Ryan Newman News and Information

First off, lets start off with some good news. Newman practiced 9th and 3rd in the first 2 practices today at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Now for Rusty Wallace is still showing that he hates Newman. I don’t really understand it but it is what it is.

Recently Rusty had this to say about Newman leaving Penske -

“He didn’t leave. I’ve read many, many stories that said that,” Wallace said. “Roger Penske called Ryan Newman up to his offices and said ‘I don’t need your services next year.’ Ryan Newman didn’t come to him and say ‘I’m leaving.”‘

For starters what does it matter. Second I don’t know what context Rusty said this in. Don’t know if he was reporting it on ESPN or if it was an off the wall comment. Irregardless I don’t see the point in it. Penske announced that he let Newman go. I don’t know how much all of us necessarily believed that, but that is the way it was produced to the public.

Here is what Newman said about Rusty’s comment -

“I don’t know what Rusty’s grounds are, what he’s trying to prove by saying that. That wasn’t the case,” Newman said. “Roger and I decided mutually to not continue, and it was more my decision I would say. I said our goals didn’t aline and for that reason, and that reason alone we decided to not continue after 2008.”
“It doesn’t matter to me,” Newman said. “I know Rusty and I know his personalities, plural, and everybody’s different.”

Good for you Ryan. Keeping a cool head and just letting Rusty do what he does.

Other than that, I don’t know what any of it matters. It is kind of fun to read about. Just keeps reminding me why I don’t like Rusty Wallace and really don’t like his broadcasting or reporting. He is awful.

Newman says he still has not decided where he wants to race next year. The whole Newman camp has been very quiet about the whole thing. The general consensus is that he will be racing with Tony Stewart at Stewart-HAAS Racing. If that is true, both Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman have been very quiet about the whole thing.

RCR is what I have really been holding out for but Jayski is reporting that Jaime McMurray will be taking that ride. But, being the silly season I am not believing anything until I hear it from the driver or owner.

With the Hendrick ride taken by Mark Martin and now RCR possibly taken by Jaime McMurray - that really only leaves Stewart-HAAS Racing for Newman. Of course there still is the JGR ride that Stewart vacated but most speculation has that ride going to Joey Logano. But JGR has said that they were not apposed to a 4th team either.