| Name |
Ryan Joseph Newman |
| Height |
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| Naionality |
American |
| Date of Birth |
8-December-1977 |
| Place of Birth |
South Bend, Indiana, U.S. |
| Famous for |
NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) |
Ryan Joseph Newman is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the No. 39 Quicken Loans/Haas Automation/Outback Steakhouse, Chevrolet SS for Stewart Haas Racing under crew chief Matt Borland. Newman graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a B.S. in engineering.
In 2002, he was the Raybestos Rookie of the Year. Newman made his racing debut in 1993 in the United Midget Auto Racing Association and the All-American Midget Series, winning both Rookie of the Year and the championship. His 100 feature wins and two titles have him in the Quarter Midget Hall of Fame. Moving to USAC in 1995 running the C.E. Lewis No. 39 Drinan Chassis powered Brayton Motor; he was ROTY again in both the Midget Series and the Silver Crown in 1996. In 1999, he was the first driver to win in all three divisions while being the Silver Bullet Series champion in the No. 14 Beast Chassis powered Chevy. In 2002, Newman won a season-high 6 poles, breaking the record set by Davey Allison. In September, he won his first career Winston Cup race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after starting from the pole. Newman also became the second rookie since Dale Earnhardt, Jr. to win The Winston, and beat out Jimmie Johnson for the Rookie of the Year award on the strength of rookie records in top-fives (14) and top-tens (22), even though Johnson had more wins. Ryan Newman made his Nationwide Series debut on February 12, 2001 at Rockingham) in the Alltel 200. He started second and finished ninth; it was his first of fifteen appearances in the 2001 season, where he finished with one win and eight top-10 finishes.
He joined Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s JR Motorsports for the 2009 campaign as the driver of the No. 5 Fastenal Chevy, signing on for four appearances for the year. In May 2010, Newman was hired to drive the No. 1 car for Phoenix Racing at Dover. In 2011, Newman will drive the No. 30 Chevrolet for Turner Motorsports at Phoenix International Raceway Newman is a car enthusiast and owns 14 cars. He enjoys driving and working on vintage cars, particularly 1950s Chryslers.
His first car was a 74 Triumph TR-6. His favorite car is his 1948 Buick Roadmaster convertible he received from his wife as a birthday gift. His collection can be viewed on the History Channel show American Pickers (Episode: Art of the Deal). Ryan Also enjoys playing iRacing, a computer racing simulation game. On April 29, 2008, the St. Joseph County, Indiana, Board of Commissioners dedicated a half-mile stretch of newly-rerouted Lincoln Way West (formerly U.S. Route 20) near the South Bend Regional Airport to Newman.
