Ryan Newman
Notes and Quotes
Pocono/Pocono 500
Notes:
Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger, will make his 11th Cup start at Pocono Raceway. It will be his 202nd career start in the Cup Series.
Newman has an average start of 10.4 and an average finish of 15.4. Newman has earned one Bud Pole Award at Pocono -- July 2003. He has only one start outside the top 20 -- a 30th in August 2004. Newman has five in the top 10, including four in the top five.
Newman has four top-five finishes at Pocono, including a victory in July 2003 that occurred after he had won the pole. Three of Newman’s other six starts have ended in top-20 finishes with only three being 30th or lower.
Newman has led 140 laps in seven events, including 88 laps during his 2003 victory run. He has completed 1,929 laps of a possible 1,979, giving him a 97.5 percent completion rate.
Crew chief Mike Nelson and the No. 12 Alltel Dodge Charger team will take chassis PRS-104 to Pocono as the primary car. This car last ran during the California race in February when Newman started 19th and finished 12th.
The back-up car is PRS-097. This chassis has been tested at Kentucky and Nashville this year, but has not been raced.
Quotes:
Newman's Thoughts On Pocono: “We had a really strong run earlier this week at Dover and we came so close to getting a win, but we just didn’t have as fast a car as Martin [Truex Jr.] did. I’m very happy with the way this team is running and it’s just a matter of time before it’s our turn to be in Victory Lane again. The guys in the shop and at the track are working so hard and they’ve been giving me really great cars. The pit crew did an awesome job last week in Dover and I’m really looking forward to racing at Pocono and getting this Alltel Dodge back into Victory Lane.”
