Ryan Newman
No. 12 Kodak Dodge Charger
Sharpie Mini 300
NBS Notes (Sharpie Mini 300):
Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Kodak Dodge, will make his Busch Series debut for the 2007 season at Bristol Motor Speedway. It will be Newman’s fifth Busch Series start at the 0.533-mile track and his 31st in the Busch Series.
Newman has an average start of 5.5 at BMS. He earned his first Busch Pole Award at BMS last August. He has two third-place starts and a 15th.
Every start Newman has made at BMS has resulted in a top-10 finish. The Indiana native earned a trip to Victory Lane in August 2005 after starting third. His other three finishes include two sixths and an eighth. Newman has an average finish of 5.25.
Newman has led two races for a total of 209 laps. He has completed 100 percent of the laps at Bristol – 1,002 laps of a possible 1,002.
Crew chief Matt Gimbel and the No. 12 Kodak Dodge Charger team will take chassis PBC-007 to this weekend’s Sharpie Mini 300 at Bristol Motor Speedway.
The backup car for Bristol is chassis PBC-012.
Quotes:
Newman on Bristol Motor Speedway: “I always like running in the Busch races and this year, I’m scheduled to run eight. I enjoy running at Bristol and I’ve done well there in the past. This year, I get to run both Busch races at the track.”
“This team has worked very hard and they had a great finish at Las Vegas with Kurt (Busch) and they’ve had some good races with Sam (Hornish, Jr.) behind the wheel as well. I think this weekend will be great. We had a very good run going last August, earning our first pole at the track in the Busch Series and leading so many laps. I think if we’d had a few more laps, we could’ve passed the last five cars and gotten into Victory Lane. We’re going to try to have that same kind of success this weekend and I think this team is absolutely capable of getting the win.”
Quick Stats:
Bristol Motor Speedway: 4
Races Led/Laps Led: 2/209
Best Starting Position: 1 (August 2006)
Best Finishing Position: 1 (August 2005)
March 2006 Start: N/A
March 2006 Finish: N/A
