Ryan Newman (racing driver)

Ryan Newman
Newman at Daytona International Speedway in 2020
Born	Ryan Joseph Newman (1977-12-08) December 8, 1977 South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
Achievements	2008 Daytona 500 winner 1999 USAC Silver Crown Series Champion 2013 Brickyard 400 winner 2002 The Winston Winner 1997, 1999 Night Before the 500 Winner 2014 All-Star Shootout Winner 2023 SRX Series Champion
Awards	2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 2003 Driver of the Year Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
733 races run over 21 years
2023 position	55th
Best finish	2nd (2014)
First race	2000 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix)
Last race	2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix)
First win	2002 New Hampshire 300 (New Hampshire)
Last win	2017 Camping World 500 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 18 268 51
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
65 races run over 10 years
2023 position	72th
Best finish	28th (2001)
First race	2001 Alltel 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	2023 Contender Boats 300 (Homestead)
First win	2001 NAPAonline.com 250 (Michigan)
Last win	2005 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 7 35 12
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
7 races run over 6 years
2021 position	125th
Best finish	49th (2009)
First race	2008 E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta)
Last race	2018 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
First win	2008 E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 6 1
Statistics current as of December 31, 2023.

Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977), nicknamed "Rocket Man", is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes in the SMART Modified Tour for Coulter Motorsports. He is the 2023 SRX Series champion.

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.

NASCAR

Cup Series

Penske Racing (2000–2008)

Newman began driving for icon Roger Penske in 2000, in order to transition to stock car racing. Newman ran the No. 27 Alltel-sponsored Ford for Penske Racing in the ARCA RE/MAX Series. Newman won three of the five ARCA races he entered, and made his Winston Cup debut at Phoenix International Raceway in the No. 02 Alltel-sponsored Ford for Penske. In 2001, Penske planned for Newman to run at least 23 combined events in both ARCA and NASCAR, while Newman attended Purdue University. In addition to five ARCA events, Newman ran 15 Busch Series races that season, winning poles in his second and third career starts and scoring his first career win at Michigan International Speedway in just his 9th career start. He also had a series-high six poles. Around this time he would meet racing legend Buddy Baker, who would eventually become his mentor on superspeedways.

In 2002, Newman won a season-high six poles, breaking the rookie record previously set by Davey Allison. Newman joined Dale Earnhardt Jr. as the second rookie to win The Winston all-star race. At Watkins Glen later that summer, Newman led 11 laps and finished second behind Tony Stewart. However the race ended in controversy as it was discovered that Stewart had restarted the race too early and jumped the restart. Despite a protest by Penske, NASCAR upheld Stewart's win. In September, he scored his first career Winston Cup win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway after starting from the pole. Newman 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, finished higher in the points standings, and led the standings at one point.

Newman's sophomore season began with a flip at the 2003 Daytona 500 after contact with Ken Schrader and Bobby Labonte. At Watkins Glen, he spun and hit the foam blocks, sending him on his side. The near-flip was at the 2003 Aaron's 499, when he blew a tire mid-pack and nearly turned on his side in turn 1, sparking a 27-car crash. Newman's 2003 season was pretty inconsistent. He would win one race but wreck in the next. Though finishing the season with a series-high eight wins and eleven poles along with 17 top-fives and 22 top-tens and an average finish of 13.9, Newman also suffered seven DNF's, which left him sixth in points. His number of poles during the season led to him being nicknamed "Rocket Man".

In 2004, Newman qualified for the inaugural Chase for the Cup by finishing seventh in points with two wins and nine poles. He made the 2005 Chase as well, while returning to the Busch Series after a four-year absence, winning six out of the nine races he entered, including a series-record five straight.

Newman's 2008 Daytona 500 car, on display at the Daytona 500 Experience

Newman endured his first winless season in 2006, finishing a career-worst 18th in points, while his longtime crew chief, Matt Borland, left for Michael Waltrip Racing. His pole ratio between his rookie year and 2006 was one in every three races, tying him for fifteenth on the all-time poles list. As of November 2020, Ryan has 51 poles, placing him 9th all-time.

In 2007, despite a streak of three consecutive poles, Newman again failed to win a race, including a near win at Lowe's Motor Speedway that was spoiled by a blown tire. His winless drought ended after he won the 2008 Daytona 500 on February 17, 2008. It was also the first Daytona 500 win for Penske. Newman failed to make the Chase from 2006 to 2008. In the points standings he finished 18th in 2006, 13th in 2007, and 17th in 2008.

Stewart-Haas Racing (2009–2013)

Newman pits his No. 39 Impala

On July 15, 2008, Newman announced that he was leaving Penske at the end of the season, and a month later, it was confirmed he would be joining Haas CNC Racing for 2009, in the No. 4 Chevy Impala, the number was later changed to 39 due to Morgan–McClure Motorsports owning the number. The team was renamed Stewart-Haas Racing before the season.

Despite a slow start, Newman earned a pole, five top 5s, and 15 top 10s, and an average finish of 14.0, his best since his 8-win season in 2003. On September 12 at Richmond, Newman finished 10th and clinched a spot in the Chase for the first time since 2005. On November 1, 2009, at the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, Newman was involved in a heavy crash on the back stretch in which he flipped over on top of Kevin Harvick entering Turn 3. He ended up on his roof and because the roof was crushed, crews had to use the Jaws of Life to pry the roof off the car after NASCAR officials flipped it back over. Newman was unharmed.

On April 10, 2010, Newman broke a 78-race winless streak with a win in the Subway Fresh Fit 600 at Phoenix International Raceway. He only led 4 laps during the race. The win was the first in NASCAR history for a car numbered 39. In September 2010, he was chosen as "honorable mention" in a list of the smartest athletes in sports by Sporting News.

