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Post by Tom Pearce on Sept 21, 2018 16:28:04 GMT -5
Bob Pockrass ESPN 9/211/2018
RICHMOND, Va. -- Roush Fenway Racing will hire Ryan Newman to drive the car currently shared by Trevor Bayne and Matt Kenseth, according to a source familiar with the deal.
Roush Fenway Racing has scheduled a driver announcement for 3 p.m. ET Saturday.
Newman, who announced Saturday that he would not return to Richard Childress Racing, said last week that he felt he could compete at a high level. The 40-year-old driver has one win in the past five years driving for Childress but finished second in the Cup standings in 2014, the first year of the elimination-style format.
"Thirty-five years into my racing career, I feel like I'm as good as I've ever been, if not better," Newman said Sept. 15. "I've been really close before and my ultimate goal is to win a Cup championship.
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Post by Schmoopy1000 on Sept 21, 2018 16:36:58 GMT -5
The ^ car seems to have a lot of issues right now. Even Kenseth cant help but be a back marker right now. Hope they find speed, but most of all I hope he finally gets a quick Pit crew. Please, pretty please!!!
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Post by Tom Pearce on Sept 21, 2018 16:40:39 GMT -5
As hard as he drives it is a shame he gets stuck with weak teams.
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Post by Schmoopy1000 on Sept 21, 2018 16:52:16 GMT -5
As hard as he drives it is a shame he gets stuck with weak teams. I think the 6 team is pretty weak, but at least Ryan might finally get to be the #1 important driver, which he has never had.
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Post by Schmoopy1000 on Sept 21, 2018 17:49:00 GMT -5
RICHMOND, Va. -- Roush Fenway Racing will hire Ryan Newman to drive the car currently shared by Trevor Bayne and Matt Kenseth, according to a source familiar with the deal. Roush Fenway Racing has scheduled a driver announcement for 3 p.m. ET Saturday. Newman, who announced Saturday that he would not return to Richard Childress Racing, said last week that he felt he could compete at a high level. The 40-year-old driver has one win in the past five years driving for Childress but finished second in the Cup standings in 2014, the first year of the elimination-style format. "Thirty-five years into my racing career, I feel like I'm as good as I've ever been, if not better," Newman said Sept. 15. "I've been really close before and my ultimate goal is to win a Cup championship. "I don't want to quit. I don't want to retire. I've got the blessing of my wife and kids to pursue my goal, and not everybody gets that. I look forward to pursuing that goal."
Newman will join a Roush Fenway team looking for a spark after a 2018 season in which Ricky Stenhouse Jr. -- its one full-time driver -- failed to make the playoffs. Bayne started the year as a full-time driver, but with partial-season sponsorship from AdvoCare, the team opted to put veteran Matt Kenseth into the car amid Bayne's struggles. The No. 6 team is 25th in the team owner standings this year. Motorsports website Frontstretch and the Sports Business Journal both reported the pending Roush Fenway announcement Friday afternoon and the reports were confirmed by ESPN.
