole at Homestead:

Jeff Green on pole at Homestead:

November 9, 2001
#10-Jeff Green won the pole with a speed of 150.939mph, #02-Ryan Newman was 2nd fastest. #66-Casey Mears will start 21st and #30-Christian Fittipaldi will start 33rd in the BGN debuts. All three Sauter brothers made the race: Jay(34th), Tim(19th) and Johnny(35th).