Newman tandem racing with Dale Earnhardt Jr. during the 2011 Gatorade Duels at Daytona

Newman began his 2011 season by leading the most laps in the Daytona 500, but crashed twice late and finished 22nd. He got his first win of the season winning on a fuel mileage having enough to get the checkered flag at the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire, giving him his 3rd career win at the track. Tony Stewart finished 2nd, giving Stewart/Haas Racings their first ever 1–2 finish. At the same track in September, Newman grabbed his 3rd pole of the season at the Sylvania 300. The 49th pole of his career put him in a tie for 10th all time on career poles with Bobby Isaac.

On April 1, 2012, at Martinsville Speedway, Newman survived a wild finish to get the 16th win of his career, driving the #39 Outback Steakhouse car. The finish involved a controversial caution with 3 laps to go involving the No. 10 of David Reutimann which set up a green-white-checkered finish. Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson dominated but on the restart, they crashed with Clint Bowyer and Newman came through unscathed en route to the win.

Newman competing in the 2013 STP Gas Booster 500 at Martinsville Speedway

Newman's 2013 campaign started with a 5th-place finish in the Daytona 500, but his momentum changed with two crashes at Phoenix the following week. He finished 38th at Las Vegas, but recovered with a 7th-place finish at Bristol. Newman collected two more Top 10 finishes in the next three races, but during that span he also had a controversial 31st-place finish in Martinsville. After a puncture, Newman appeared to stop deliberately and was penalized three laps. Two mediocre races at Kansas and Richmond followed, before the series went to Talladega. There, Newman was initially running well but finished 32nd when he and his teammate Danica Patrick were caught up in a spectacular late crash that saw Kurt Busch flip over and land on top of Newman. Newman, however, recovered well to collect two consecutive Top 10 finishes at both Darlington and Charlotte, displaying a large performance difference between the All-Star Race and the Coca-Cola 600.

At Dover, Newman was running well until a pit road accident. There, he nearly tapped Jimmie Johnson after locking up his wheels when coming into pit road. He was penalized for a speeding violation resulting from the locked wheels and was one lap down after the penalty. Not long after the penalty, Newman was involved in an accident with David Gilliland, ending his race.

The following week at Pocono Raceway, Newman led 19 laps and finished 5th, after running most of the race on an off-sequence pit stop strategy.

Newman strung together three unimpressive races at Michigan, Kentucky, and Sonoma, before finishing 10th at Daytona after a crash at the finish line. This made him, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. the only three drivers to sweep the Top 10 at Daytona in 2013 (with only Johnson sweeping the Top 5 by winning both).

At New Hampshire, Newman finished 39th in the Camping World RV Sales 301 after a crash with Kurt Busch, giving Newman his 5th DNF of 2013. On July 27, Newman won the pole for the Brickyard 400. The race was mainly a duel between Newman and Jimmie Johnson. On the final set of pit stops, Newman capitalized on a mistake by Johnson's pit crew and held on to the lead to win the race. It was Newman's first victory since the 2012 Goody's Fast Relief 500. Newman was leading near the finish of the Richmond race when Clint Bowyer spun with seven laps to go. Newman pitted, and ended up falling behind Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch and Paul Menard on the restart. He got past Menard, but could not catch Busch or Edwards on the last three laps, and lost the tiebreaker for the runner-up Wildcard spot with Martin Truex Jr.

On September 9, 2013, it was announced that Newman would replace Truex in the Chase after an investigation into Bowyer's spin proved that Bowyer had spun himself out intentionally to give Truex an opportunity to hold off Newman for the spot, under which Truex would have clinched a tiebreaker over Newman.

Richard Childress Racing (2014–2018)

On July 12, 2013, it was announced that Kevin Harvick would be joining Stewart-Haas Racing, driving the No. 4 Chevrolet SS, and that Newman would depart from the team at season's end, due to the team having insufficient funding to run a four-car team.

On September 9, 2013, it was announced that Newman would be moving to Richard Childress Racing for the 2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season, replacing Jeff Burton in the No. 31 Chevrolet.

Newman's first highlight of the year was at The Profit on CNBC 500 Phoenix Spring race. During the Cup series event, Newman controlled the race with less than 50 laps to go battling Kyle Busch for the lead for several laps. An untimely caution came out with less than 40 to go. Having not pitted in over 60 laps, Newman and Busch were forced to pit during the caution. As a result, Newman and Busch lost their shot at the win.

Newman was involved in a violent crash at Watkins Glen. Coming out of turn 9, Newman was behind Greg Biffle when Biffle went way wide. Biffle went down infront of Newman and chopped across Newman's nose causing Newman to spin and hit the Armco barrier head on at about over 100 miles per hour and also hit a tire wall with the left front that shot Newman back across the track where he clipped Michael McDowell's right rear that ended up breaking McDowell's whole rear end housing off and sending McDowell hard into the Armco barrier on the other side of the track rear first that sent McDowell onto his side. Fortunately, both Newman and McDowell walked away uninjured. while the red flag was lifted temporarily to bring the field down the front stretch.

At Michigan in August, Newman questioned a move that Jimmie Johnson pulled on him in the final five laps of the Pure Michigan 400. He and Jimmie exchanged heated words after the race. Newman refused to comment and when asked what Newman had to say, Johnson replied "Typical Ryan Newman stuff."

Because of consistency throughout the season, Newman beat veteran Jeff Gordon for the final wildcard spot in the 2014 Chase for the Sprint Cup. Newman almost won at Talladega when he controlled the final 10 laps. However, a final Green-White-Checkered finish attempt relegated Newman to a fifth-place finish. Although his car failed post-race inspection, NASCAR gave no penalties because of damage received during the Talladega race.

