Ryan Newman News

Newman Slugged?

Newman Slugged?

February 26, 2001
hearing that after an incident in the BGN race at Rockingham that #38-Elton Sawyer got out of his car yesterday and tried to throw a few punches at #02-Ryan Newman, while he was still in the car. Supposedly Jeff Green, Tim Fedewa and a few others had a few choice words

BGN at the Rock – Biffle on the pole:

BGN at the Rock – Biffle on the pole:

February 23, 2001
Busch Series rookies #60-Greg Biffle and #02-Ryan Newman swept the front row in qualifying Friday at North Carolina Speedway. Biffle's speed was 156.368mph followed by Newman at 155.511. #00-Todd Bodine was third at 154.618, followed by #48-Kenny Wallace at 154.195

Newman Wins ARCA Race:

Newman Wins ARCA Race:

February 11, 2001
Newman Wins ARCA Race: Ryan Newman, the protege of Winston Cup veteran Buddy Baker and soon-to-be teammate to Rusty Wallace and Jeremy Mayfield at Penske Racing, won his first race at Daytona International Speedway, capturing a victory in Sunday's Discount Auto Parts

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

Las Vegas Testing – Day 2:

January 31, 2001
For the second consecutive day, #50-Greg Biffle paced a field of BGN drivers who were preparing for the Sam's Town 300 on March 3rd. Biffle turned a lap of 166.359mph, which was faster than #74-Chad Little's 165.299mph. There were 11 NASCAR Busch Series teams who participated

Newman Tests at Darlington:

Newman Tests at Darlington:

January 25, 2001
NASCAR Busch Series rookie Ryan Newman spent Tuesday and Wednesday testing at Darlington, his first visit to the track. During his test session, Newman got some pointers from Buddy Baker, a two-time winner at Darlington. According to Baker, Newman has proven capable

Newman Tests at AMS UPDATE:

Newman Tests at AMS UPDATE:

January 19, 2001
Ryan Newman will be testing his #02-Alltel Ford in preparation for the March 10 Aarons 312 Busch Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Tuesday, Jan. 16-Wednesday, Jan. 17 from 9:00am-5:00pm/et. The test session is closed to the public(AMS PR)(1-15-2001) UPDATE:

Phoenix Testing:

Phoenix Testing:

October 21, 2000
Kurt Busch and Ryan Newman, spent two days at Phoenix International Raceway this past week working on qualifying setups in preparation for the upcoming Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 NASCAR Winston Cup Series race. Busch, who will bein the Cup series full time next

#77 and Penske? UPDATE 2:

#77 and Penske? UPDATE 2:

October 14, 2000
Roger Penske is reported considering buying the Doug Bawal (#77) operation, possibly as a base for the new Ryan Newman team. Bawal's shop sites adjacent to Penske's in Mooresville. Ryan Pemberton, who runs the team for Bawal, says he's unaware of any possible sale

Penske Does a Favor:

Penske Does a Favor:

October 14, 2000
ARCA driver, Bob Strait, who wrecked his primary and only car in final practice Friday at Talladega, is back in business complements of the Roger Penske Alltel Ford team who have loaned Ryan Newman's back-up Taurus. However, the Mokena, IL veteran will now have to

#12 Rumors/News? UPDATE 2:

#12 Rumors/News? UPDATE 2:

October 10, 2000
hearing that #12 Mobil One owner, Michael Kranefuss is to sell the #12 team to Roger Penske, who owns the #2 Miller Lite Ford team. Also, Kranefuss is expected to purchase the #41 from Larry Hedrick and run Shawna Robinson with a possible Cup deal out of the Statesville

#77 and Penske? UPDATE Engines:

#77 and Penske? UPDATE Engines:

October 10, 2000
Roger Penske is reported considering buying the Doug Bawal (#77) operation, possibly as a base for the new Ryan Newman team. Bawal's shop sites adjacent to Penske's in Mooresville. Ryan Pemberton, who runs the team for Bawal, says he's unaware of any possible sale

Penske-Kranefuss Team Structure? UPDATE:

Penske-Kranefuss Team Structure? UPDATE:

October 5, 2000
in the last few days, there have been news regarding Penske South adding Ryan Newman to their team and Penske Kranefuss adding Shawna Robonson to their Cup team in 2001 and 2001. How this affects the structure of the team is unknown. Neither news item mentioned the

Penske/Newman/ALLTEL News:

Penske/Newman/ALLTEL News:

October 4, 2000
Officials of ALLTEL and Penske Racing South announced today a 23-race "blended" 2001 schedule for driver Ryan Newman in preparation for a full NASCAR Winston Cup effort in the 2002 season. ALLTEL will sponsor the former USAC champion in a schedule next season that

Speaking of Jarrett:

Speaking of Jarrett:

October 4, 2000
Jason Jarrett qualified 3rd for tonight's ARCA event at Lowe, Jarrett's first ARCA race venture, and his #88 car will be serviced by the pit crew from Dale Jarrett's #88 Ford Credit Winston Cup team. Although there are usually a number of cautions in the 67-lap sprint

Ford to Boost BGN Effort:

Ford to Boost BGN Effort:

September 29, 2000
Ford to Boost BGN Effort: Ford Motor Company will increase its involvement in the BGN series in 2001. In 2000, the only Ford BGN team to make all the races has been the #98 Akins Motorsports team. A possible lineup of Ford teams in 2001: #98-Akins Motorsports with