Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977 in South Bend, Indiana) is a
driver in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. He drives the #39 U.S. Army Chevrolet
Impala for Stewart Haas Racing under crew chief Matt Borland. Newman
graduated from Purdue University in 2001 with a B.S. in vehicle structure
engineering.
In
2002, he was the Raybestos Rookie Of The Year
He enjoys fishing and working on vintage automobiles, particularly 1950s
Chrylsers. Newman's car was featured on the cover of the 2005 E.A. Sports
computer game NASCAR Sim Racing, and he was actively involved in its
development.