Race 2 Win: Allstate 400 at the Brickyard

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Allstate 400 at the Brickyard - Ryan Newman Notes

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Notes:

Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge, will make his fifth Indianapolis Motor Speedway start and his 137th in the NASCAR Cup Series this Sunday.

In Newman's four previous Brickyard starts, he has posted one top-five finish, fourth in 2002.

Newman started seventh and finished 31st in the 2004 Brickyard 400.

Newman has started within the top 10 in all four of his previous Brickyard starts. Newman started from the front row in 2003. Newman's average starting position of 4.75 leads all active drivers.

Newman has led twice at IMS for a total of 14 laps.

Matt Borland, crew chief of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge, is taking chassis PRS-97 to Indianapolis this weekend. PRS-97 has never been raced, but has been tested at Kentucky Speedway.

Newman graduated from nearby Purdue University in 2001 with a degree in Vehicle Structure Engineering. Newman created and designed the curriculum for the degree. Prior to college, Newman attended LaSalle High School in South Bend, Indiana. Aron Oakley, race day spotter for Ryan Newman and the Alltel team, also graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a degree in mechanical engineering.

Ryan Newman's father, Greg Newman, who currently lives in South Bend, Ind., is his son's spotter during practice sessions and also is the team's second gas man on race day.

Penske Racing South team owner, Roger Penske has pocketed 13 Indianapolis 500 victories, but has yet to win the Brickyard 400.

Newman will host an open Q&A session with the media at the tail of the Alltel transporter at 10:15 a.m., CDT on Friday, Aug. 5.

Newman and the Alltel team remain sixth in the NNCS point standings, following a fifth-place finish at Pocono Raceway. The team was eighth in the standings at this point in the 2004 season.

The Allstate 400 at the Brickyard will air live on NBC at 2:30 p.m., EDT on Sunday, August 7 and also can be heard on IMS Radio.

Stats:
Indianapolis Starts: 4
Races/Laps Led: 2/14
Best Start: 2 (2002)
Best Finish: 4 (2003)
2004 Start: 7
2004 Finish: 31

Quotes:
Newman on Indy: "The Brickyard 400 is more than just a race. I grew up with Indy being everything. I'm sure if you ask Tony (Stewart) or Jeff (Gordon) or anyone else who cut their teeth racing in Indiana they'd say the same thing. It's like the Taj Mahal for us. The history of the track. The racing legends who have raced there before. You can feel it when you enter. I want this race more than any other. Not just for myself, but for the Alltel team, for my family and friends who all live in Indiana and of course for Roger Penske. He needs that stock car victory at the Brickyard and I'd like nothing more than to be the one to get it for him."

Appearances:

Dodge Racers on the Circle, Monument Circle, Downtown Indianapolis. Thursday, August 4, 5-5:30 p.m., CDT.

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