Newman was so consistent that after starting the Chase 11th in the standings, he moved up each round and was fourth when they came to Phoenix for the next-to-last round of the Chase.

At Phoenix, Newman was in danger of missing the final round. On the final lap, Newman pulled a controversial move on Kyle Larson, forcing Larson to slap the wall. Newman finishing 11th bumped Jeff Gordon out of the Chase. Newman defended his move stating that while it was unintentional, he felt like he owed Larson one for a previous accident. Larson later himself agreed with Newman's situation but admitted to have been initially furious over the move.

At Homestead, Newman almost won the Championship but because he finished second to Kevin Harvick in the race, he finished second to Harvick in the standings. When Newman was interviewed he stated that he was not going to play dirty and wanted to have a clean race with Harvick. Ryan Newman was in position to win the race with a two-tire call prior to the final caution. Jeff Gordon pit which allowed Harvick to gain one row for the upcoming restart for the championship.

Newman's No. 31 at the 2015 NASCAR Victory Lap on the Las Vegas Strip

Newman announced in January 2015 that he renewed his Richard Childress Racing contract and would drive the No. 31 again for the 2015 NASCAR Cup series season. Though Newman did not win a pole in 2014 he was listed as being among the drivers allowed in the Sprint Unlimited because NASCAR allowed all Chase drivers to participate in the race.

Newman began his season with a string of Top 10s, including a third-place finish at Las Vegas. While running sixth in the standings in late-March, NASCAR confiscated various tires from Newman's team following the 2015 Auto Club 400 suspecting that Newman's team illegally tampered with the tires. Many teams including Newman's were accused of poking holes in the tires to allow air to bleed, which produces more grip for the tires and allows a car to maintain faster speed. Two weeks later NASCAR penalized Newman's team with a 75-point deduction, a $125,000 fine, a six-race suspension for crew chief Luke Lambert and two key crew members. Richard Childress Racing announced that they would appeal the penalties. Both appeals were exhausted with the same outcome, when the Final Appeals officer upheld the partially reduced penalties including the suspensions. The only reason the penalties were partially reduced was because of a gray area in the NASCAR rulebook over whether or not the penalties were post-race inspection penalties.

Newman went on to make the Chase, but was eliminated at the end of round 2. He went on to finish 11th in the final standings, one point short of the Top 10. Jimmie Johnson beat him out for 10th by one point.

On October 10, 2016, Newman signed a multi-year extension with Richard Childress Racing to return in 2017. This extension was rewarded with Newman's and Childress's first victory in four years with his triumph in the Camping World 500 at Phoenix International Raceway. The race was dominated by Kyle Busch, but a late caution caused by Joey Logano blowing a tire with five laps to go set up a final restart. Newman elected to stay out and held off Kyle Larson to claim the win. The win marked Newman's 18th and RCR's 106th Cup victory, ending 127- and 112-race winless streaks, respectively. This was also the first win for the No. 31 car since Jeff Burton won at Lowe's Motor Speedway in 2008. Newman was eliminated in the first round, after finishing only 2 points behind Ricky Stenhouse Jr.

On September 15, 2018, it was announced that Newman will not return to Richard Childress Racing in 2019. Newman barely missed the Playoffs since 2016 and wound up 17th in the final standings despite also concluding his first full-time season with zero top-five finishes for the first time in his career.

Roush Fenway Racing (2019–2021)

Newman's No. 6 car at Sonoma Raceway in 2019

On September 22, 2018, it was announced that Newman would drive the No. 6 Ford Mustang GT full-time for Roush Fenway Racing starting in 2019. At the conclusion of the 2019 Monster Energy NASCAR All-Star Race, Clint Bowyer chopped Newman's nose which sent Bowyer into the wall during the cool-down lap. Following the race, Bowyer attacked Newman on pit road. Both drivers were called to the NASCAR hauler, but neither was penalized for the incident. During an autograph session at a Bass Pro Shops store on May 23, a fan brought a pair of boxing gloves for both drivers to sign. Despite not winning a race, Newman stayed consistent enough to make the 2019 playoffs. He was eliminated in the Round of 16 after multiple incidents resulted in him finishing 32nd at the Charlotte Roval. He finished 15th in the final points standings with his best finish of 2nd coming at Talladega in October after losing the lead to Ryan Blaney in a photo-finish by .007 seconds, the sixth closest finish in NASCAR history.

Newman airborne at the 2020 Daytona 500

On February 17, 2020, when leading on the final corner of the final lap of the 2020 Daytona 500, Newman's car was tapped in the rear by Ryan Blaney who was running second. Newman's car veered across the track and bounced off the outside wall, rolling over onto its roof and turning the driver's side toward Corey LaJoie's onrushing car. The violent collision caused Newman's car to roll over again and it slid upside down in a shower of sparks and flames across the finish line in ninth position, coming to a stop hundreds of yards away from the impact. LaJoie's car suffered hood damage and caught fire, but he appeared unhurt. It took nearly 15 minutes to extract Newman from the wreck and put him in an ambulance before he was taken to Halifax Medical Center. He sustained serious but non life-threatening injuries. Over the next two days, RFR provided updates on Newman's recovery, culminating in his release from the hospital on February 19, walking unaided. Ross Chastain replaced Newman in the No. 6 starting with the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas. On February 23, 2020, a statement was released detailing Newman's status, revealing that he suffered no broken bones but was recovering from an unspecified head injury. There was no timetable for Newman's return to resume his seat upon his hospital release, subject to his rehabilitation. Three weeks after the crash, Newman made an appearance at the Phoenix race, stating he believed his survival was a miracle having looked at the state of the wreck afterwards. Newman would later hold an interview with Today on March 11 where he discussed the crash, revealing he was knocked out and sustained a bruised brain. When asked about returning to racing, he stated "as soon as I possibly can".

