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Newman Hoping To ‘Filter’ Out Team’s Bad Racing Luck at Daytona

KANNAPOLIS, N.C.- To say that restrictor-plate racing has been the Achilles’ heel for Ryan Newman and his No. 39 Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) team is without a doubt an understatement. For Newman, it’s been an ongoing series of “wrong-place-at-the-wrong-time” incidents at both superspeedways on the circuit since joining SHR in 2009. In fact, over the past two seasons, the South Bend, Ind., native and his No. 39 Chevrolet have become the poster child for rotten luck and hard crashes at the high-speed racetracks at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway. It’s just bad racing luck, Newman says. Good thing for Newman and his No. 39 team that luck can change. As Newman & Co., prepares for its third go-round at Daytona Speedweeks, … Read entire article »

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WIX® Filters Becomes Official Filter of Stewart-Haas Racing

KANNAPOLIS, N.C., – WIX Filters, a member of the Affinia Group family of brands, has joined Stewart-Haas Racing as the team’s official filter. The two-car NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team will use WIX Filters in Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala and Ryan Newman’s No. 39 U.S. Army/Tornados/Haas Automation Chevrolet Impala. To kick off the partnership, WIX Filters will be the primary sponsor of Newman and the No. 39 team in the Feb. 12 Budweiser Shootout at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The invitation-only event marks the start of the 2011 NASCAR season, and Newman earned his way into the non-points race by virtue of his 2008 Daytona 500 victory. “Winning the 50th running of the Daytona 500 is my greatest achievement so far in NASCAR,” said Newman, the only … Read entire article »

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Newman Involved Late Race Accident and Finishes 19th in Budweiser Shootout

Ryan Newman and the Haas Automation Chevrolet team were caught up in a multi-car accident late in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout non-points NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway and finished a disappointing 19th. Newman, driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), hung in the back of the pack for much of the race, hoping to avoid the multi-car accidents that are commonplace in restrictor-plate racing at Daytona. … Read entire article »

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Tony Stewart Scores 10th Top-10 Finish in 11 Shootout Starts

Tony Stewart took full advantage of his time in Saturday night’s Budweiser Shootout at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. The driver of the No. 14 Old Spice/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) came from his 13th-place starting spot in the non-points race to lead twice for six laps, and he made other drivers who tried their hand at the lead work hard to hold onto it. Stewart ended up ninth, but the result was not indicative of the overall performance. … Read entire article »

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Tony Stewart Bud Shootout Postrace Press Conference

Daytona Beach – Tony Stewart started his first race as a Sprint Cup owner in Saturday Nights Budweiser Shootout. Tony led 4 laps, spent most of the night in the top 5 and finished in third place behind Kevin Harvick. … Read entire article »

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Stewart Leads Laps, Finishes Third in Budweiser Shootout

Daytona – It took Tony Stewart just 13 laps to lead for the first time as a driver/owner in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. … Read entire article »

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Ryan Newman Daytona Media Day visit

RYAN NEWMAN, driver of the #39 U.S. Army chevrolet Impala SS for Stewart-Haas Racing met with members of the media at Daytona International Speedway and discussed his Daytona 500 win from last year, not racing in the Shootout, the top-35 rule and much more. … Read entire article »

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