CONCORD, N.C. — Two strong teams joined forces today as the U.S. Army announced it will sponsor Ryan Newman, the reigning Daytona 500 champion and his No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet for the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup season. “With Tony Stewart’s leadership and Ryan Newman behind the wheel, we know that the new U.S. Army NASCAR Racing team will demonstrate the same mental, emotional and physical strengths found in each Army Strong Soldier,” said Maj. Gen. Montague Winfield, commanding general U.S. Army Cadet Command. “We are confident that this team of Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman will demonstrate the same ethos that guides our Soldiers – putting the mission first, a refusal to accept defeat, and a never quit attitude.” Newman, a winner of 13 Sprint Cup races, including this year’s 50th … Read entire article »