Ryan Newman
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| Born | December 8, 1977 | ||||||
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| Hometown | South Bend, Indiana | ||||||
| Awards | 1996 USAC Silver Crown Rookie of the Year
1999 USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Series champion Sprint All-Star Race XVIII Winner 2008 Daytona 500 winner |
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| Car #, Team | #12 - Penske Racing South | ||||||
| 2007 Sprint 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 | 2008 Daytona 500 (Daytona) | ||||||
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| Car #, Team | #12 - Penske Racing South | ||||||
| 2007 NNS Position | 50th | ||||||
| Best NNS Position | 28th - 2001 (Busch) | ||||||
| First Race | 2001 Alltel 200 (Rockingham) | ||||||
| First Win | 2001 NAPAonline.com 250 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last Win | 2005 Ford 300 (Homestead) | ||||||
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Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #12 Alltel/Mobil 1/Kodak Dodge Charger for Penske Racing. Newman graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a B.S. in vehicle structure engineering.[1] In 2002, he was the Raybestos Rookie of the Year.
He enjoys fishing and working on vintage automobiles, particularly 1950s Chryslers. Newman's car was featured on the cover of the 2005 EA Sports computer game NASCAR SimRacing, and he was actively involved in its development.
Newman won the Daytona 500 on February 17, 2008, after passing Tony Stewart on the final lap. It was his first win since September 2005.
In July of 2008, Newman and Penske Racing announced they would part ways. Later that month it was speculated that Newman entered into a verbal agreement to drive for Stewart Haas Racing in 2009 in their #39 Chevrolet. This was confirmed in a press conference held by Stewart Haas Racing on August 15, 2008 at Michigan International Speedway.
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[edit] Racing career
[edit] Early days
Newman made his racing debut in 1993 in 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, 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.
[edit] Beginnings with Penske
Newman began working for legendary racing icon Roger Penske in 2000, winning 3 of the five ARCA RE/MAX Series races he entered, and making his Winston Cup debut at <a href="/wiki/Phoenix