Ryan Joseph Newman

Born:	December 8, 1977 (1977-12-08) (age 29)
Birthplace:	South Bend, Indiana
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NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Statistics
Car #, Team	12 - Penske Racing
2006 NEXTEL Cup Position:	18th
Best Cup Position:	6th - 2002, 2003 (Winston Cup), & 2005 (Nextel Cup)
First Race:	2000 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix)
First Win:	2002 New Hampshire 300 (Loudon)
Last Win:	2005 Sylvania 300 (New Hampshire)
Wins	Top Tens	Poles
12	89	41
All stats current as of June 9, 2007.

Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series. He drives the #12 Alltel, Mobil Oil Dodge Charger for Penske Racing. Newman, along with the late Alan Kulwicki, is one of the few NASCAR racers with a college degree, graduating from Purdue University in 2001 with a B. S. in vehicle structure engineering (Kulwicki's degree was in mechanical engineering).^[1] The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series is NASCARs top racing series. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The 2006 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup season started at Daytona International Speedway on Sunday, February 12 with the Bud Shootout and will end on Sunday, November 19 with the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway. ... The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 10 and ended on Sunday November 17. ... The 2003 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 8 and ended on Sunday November 16. ... The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... The 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Season began on Sunday February 13 and ended on Sunday November 20. ... The Checker Auto Parts 500 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at Phoenix International Raceway in Avondale, Arizona. ... Phoenix International Raceway is a one mile tri-oval race track located in Avondale, AZ. It opened in 1964, but wasnt used by NASCAR until 1988, with the first race won by the late Alan Kulwicki. ... The 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup began on Saturday February 10 and ended on Sunday November 17. ... The Sylvania 300 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... The 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup season began on Saturday, February 12. ... The Sylvania 300 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car race held at the New Hampshire International Speedway in Loudon, New Hampshire. ... New Hampshire International Speedway is a 1. ... June 9 is the 160th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (161st in leap years), with 205 days remaining. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... December 8 is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1977 (album) by Ash. ... Location in the state of Indiana Coordinates: , County St. ... Official language(s) English Capital Indianapolis Largest city Indianapolis Area  Ranked 38th  - Total 36,418 sq mi (94,321 km²)  - Width 140 miles (225 km)  - Length 270 miles (435 km)  - % water 1. ... The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is the largest sanctioning body of motorsports in the United States. ... Alltel (NYSE: AT) is an American telecommunications company with headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas. ... Exxon Mobil Corporation or ExxonMobil (NYSE: XOM), headquartered in Irving, Texas, is an oil producer and distributor formed on November 30, 1999, by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. ... The Dodge Charger, in its current incarnation, is a rear-wheel drive full-size automobile built by the DaimlerChrysler corporation for its North American Dodge brand. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Alan Kulwicki (December 14, 1954 - April 1, 1993) was an American NASCAR driver. ... Purdue University (Purdue) is a land-grant, public university in West Lafayette, Indiana, United States. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

In 2002, he was the Raybestos Rookie of the Year. The NASCAR Rookie of the Year Award is presented to the first-year driver that has the best season in a NASCAR season. ...

Racing career

Ryan Newman's #12 at the final Southern 500 in 2004, courtesy of Flickr contributorzoom.gne?id=21520551&size=o&context=pool-37996650316@N01