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Post by 221dayton on Jan 11, 2019 12:53:45 GMT -5
Scott Page ESPN 1/10/2019 Oscar Mayer will debut as a 2019 sponsor of the No. 6 Oscar Mayer Ford Mustang at the historic Daytona 500 on February 17, with driver Ryan Newman and Roush Fenway Racing. The race will mark Newman's Roush Fenway debut behind the wheel of the Oscar Mayer No. 6 Ford, and with NASCAR's winningest owner Jack Roush, a two-time winner of the Great American Race (2009, 2012). "The Daytona 500 is obviously one of the biggest and most iconic races in the world," said Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 6 Oscar Mayer Ford Mustang and the 2008 winner of the Daytona 500. "And I can't think of a better way to kick off the season and our partnership with Oscar Mayer; one of the most beloved brands in the world." "We're honored to be a season-long sponsor of driver Ryan Newman and Roush Fenway Racing," said Matt Riezman, Associate Director for Oscar Mayer. "We have big plans to support the sport and the No. 6 Oscar Mayer Ford Mustang this year and can't wait to share our love for tasty Oscar Mayer bacon, cold cuts and hot dogs with NASCAR fans." PICTURE:www.espn.com/jayski/cup/2019/story/_/id/25727993/oscar-mayer-continues-sponsorship-roush-fenway-racingNewman, a native of South Bend, Indiana, becomes the fifth driver to pilot the No. 6 for Roush Fenway. The No. 6 Ford has visited victory lane 36 times, captured 41 poles and led over 11,400 laps under the Roush Fenway umbrella. Newman has led over 4,800 laps and his 51 poles are the ninth most in NASCAR history. He was named the Cup Series rookie of the year in 2002 and won the 2008 Daytona 500 and the 2013 Brickyard 400. He has finished inside the top 10 of the final Cup standings on seven occasions, including a second-place finish in 2014, and has qualified for the NASCAR Cup playoffs on eight different occasions since its inception in 2004. He was also named NASCAR Driver of the Year in 2003. All time at the World Center of Racing, Newman has 10 top-10 and five top-five finishes.
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Post by 221dayton on Jan 20, 2019 12:31:25 GMT -5
Ryan Newman Talks Change, Excitement in No. 6 at Roush Fenway Racing
Amanda Brooks ESPN 1/20/2019
CONCORD, N.C. - There's something to be said about an 18-year veteran in this day and age of NASCAR. Especially one with a Daytona 500 win, Brickyard 400 win, and Rookie of the Year title under his belt. But with anything new comes a learning curve, one Ryan Newman is excited to embrace heading into his first season in the No. 6 Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing.
New faces, new leadership, a new shop and a new ride. For Newman, everything is new heading into the 2019 season. The 2008 Daytona 500 Champion recently caught up with SiriusXM's Claire B. Lang on 'Jack's Garage' to talk through the transition.
It's just like a toolbox," Newman said. "The shop has to have everything tool wise that it needs to be successful. And that's not just people, that's the parts, the way it's organized, the assembly area, all the things that create flow that make it easier for people to work. That's what you ultimately want is to have good people that can do an easier job and make that end result better."
Historically, Newman's end result has been fairly consistent, finishing in the top-10 in the Cup series points standings on seven occasions. The South Bend, Indiana, native has eight NASCAR Cup playoff berths since its inception in 2004, and finished runner-up in 2014. With 18 career wins, Newman is poised for 2019 and what it has to hold for the No. 6 team.
"I feel like I'm as good if not better than I've ever been as far as my abilities behind the wheel," Newman said. "My experience is more than most - and I've got a lot of good experiences and a lot of bad experiences - but all those things together make you a better race car driver. I look forward to being able to use those experiences to take this aero package - and lack of horsepower compared to our past - to be successful."
Like Newman, crew chief Scott Graves is new to the No. 6 team in 2019, despite spending a large portion of his career with Roush Fenway from 2006-15. Graves most recently won an Xfinity Championship with Daniel Suárez in 2016, and prior to that led Chris Buescher to the 2015 title. Combined, the duo has 34 wins across NASCAR's three major touring series.
"For me it's about the opportunity to move to a new team and make myself better," Newman added. "I started off my career with lots of poles and lots of wins, and I want to finish it with lots of poles and lots of wins. It's a great opportunity to team back up with Ford where I started. We obviously saw how strong they were last year with (Joey) Logano winning the Championship, so they've created a big racing family and I'm excited to be a part of it."
Newman's journey under 2019 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee Jack Roush begins next month at the World Center of Racing, Daytona International Speedway. While it will be a different look and different feel, it's one Newman is looking forward to and having fun with.
"There's going to be some learning curves for myself and other guys on the team," Newman said. "It's all about being new, but at the same time, I look forward to that and that's something that's fun for me. It should be a lot of fun to get started and hopefully those last 10 races are the most fun I've had in a long time."
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