Ryan Newman
Kraft Foods Joins SHR As Sponsor
Kraft Foods has joined Stewart Hass Racing as an associate sponsor. Kraft’s Oreo cookie and Ritz crackers brands will appear on both Tony Stewart’s and Ryan Newman’s uniforms and their Sprint Cup cars. Stewart will also drive a No. 4 Oreo/Ritz Chevy in the Nationwide Series opener at Daytona.
Johnson Wins; Increases Points Lead
Jimmy Johnson followed up his Texas stumble with a victory in Phoenix. He currently has a 108-point lead over Mark Martin, meaning that Johnson needs to finish 25th or better at Homestead-Miami Speedway to clinch the championship.
Tornado Foods To Sponsor SHR, Newman
Tornado Foods will sponsor Stewart Haas Racing’s No. 39 Chevy and driver Ryan Newman for five races next season.
McMurray Deal Being Held Up By Bass Pro Shops?
According to FoxSports, it seems that Jamie McMurray is slated to drive Earnhardt Ganassi Racing’s No. 1 car next season, but the hold up appears to be Bass Pro Shops, which is going to sponsor the car. BPS wants to move to Stewart Hass Racing’s No. 39 and Ryan Newman. Also, EGR is considering a [...]
McMurray Wins; Johnson Expands Points Lead
Jamie McMurray survived the green-white-checker finish to the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. Jimmie Johnson, who ran near the back all day, stayed out of trouble and came home sixth, expanding his points lead.
Logano Wins Dollar General 300
Joey Logano stayed out on old tires during a late caution of the Dollar General 200 at Chicagoland Speedway. To everyone’s surprise, including Logano himself, he drove away from teammate Kyle Busch on the final restart and won the race by over 2 seconds.
Stewart Wins All-Star Race
Tony Stewart passed Matt Kenseth in the closing laps of the final segment and began pulling away, winning the All-Star Race at Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon each won one of the first three segments. Sam Hornish Jr and Jamie McMurray won the Sprint Showdown and both raced their way into [...]
Busch Wins Russ Friedman 400
Kyle Busch took the lead from Jeff Gordon with about 30 laps to go, and drove away from the field to win the Crown Royal presents the Russ Friedman 400 at Richmond International Raceway. The victory is his third victory of the Sprint Cup season.
Top 5: Busch, Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, Ryan Newman, and Mark [...]
Lead Lap Turns One Year Old
Last week, the Lead Lap quietly turned one year old. It’s hard to believe that it has been a year.
History
The concept for this blog started many years before in launched. I kicked the idea around for several years, but could never come up with a niche for my blog. Should I cover NASCAR news? How [...]
Teenage Fan Suffers Broken Jaw From Debris From Edwards Wreck
A seventeen year old girl was among those injured in the wreck that occured on the final lap of the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.
Blake Bobbitt was hit by a piece of sheet metal that flew into the grandstands where she and her father were seated after Carl Edwards hit the catchfence and sent debris [...]