Ryan's large number of Bud Poles in such a short time period has earned him the nickname of Rocket Man. Ending with the 2005 MBNA RacePoints 400, Ryan had a streak of 20 straight races started in the top ten. In the Busch Series Ryan has 23 starts, 7 wins, 9 top 5's, 15 top 10's and 9 Bud Poles. In 2005 Ryan ran 9 Busch races, winning 6 times and breaking a record for 5 consecutive wins in a row and finishing out of the top 5 only once. Nineteen races into the 2006 season Ryan's best finish came at the Dodge/Save Mart 350 where he finished 2nd. He has yet to win a race in 2007, but has won four poles, his first of 2007 coming at Atlanta, making him eligable for the Bud Shootout. He has won three consecutive poles, at the Coca Cola 600 at Lowe's Motor Speedway on May 25, 2007, the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover International Speedway on June 1 and the Pocono 500 at Pocono Raceway on June 8. At one point, the rate of Newman's poles was 1 in every 3 races. ^[2] bringing his pole total to 41 for his career, tied with Mark Martin for 6th on the Modern Era Pole winners list.^[3] Newman's pit crew also won the NEXTEL All-Star Challenge Pit Crew Competition. Image File history File links Ryan_Newman. ... Image File history File links Ryan_Newman. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The MBNA RacePoints 400 is the first of two NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car races held at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. ... The Dodge/Save Mart 350 is a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held at Infineon Raceway. ... Atlanta Motor Speedway is a superspeedway in Hampton, Georgia, USA, 20 miles (32 km) south of Atlanta. ... The Budweiser Shootout is an annual NASCAR Nextel Cup Series event held at Daytona International Speedway in February, the week before the Daytona 500. ... The Coca-Cola 600 (formerly World 600) is a six hundred mile stock car race held annually at Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) in Charlotte, North Carolina on Memorial Day weekend. ... Lowes Motor Speedway (formerly Charlotte Motor Speedway) is a speedway in Concord, North Carolina, north of Charlotte. ... The Autism Speaks 400 presented by Visa is the first of two NASCAR Nextel Cup stock car races held at Dover International Speedway in Dover, Delaware. ... Dover International Speedway (nickname: The Monster Mile) is a NASCAR race track located near Dover, Delaware. ... The Pocono 500 is the first of two stock car races held at the Pocono Raceway in Long Pond, Pennsylvania, on the NASCAR Nextel Cup schedule, the other being the Pennsylvania 500. ... Pocono Raceway is a superspeedway located in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania at Long Pond; it is the site of two annual NASCAR Nextel Cup races held just a few weeks apart in June and July. ... The NASCAR NEXTEL All-Star Challenge, formerly known as The Winston until 2004, is a race open to race winners from the previous season as well as the current season. ...

Races won

Winston/Nextel Cup (12 career wins)

• 2005 (1 win) Sylvania 300 (Loudon)
• 2004 (2 wins) DHL 400 (Michigan), MBNA America 400 (Dover)
• 2003 (8 wins) Samsung/Radio Shack 500 (Texas), MBNA Armed Forces Family 400 (Dover), Tropicana 400 (Chicago), Pennsylvania 500 (Pocono), GFS Marketplace 400 (Michigan), Chevy Rock and Roll 400 (Richmond), Dover 400 (Dover), Banquet 400 (Kansas)
• 2002 (1 win) New Hampshire 300 (Loudon), Rookie of the Year

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Busch Series (7 career wins)

• 2005 (6 wins) Zippo 200 (Watkins Glen), Domino's Pizza 250 (Michigan), Food City 250 (Bristol), Dover 200 (Dover), Dollar General 300 (Charlotte), Ford 300 (Homestead)
• 2001 (1 win) NAPAonline.com 250 (Michigan)

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International Race of Champions (1 career win)

• 2004 (1 win) Race 1 (Daytona)

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Charity

Ryan and his wife Krissie operate the Ryan Newman Foundation. The foundation primarily focuses on assuring that adequate care is provided for unwanted dogs and cats in shelters and pounds. Ryan helped fund the construction of the Catawba County, North Carolina Humane Society shelter, in the county where he lives. Catawba County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. ... A humane society is a group that aims to stop animal and human suffering due to cruelty or other reasons. ...

Trivia

• Newman's car was featured on the cover of the 2005 EA Sports computer game NASCAR SimRacing and was actively involved in its development.
• Newman has been invited to the International Race of Champions three times, in 2003, 2004, and 2006, finishing second in the standings to Matt Kenseth in 2004.
• After his wild flip at Daytona International Speedway in Feb. 2003, he joked about the incident, saying "they don't have any rides like that at Disney World,".
• A fishing fanatic, he also enjoys working on vintage automobiles, particularly 1950s Chryslers.
• His mentor is Buddy Baker.
• He shares a birthdate with Kevin Harvick (December 8).

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References

1. ^ A Breed Apart.
2. ^ Newman Wins Third Consecutive Pole.
3. ^ Modern Era Pole Winners.

External links

• Alltel Racing Website
• Official Fansite
• Kodak Motorsports Website
• NASCAR Driver Website
• Penske Racing
• Ryan Newman: Bio, Team, Stats and News.