Newman announced on April 26, 2020, that he would return to the driver's seat at the restart of NASCAR's 2020 season, as early as May 17, 2020. On April 27, 2020, it was announced that Newman was medically cleared to return to competition. In addition, NASCAR granted him a waiver for eligibility in the 2020 playoffs. However, he failed to make the playoffs after posting only two top-10 finishes, an 9th at the Daytona 500 and a 6th at the YellaWood 500.

Newman would return to Roush Fenway Racing in 2021. On July 20, 2021, RFR announced Brad Keselowski would take over the No. 6 as part of his new minority ownership in the organization, though the team has considered retaining Newman in a new part-time car. He finished a career-worst 28th in the final standings. He did not find a ride for 2022 and decided to dirt race instead.

Rick Ware Racing (2023)

Newman at Martinsville in 2023.

On May 5, 2023, it was announced that Newman would make select starts for Rick Ware Racing in the No. 51 Ford beginning with Darlington Raceway. Newman made 8 starts for Rick Ware Racing in 2023 with an average finish of 29.9.

Nationwide Series

Newman made his Busch Series debut on February 24, 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 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 drove the No. 30 Chevrolet for Turner Motorsports at Phoenix International Raceway.

Camping World Truck Series

Newman made his Truck Series debut on October 25, 2008, at Atlanta Motor Speedway, starting 10th in the 33 truck field driving Kevin Harvick's No. 2 Truck and passed his teammate Ron Hornaday Jr. with less than five laps to go to pick up his first truck series win in his first start making him the first driver to get their first Truck win at Atlanta and becoming the fourth driver to win in their first Truck race and joining the list of drivers who have won in all three of NASCAR's top series.

Newman made his Truck Series return on July 24, 2013, at the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway, and finished third.

In 2015, Newman made his return to the Truck Series at Kansas, replacing Joe Nemechek to drive the No. 8 Chevrolet Silverado where he finished 2nd.

On July 10, 2018, Jordan Anderson Racing announced that Newman would drive the No. 3 Chevrolet at Eldora. He would qualify 10th, but would fall 4 laps down, finishing in 30th.

On March 17, 2021, Newman revealed that he would be returning to the Truck Series and entering the new Bristol dirt race with a new team in the series, DCC Racing, owned by Brad Means. This team used the No. 39, Newman's number when he drove for Team Penske in the Xfinity Series, and Stewart-Haas Racing in the Cup Series, driving a Ford, the manufacturer Newman drives in the Cup Series with Roush Fenway Racing. Brad Means is the son of Jimmy Means, the team owner of Xfinity Series team Jimmy Means Racing. However, he failed to qualify when the heat races were canceled due to rain, his first ever DNQ in NASCAR.

Whelen Modified Tour

On April 1, 2022, Newman returned to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour, driving the SS Racing No. 39 at the 2022 Virginia is for Racing Lovers 150 at Richmond Raceway. He led a few laps early in the race, but faded to a 13th-place finish.

Personal life

Newman was born December 8, 1977, in South Bend, Indiana. He graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a B.S. in engineering. He has a sister, Jamie. Newman was married to Krissie, and they have two daughters. 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 was on an episode of American Pickers, buying bumper cars for his children.

On February 13, 2020, Newman announced that he and his wife Krissie would "amicably separate." The couple added that they will remain friends, raise their daughters together, and continue to run Rescue Ranch.

Charity

Newman and his ex-wife, Krissie, operate Rescue Ranch, whose mission is to promote, through its education, respect for all animals, as well as agricultural, environmental, and wildlife conservation; and facilitates rehabilitation, rescue, and responsible pet ownership in order to enhance the human-animal bond. The Newmans themselves have rescued and cared for five dogs: Socks, Dunkin, Fred, Jasmine, and Hollow. They are also the proud owners of an orange feline whom they named Benjamin Ries-Roncalli after the famous ex-driver. He helped fund the construction of the Catawba County, North Carolina Humane Society shelter, in the county where he once lived.

Hobbies

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").

Newman also enjoys fishing when he finds time during race weekends.

Awards and honors

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.

