One Lucky winner Will Spend an Afternoon on the Lake with Ryan Newman in Talladega

Statesville, NC – The Ryan Newman Foundation is excited to announce a new fundraising campaign, which includes an afternoon of fishing with Sprint Cup driver Ryan Newman. Starting today, you can purchase a $25.00 raffle ticket and have the chance to spend time fishing with Newman at a private lake near Talladega Superspeedway.


The winner and a guest will win a fun-filled weekend prize package including:

• Fishing with Ryan Newman on Saturday, October 30, 2010

• Accommodations at the Victoria Bed & Breakfast (Thursday – Saturday)

• $1,000.00 gift card to Bass Pro Shops to buy your favorite fishing gear

• Grandstand tickets for two to the Sprint Cup race

• All-access garage hot passes for two for the weekend festivities

• $100.00 gift certificate to use at the No. 39 merchandise trailer

There are two ways to earn this chance of a lifetime. You can purchase a raffle ticket for $25.00 by visiting http://www.fishwithryannewman.com/ or you can purchase a “Newman’s Pup Crew” kit. Starting July 1st until the raffle ends, you will be automatically entered into the drawing by purchasing the $75.00 Pup Crew kit.

With the purchase of a raffle ticket, you are also entered into weekly prize drawings, which include items courtesy of the Ryan Newman Foundation, Bass Pro Shops, Sprint and Coke. Winners will be listed on our website. Tickets are limited to 7,500 and will be sold from 12:00 noon on July 1st to 5:00 pm on October 1st. Winner will be notified the next day and posted on our website.

This is a one in a lifetime chance for any fan of Ryan Newman or a fan that loves to fish and would like to add a great fishing tale to his or her belt.

For more information on Ryan Newman and the Ryan Newman Foundation, visit http://www.ryannewman.org/ or www.ryannewmanfoundation.org.

About the Ryan Newman Foundation:
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman and his wife, Krissie, established the Ryan Newman Foundation in January 2005. The mission of the foundation is to educate and encourage people to spay/neuter their pets and to adopt dogs and cats from animal shelters; to educate children and adults about the importance of conservation so the beauty of the great outdoors can be appreciated by future generations; and to provide college scholarship funding through the Rich Vogler Scholarship program to students interested in auto racing careers. The Ryan Newman Foundation is proud to be part of the NASCAR Foundation’s family of charities.