Ryan Newman (racing driver)

**Ryan Joseph Newman** (born December 8, 1977) is an American racecar driver who drives the No. 51 Ford Mustang for Rick Ware Racing. Newman used to drive the No. 39 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart Haas Racing, and the No. 12 Dodge for Team Penske. Newman won the 2008 Daytona 500.

## Infobox (nascar driver)

- **name**: Ryan Newman
- **image**: Ryan newman (49562467557).jpg
- **caption**: Newman at Daytona International Speedway in 2020
- **birth name**: Ryan Joseph Newman
- **birth place**: South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
- **achievements**: 2008 Daytona 500 winner
1999 United States Auto Club, USAC Silver Crown Series Champion
2013 Brickyard 400 winner
Sprint All-Star Race, 2002 The Winston Winner
1997, 1999 Night Before the 500 Winner
2014 New Hampshire Motor Speedway, All-Star Shootout Winner
2023 SRX Series Champion
- **awards**: 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series NASCAR Rookie of the Year, Rookie of the Year
2003 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2003 Driver of the Year
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
- **total cup races**: 733
- **years in cup**: 21
- **prev cup pos**: 55th
- **previous year**: 2023
- **best cup pos**: 2nd (2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, 2014)
- **first cup race**: 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2000 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix)
- **last cup race**: 2023 NASCAR Cup Series, 2023 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race, NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race (Phoenix Raceway, Phoenix)
- **first cup win**: 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, 2002 New Hampshire 300 (New Hampshire International Speedway, New Hampshire)
- **last cup win**: 2017 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, 2017 2017 Camping World 500, Camping World 500 (Phoenix International Raceway, Phoenix)
- **cup wins**: 18
- **cup top tens**: 268
- **cup poles**: 51
- **total busch races**: 64
- **years in busch**: 9
- **prev busch pos**: 72th
- **prev busch year**: 2023
- **best busch pos**: 28th (2001 NASCAR Busch Series, 2001)
- **first busch race**: 2001 NASCAR Busch Series, 2001 Alltel 200 (North Carolina Speedway, Rockingham)
- **last busch race**: 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series, 2023 Contender Boats 300 (Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead)
- **first busch win**: 2001 NASCAR Busch Series, 2001 NAPAonline.com 250 (Michigan International Speedway, Michigan)
- **last busch win**: 2005 NASCAR Busch Series, 2005 Ford EcoBoost 300, Ford 300 (Homestead-Miami Speedway, Homestead)
- **busch wins**: 7
- **busch top tens**: 35
- **busch poles**: 12
- **total truck races**: 7
- **years in truck**: 6
- **prev truck pos**: 125th
- **prev truck year**: 2021
- **best truck pos**: 49th (2009 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, 2009)
- **first truck race**: 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 2008 E-Z-GO 200 (fall), E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta)
- **last truck race**: 2018 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, 2018 2018 Eldora Dirt Derby, Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora Speedway, Eldora)
- **first truck win**: 2008 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, 2008 E-Z-GO 200 (fall), E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta Motor Speedway, Atlanta)
- **truck wins**: 1
- **truck top tens**: 6
- **truck poles**: 1
- **updated**: December 31, 2021