Motorsports career results

NASCAR

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

Cup Series

NASCAR Cup Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	NCSC	Pts	Ref
2000	Kranefuss-Penske Racing	02	Ford	DAY	CAR	LVS	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT	DOV	MCH	POC	SON	DAY	NHA	POC	IND	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	NHA	DOV	MAR	CLT	TAL	CAR	PHO 41	HOM	ATL			70th	40
2001	Penske Racing South			DAY	CAR	LVS 33	ATL	DAR	BRI	TEX	MAR	TAL	CAL	RCH	CLT 43	DOV	MCH 5	POC	SON	DAY	CHI	NHA	POC	IND 31	GLN	MCH	BRI	DAR	RCH	DOV	KAN 2	CLT 19	MAR	TAL	PHO 40	CAR	HOM	ATL	NHA	49th	497
2002		12		DAY 7	CAR 14	LVS 4	ATL 10	DAR 5	BRI 37	TEX 40	MAR 41	TAL 43	CAL 14	RCH 2	CLT 41	DOV 4	POC 32	MCH 3	SON 9	DAY 27	CHI 5*	NHA 5	POC 5	IND 4	GLN 2	MCH 31	BRI 36	DAR 2	RCH 2*	NHA 1*	DOV 8	KAN 2	TAL 7	CLT 8	MAR 15	ATL 10	CAR 23	PHO 18	HOM 6	6th	4593
2003			Dodge	DAY 43	CAR 14	LVS 7	ATL 10	DAR 14	BRI 22	TEX 1	TAL 39	MAR 38	CAL 42	RCH 39	CLT 5	DOV 1*	POC 5	MCH 41	SON 5	DAY 22	CHI 1	NHA 4	POC 1*	IND 11	GLN 9	MCH 1	BRI 6	DAR 23*	RCH 1	NHA 9	DOV 1	TAL 4	KAN 1	CLT 2	MAR 5	ATL 29	PHO 3	CAR 5	HOM 37	6th	4711
2004	Penske-Jasper Racing			DAY 31	CAR 6	LVS 27	ATL 5	DAR 3	BRI 7	TEX 39	MAR 5	TAL 11	CAL 3	RCH 9	CLT 35	DOV 24	POC 30	MCH 1	SON 14	DAY 12	CHI 34	NHA 3*	POC 13	IND 31	GLN 26	MCH 14	BRI 2	CAL 5	RCH 20	NHA 33	DOV 1*	TAL 16	KAN 33	CLT 14	MAR 3	ATL 17	PHO 2	DAR 34	HOM 30	7th	6180
2005				DAY 20	CAL 9	LVS 9	ATL 14	BRI 30	MAR 4	TEX 16	PHO 14	TAL 39	DAR 5	RCH 3	CLT 5	DOV 8	POC 34	MCH 15	SON 9	DAY 14	CHI 29	NHA 7	POC 5	IND 34	GLN 30	MCH 12	BRI 39	CAL 18	RCH 12	NHA 1	DOV 5	TAL 4	KAN 23	CLT 7	MAR 10	ATL 23	TEX 25	PHO 12	HOM 7	6th	6359
2006	Penske Racing South			DAY 3	CAL 20	LVS 43	ATL 18	BRI 9	MAR 18	TEX 40	PHO 39	TAL 33	RCH 8	DAR 6	CLT 35	DOV 14	POC 11	MCH 15	SON 2	DAY 11	CHI 36	NHA 39	POC 18	IND 13	GLN 8	MCH 25	BRI 8	CAL 33	RCH 20	NHA 12	DOV 24	KAN 24	TAL 13	CLT 27	MAR 13	ATL 30	TEX 34	PHO 15	HOM 23	18th	3748
2007				DAY 38	CAL 12	LVS 8	ATL 23	BRI 39	MAR 14	TEX 32	PHO 38	TAL 9	RCH 6	DAR 4	CLT 39	DOV 2	POC 2	MCH 37	SON 20	NHA 10	DAY 14	CHI 8	IND 42	POC 7	GLN 13	MCH 16	BRI 7	CAL 39	RCH 11	NHA 9	DOV 28	KAN 43	TAL 5	CLT 28	MAR 2	ATL 37	TEX 5	PHO 5	HOM 18	13th	4046
2008				DAY 1	CAL 10	LVS 14	ATL 14	BRI 33	MAR 19	TEX 4	PHO 43	TAL 8	RCH 6	DAR 37	CLT 21	DOV 14	POC 18	MCH 42	SON 7	NHA 15	DAY 36	CHI 10	IND 13	POC 14	GLN 26	MCH 21	BRI 6	CAL 16	RCH 33	NHA 36	DOV 13	KAN 16	TAL 43	CLT 21	MAR 23	ATL 16	TEX 28	PHO 34	HOM 21	17th	3735
2009	Stewart-Haas Racing	39	Chevy	DAY 36	CAL 28	LVS 25	ATL 22	BRI 7	MAR 6	TEX 15	PHO 16	TAL 3	RCH 4	DAR 4	CLT 2	DOV 8	POC 5	MCH 23	SON 17	NHA 29	DAY 20	CHI 6	IND 14	POC 14	GLN 21	MCH 15	BRI 6	ATL 9	RCH 10	NHA 7	DOV 10	KAN 22	CAL 15	CLT 11	MAR 7	TAL 36	TEX 12	PHO 20	HOM 23	9th	6175
2010				DAY 34	CAL 36	LVS 18	ATL 17	BRI 16	MAR 4	PHO 1	TEX 11	TAL 35	RCH 8	DAR 9	DOV 13	CLT 9	POC 14	MCH 32	SON 16	NHA 6	DAY 26	CHI 22	IND 17	POC 12	GLN 12	MCH 23	BRI 6	ATL 8	RCH 11	NHA 8	DOV 8	KAN 9	CAL 5	CLT 36	MAR 30	TAL 23	TEX 20	PHO 2	HOM 7	15th	4302
