Ryan Newman News

Newman on the pole at the Rock:

Newman on the pole at the Rock:

November 2, 2001
#02-Ryan Newman's lap at 154.007mph won the pole for Saturdays Sams Club 200 at North Carolina Speedway, his sixth in 14 starts this season. #48-Kenny Wallace will start second, while series points leader #2-Kevin Harvick will line up third. Reigning series champion

Alltel Official for 2002:

Alltel Official for 2002:

October 27, 2001
Alltel Official for 2002: Alltel announced their official sponsorship of his 2002 Winston Cup effort and Rookie of the Year bid for Ryan Newman in the #02 Penske Ford. Alltel recently held an employee day at their Little Rock, Ark. headquarters, where they unveiled

#12 Team to go away? UPDATE 3:

#12 Team to go away? UPDATE 3:

October 21, 2001
#12 Team to go away? UPDATE 3: Mike Wallace will replace Mayfield in the #12 Fords for the rest of this season. The future of that car beyond that point is undetermined. It's possible that Roger Penske's operation could be a two-car team again next year with Rusty

Testing at Homestead:

Testing at Homestead:

October 16, 2001
Testing at Homestead: Winston Cup testing sessions at Homestead-Miami Speedway will be open to the public beginning Tuesday, October 16. Testing runs from 9:00am - 5:00pm. Admission to the testing sessions is free to the public. Driver participation is subject to change

#12 Team to go away? UPDATE 2:

#12 Team to go away? UPDATE 2:

October 13, 2001
#12 Team to go away? UPDATE 2: Mike Wallace will replace Mayfield in the #12 Fords for the rest of this season. The future of that car beyond that point is undetermined. It's possible that Roger Penske's operation could be a two-car team again next year with Rusty

Newman crashes at Phoenix:

Newman crashes at Phoenix:

October 13, 2001
Newman crashes at Phoenix: #02-Ryan Newman crashed in testing Tuesday at Phoenix, destroying a Cup car. He was uninjured. The team was testing in preparation of the Cup race there in two weeks(Roanoke Times)(10-13-2001)

DW, Newman and Wendy’s UPDATE:

DW, Newman and Wendy’s UPDATE:

October 8, 2001
DW, Newman and Wendy's UPDATE: Darrell Waltrip and Dave Thomas are back together. DW and Wendy's founder Dave Thomas are in Charlotte today and tomorrow filming another round of national Wendy's commercials. Joining them in at least one commercial is NASCAR rising

#12 Team to go away? UPDATE:

#12 Team to go away? UPDATE:

October 7, 2001
#12 Team to go away? UPDATE: Mike Wallace will replace Mayfield in the #12 Fords for the rest of this season. The future of that car beyond that point is undetermined. It's possible that Roger Penske's operation could be a two-car team again next year with Rusty Wallace

Silly Season in full swing – Mayfield out of #12 NOW UPDATEs Wallace in:

Silly Season in full swing – Mayfield out of #12 NOW UPDATEs Wallace in:

October 4, 2001
Silly Season in full swing - Mayfield out of #12 NOW UPDATEs Wallace in: Penske Racing, LLC has released Jeremy Mayfield, effective immediately, from all obligations as a driver for the #12 Mobil 1 Taurus. The team plans to name another driver later this week for the

Gordon wins at Kansas:

Gordon wins at Kansas:

September 30, 2001
Gordon wins at Kansas: #24-Jeff Gordon won the Protection One 400 at Kansas Speedway, his 6th win of the 2001 season and 58th of his 285 race career. #02-Ryan Newman was 2nd. #28-Ricky Rudd was third abd lost 10 points to Gordon and is now 222 points behind Gordon

Newman wins pole at Dover:

Newman wins pole at Dover:

September 21, 2001
Newman wins pole at Dover:#02-Ryan Newman won the pole at Dover with a lap of 155.635mph. See That's Racin' for MBNA.com 200 lineup(9-21-2001)

Green wins pole at Richmond:

Green wins pole at Richmond:

September 6, 2001
Green wins pole at Richmond:#10-Jeff Green won the pole at Richmond with a speed of 125.122mph with #02-Ryan Newman second at 124.809. See That's Racin' for Starting Lineup (9-6-2001)

Newman wins pole at Darlington

Newman wins pole at Darlington

August 31, 2001
Newman wins pole at Darlingtonby 3mph. #02-Ryan Newman won the pole for Saturday's South Carolina 200 at Darlington with a lap Friday at 169.246 mph, slightly off the pace of the record he set in winning the pole for the March BGN race at the track. #21-Mike Skinner

Newman Wins at MIS:

Newman Wins at MIS:

August 18, 2001
Newman Wins at MIS:#02-Ryan Newman wins his first BGN race in nine starts at Michigan, #2-Kevin Harvick was 2nd and extends his points lead. See NASCAR.com for Unofficial Results(8-18-2001)

Newman to Test:

Newman to Test:

August 14, 2001
Newman to Test: Ryan Newman will test his #02 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Ford Taurus during a Penske South test at Kansas Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2001(8-14-2001) (8-13-2001)