2011				DAY 22*	PHO 5	LVS 5	BRI 10	CAL 5	MAR 20	TEX 14	TAL 25	RCH 20	DAR 5	DOV 21	CLT 31	KAN 15	POC 9	MCH 6	SON 25	DAY 23*	KEN 4	NHA 1*	IND 12	POC 5	GLN 16	MCH 5	BRI 8	ATL 20	RCH 8	CHI 8	NHA 25	DOV 23	KAN 18	CLT 10	TAL 38	MAR 10	TEX 16	PHO 5	HOM 12	10th	2284
2012				DAY 21	PHO 21	LVS 4	BRI 12	CAL 7	MAR 1	TEX 21	KAN 20	RCH 15	TAL 36	DAR 23	CLT 14	DOV 15	POC 12	MCH 15	SON 18	KEN 34	DAY 5	NHA 10	IND 7	POC 6	GLN 11	MCH 8	BRI 36	ATL 35	RCH 8	CHI 5	NHA 10	DOV 21	TAL 9	CLT 20	KAN 30	MAR 11	TEX 12	PHO 5	HOM 3	14th	1051
2013				DAY 5	PHO 40	LVS 38	BRI 7	CAL 10	MAR 31	TEX 10	KAN 14	RCH 15	TAL 32	DAR 10	CLT 6	DOV 36	POC 5	MCH 18	SON 15	KEN 14	DAY 10	NHA 39	IND 1	POC 4	GLN 14	MCH 13	BRI 21	ATL 5	RCH 3	CHI 10	NHA 16	DOV 6	KAN 35	CLT 8	TAL 9	MAR 38	TEX 9	PHO 10	HOM 17	11th	2286
2014	Richard Childress Racing	31	Chevy	DAY 22	PHO 7	LVS 7	BRI 16	CAL 20	MAR 20	TEX 16	DAR 10	RCH 8	TAL 18	KAN 11	CLT 15	DOV 31	POC 7	MCH 15	SON 11	KEN 3	DAY 24	NHA 5	IND 11	POC 8	GLN 41	MCH 11	BRI 13	ATL 7	RCH 9	CHI 15	NHA 18	DOV 8	KAN 6	CLT 7	TAL 5	MAR 3	TEX 15	PHO 11	HOM 2	2nd	5042
2015				DAY 38	ATL 10	LVS 3	PHO 3	CAL 5	MAR 27	TEX 12	BRI 5	RCH 11	TAL 7	KAN 10	CLT 6	DOV 18	POC 39	MCH 18	SON 9	DAY 8	KEN 20	NHA 11	IND 11	POC 23	GLN 15	MCH 8	BRI 10	DAR 13	RCH 20	CHI 4	NHA 10	DOV 19	CLT 15	KAN 11	TAL 12	MAR 7	TEX 22	PHO 11	HOM 17	11th	2314
2016				DAY 11	ATL 24	LVS 13	PHO 39	CAL 14	MAR 10	TEX 17	BRI 9	RCH 18	TAL 28	KAN 7	DOV 16	CLT 10	POC 12	MCH 11	SON 8	DAY 18	KEN 3	NHA 7	IND 31	POC 12	GLN 16	BRI 28	MCH 17	DAR 8	RCH 28	CHI 19	NHA 20	DOV 17	CLT 4	KAN 12	TAL 14	MAR 16	TEX 10	PHO 12	HOM 25	18th	895
2017				DAY 21	ATL 35	LVS 17	PHO 1	CAL 15	MAR 8	TEX 26	BRI 14	RCH 7	TAL 25	KAN 40	CLT 9	DOV 4	POC 14	MCH 15	SON 15	DAY 5	KEN 22	NHA 27	IND 3	POC 14	GLN 25	MCH 4	BRI 6	DAR 7	RCH 3	CHI 23	NHA 13	DOV 13	CLT 40	TAL 2	KAN 33	MAR 14	TEX 20	PHO 20	HOM 10	16th	2196
2018				DAY 8	ATL 22	LVS 11	PHO 11	CAL 21	MAR 19	TEX 27	BRI 10	RCH 37	TAL 9	DOV 33	KAN 30	CLT 35	POC 25	MCH 22	SON 24	CHI 15	DAY 8	KEN 21	NHA 6	POC 8	GLN 19	MCH 15	BRI 12	DAR 19	IND 10	LVS 9	RCH 15	ROV 11	DOV 17	TAL 25	KAN 15	MAR 8	TEX 18	PHO 11	HOM 15	17th	769
2019	Roush Fenway Racing	6	Ford	DAY 14	ATL 13	LVS 24	PHO 12	CAL 22	MAR 23	TEX 11	BRI 9	RCH 9	TAL 7	DOV 18	KAN 23	CLT 16	POC 16	MCH 8	SON 7	CHI 17	DAY 5	KEN 9	NHA 7	POC 14	GLN 25	MCH 12	BRI 11	DAR 23	IND 8	LVS 10	RCH 5	ROV 32	DOV 22	TAL 2	KAN 40	MAR 10	TEX 15	PHO 18	HOM 7	15th	2219
2020				DAY 9	LVS	CAL	PHO	DAR 15	DAR 14	CLT 27	CLT 17	BRI 15	ATL 14	MAR 12	HOM 30	TAL 23	POC 15	POC 18	IND 34	KEN 17	TEX 13	KAN 28	NHA 21	MCH 28	MCH 13	DRC 19	DOV 19	DOV 24	DAY 36	DAR 15	RCH 23	BRI 25	LVS 15	TAL 6	ROV 31	KAN 22	TEX 19	MAR 18	PHO 24	25th	566
2021				DAY 38	DRC 20	HOM 7	LVS 18	PHO 28	ATL 13	BRD 5	MAR 19	RCH 30	TAL 13	KAN 16	DAR 10	DOV 23	COA 24	CLT 27	SON 33	NSH 13	POC 37	POC 22	ROA 32	ATL 28	NHA 24	GLN 25	IRC 10	MCH 24	DAY 3	DAR 14	RCH 20	BRI 38	LVS 20	TAL 21	ROV 39	TEX 35	KAN 27	MAR 32	PHO 23	28th	546
2023	Rick Ware Racing	51	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	BRD	MAR	TAL	DOV	KAN	DAR 28	CLT	GTW	SON	NSH	CSC	ATL			RCH 29	MCH	IRC	GLN	DAY	DAR 27	KAN	BRI 36	TEX	TAL	ROV	LVS	HOM 26	MAR 29	PHO 34	55th	01
		15																					NHA 30	POC

Daytona 500

Year	Team	Manufacturer	Start	Finish
2002	Penske Racing South	Ford	23	7
2003		Dodge	37	43
2004	Penske-Jasper Racing		20	31
2005			9	20
2006	Penske Racing South		18	3
2007			16	38
2008			7	1
2009	Stewart-Haas Racing	Chevrolet	36	36
2010			17	34
2011			21	22
2012			18	21
2013			34	5
2014	Richard Childress Racing	Chevrolet	19	22
2015			22	38
2016			38	11
2017			14	21
2018			13	8
2019	Roush Fenway Racing	Ford	19	14
2020			7	9
2021			7	38

Xfinity Series

NASCAR Xfinity Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	NXSC	Pts	Ref
2001	Penske Racing South	02	Ford	DAY	CAR 9	LVS	ATL 32	DAR 17	BRI 6	TEX 14	NSH	TAL	CAL	RCH 14	NHA 15	NZH	CLT	DOV	KEN	MLW	GLN	CHI 26*	GTY	PPR	IRP	MCH 1*	BRI 8	DAR 4	RCH 7	DOV 21*	KAN	CLT	MEM	PHO	CAR 7	HOM 8			28th	1978
2005	Penske Racing South	39	Dodge	DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	NSH	BRI	TEX	PHO	TAL	DAR	RCH	CLT 3	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI 3*	NHA	PPR	GTY	IRP	GLN 1	MCH 1	BRI 1*	CAL	RCH	DOV 1*	KAN	CLT 1*	MEM	TEX 16*	PHO	HOM 1	34th	1595
2006				DAY	CAL 2	MXC	LVS	ATL 39	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL	RCH 5	DAR 30	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	DAY	CHI	NHA	MAR	GTY	IRP	GLN 41	MCH	BRI 6*	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	60th	659
2007		12		DAY	CAL	MXC	LVS	ATL	BRI 4	NSH	TEX	PHO 36	TAL	RCH	DAR 11	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI 43	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN 9	MCH	BRI 28	CAL 31	RCH 3	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM	50th	851
2008	FitzBradshaw Racing	22		DAY	CAL	LVS	ATL	BRI	NSH	TEX	PHO	MXC	TAL	RCH	DAR	CLT	DOV	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI	GTY	IRP	CGV	GLN 12	MCH	BRI	CAL	RCH	DOV	KAN	CLT	MEM	TEX	PHO		81st	262
	Kevin Harvick Incorporated	33	Chevy																																			HOM 11
2009				DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	TEX	NSH	PHO	TAL 2	RCH	DAR 6	CLT																	DOV 30	KAN	CAL	CLT 7	MEM	TEX	PHO	HOM 7	42nd	1191
	JR Motorsports	5	Chevy												DOV 32	NSH	KEN	MLW	NHA	DAY	CHI 22	GTY	IRP	IOW		MCH 6	BRI 13	CGV	ATL	RCH
	Phoenix Racing	1	Chevy																						GLN 35
2010				DAY	CAL	LVS	BRI	NSH	PHO	TEX	TAL	RCH	DAR	DOV 2	CLT 5	NSH	KEN	ROA	NHA	DAY 8	CHI 36	GTY	IRP	IOW	GLN 25	MCH 36	BRI 35	CGV	ATL 8	RCH 21	DOV 10	KAN	CAL 7	CLT 9	GTY	TEX	PHO	HOM	33rd	1393
2011	Turner Motorsports	30	Chevy	DAY	PHO 4	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	TAL	NSH	RCH	DAR	DOV	IOW	CLT	CHI	MCH	ROA	DAY	KEN	NHA	NSH	IRP	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	PHO	HOM		108th	01
2012				DAY	PHO	LVS	BRI	CAL	TEX	RCH	TAL	DAR	IOW	CLT	DOV	MCH	ROA	KEN	DAY	NHA	CHI	IND	IOW	GLN	CGV	BRI	ATL	RCH	CHI	KEN	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX 19	PHO	HOM			127th	01
2023	MBM Motorsports	66	Ford	DAY	CAL	LVS	PHO	ATL	COA	RCH	MAR	TAL	DOV	DAR	CLT	POR	SON	NSH	CSC	ATL	NHA	POC	ROA	MCH	IND	GLN	DAY	DAR	KAN	BRI	TEX	CLT	LVS	HOM 38	MAR	PHO			72nd	1

Camping World Truck Series

NASCAR Camping World Truck Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	NCWTC	Pts	Ref
2008	Kevin Harvick Incorporated	2	Chevy	DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT	MFD	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI	GTW	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	ATL 1	TEX	PHO	HOM	63rd	190
2009				DAY	CAL	ATL	MAR	KAN	CLT 4	DOV	TEX	MCH	MLW	MEM	KEN	IRP	NSH	BRI 4	CHI	IOW	GTW	NHA	LVS	MAR	TAL	TEX	PHO	HOM	49th	325
2011	Turner Motorsports	08	Chevy	DAY	PHO	DAR	MAR	NSH	DOV	CLT	KAN	TEX	KEN	IOW	NSH	IRP	POC	MCH	BRI	ATL 5	CHI	NHA	KEN	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	HOM	88th	01
2013	Turner Scott Motorsports	34	Chevy	DAY	MAR	CAR	KAN	CLT	DOV	TEX	KEN	IOW	ELD 3	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	IOW	CHI	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM				89th	01
2015	SWM-NEMCO Motorsports	8	Chevy	DAY	ATL	MAR	KAN 2	CLT	DOV	TEX	GTW	IOW	KEN	ELD	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	CHI	NHA	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM			87th	01
2018	Jordan Anderson Racing	3	Chevy	DAY	ATL	LVS	MAR	DOV	KAN	CLT	TEX	IOW	GTW	CHI	KEN	ELD 30	POC	MCH	BRI	MSP	LVS	TAL	MAR	TEX	PHO	HOM			111th	01
2021	DCC Racing	39	Ford	DAY	DAY	LVS	ATL	BRI DNQ	RCH	KAN	DAR	COA	CLT	TEX	NSH	POC	KNX	GLN	GTW	DAR	BRI	LVS	TAL	MAR	PHO				125th	01

^* Season still in progress
¹ Ineligible for series points

Whelen Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	NWMTC	Pts	Ref
2008	Kevin Manion	7	Chevy	TMP	STA	STA	TMP	NHA	SPE	RIV	STA	TMP	MAN	TMP	NHA 20	MAR	CHE	STA	TMP			56th	103
2009				TMP	STA	STA	NHA 34	SPE	RIV	STA	BRI 25	TMP	NHA 8	MAR	STA	TMP						39th	291
2010		7NY		TMP	STA	STA	MAR	NHA 1	LIM	MND	RIV	STA	TMP	BRI 1	NHA 1*	STA	TMP					34th	560
2011		7		TMP	STA	STA	MND	TMP	NHA DSQ†	RIV	STA	NHA										38th	269
	Marcy Putnam	77NY	Chevy										BRI 1*	DEL	TMP	LRP	NHA 28	STA	TMP
2012		7		TMP	STA	MND	STA	WFD	NHA 30	STA	TMP	BRI	TMP	RIV	NHA 4	STA	TMP					36th	54
2013	Mike Curb		Chevy	TMP	STA	STA	WFD	RIV	NHA 5	MND	STA	TMP	BRI 5	RIV	NHA 2*	STA	TMP					28th	122
2014				TMP	STA	STA	WFD	RIV	NHA 4	MND	STA	TMP	BRI 5	NHA 20	STA	TMP						27th	103
2015				TMP	STA	WFD	STA	TMP	RIV	NHA 11	MND	STA	TMP	BRI 4	RIV	NHA 26	STA	TMP				39th	91
2016		77		TMP	STA	WFD	STA	TMP	RIV	NHA 5	MND	STA	TMP									29th	111
		7												BRI 11	RIV	OSW	SEE	NHA 5	STA	TMP
2017		77		MYR	TMP	STA	LGY	TMP	RIV	NHA 23	STA	TMP	BRI	SEE	OSW	RIV	NHA 9	STA	TMP			48th	58
2018				MYR	TMP	STA	SEE	TMP	LGY	RIV	NHA 3	STA	TMP	BRI	OSW	RIV	NHA	STA	TMP			51st	42
2021	Mike Curb	53	Chevy	MAR 29	STA	RIV	JEN	OSW	RIV	NHA 24	NRP	STA	BEE	OSW	RCH 4	RIV	STA					36th	76
2022	Neal Cantor	39	Chevy	NSM	RCH 13	RIV	LEE	JEN	MND	RIV	WAL	NHA	CLM	TMP	LGY	OSW	RIV	TMP	MAR 3			46th	73
2023	Neil Stanley			NSM	RCH 29	MON	RIV	LEE	SEE	RIV	WAL	NHA	LMP	THO	LGY	OSW	MON	RIV	NWS 6	THO	MAR 11	40th	87
† - Newman was disqualified for a post-race technical violation and removed from the results list entirely.

Whelen Southern Modified Tour

NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour results
Year	Car owner	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	NWSMTC	Pts	Ref
2012	Gary Putnam	77	Chevy	CRW	CRW	SBO	CRW	CRW	BGS	BRI 7	LGY	THO	CRW	CLT	38th	37

ARCA Re/Max Series

(key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

ARCA Re/Max Series results
Year	Team	No.	Make	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	ARMC	Pts	Ref
1997	Ed Rensi Racing	63	Chevy	DAY	ATL	SLM	CLT	CLT	POC	MCH	SBS	TOL	KIL	FRS	MIN	POC	MCH	DSF	GTW 35	SLM	WIN	CLT	TAL	ISF	ATL				143rd	-
2000	Penske-Kranefuss Racing	27	Ford	DAY	SLM	AND	CLT	KIL	FRS	MCH 7	POC	TOL	KEN	BLN	POC 1*	WIN	ISF	KEN 1*	DSF	SLM	CLT 1*	TAL 25	ATL						32nd	1100
2001	Penske Racing South			DAY 1	NSH	WIN	SLM	GTY	KEN	CLT	KAN 20	MCH	POC	MEM	GLN	KEN	MCH	POC	NSH	ISF	CHI	DSF	SLM	TOL	BLN	CLT	TAL	ATL	82nd	390

International Race of Champions

(key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

International Race of Champions results
Year	Make	1	2	3	4	IROC	Pts	Ref
2003	Pontiac	DAY 12	TAL 7	CHI 2	IND 3	6th	48
2004		DAY 1	TEX 4	RCH 2	ATL 2	2nd	67
2006	Pontiac	DAY 11	TEX 2	DAY 3	ATL 4	4th	54

Superstar Racing Experience

(key) * – Most laps led. ¹ – Heat 1 winner. ² – Heat 2 winner.

Superstar Racing Experience results
Year	No.	1	2	3	4	5	6	SRXC	Pts
2022	39	FIF 3	SBO 4	STA 1	NSV 6	I55 4	SHA 82	2nd	193
2023		STA 22	STA II 1	MMI 5	BER 31	ELD 3	LOS 4	1st	212

See also

• List of all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners
• List of NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race drivers
• List of people from Indiana
• List of Purdue University alumni

External links

• Official website
• Ryan Newman driver statistics at Racing-Reference
• Ryan Newman Foundation