Ryan Newman 2010 Preview, Predictions & Odds

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Ryan Newman 2009 Stats

Ryan Newman 2009 Recap & Review

Rebuilding year? No way! Ryan Newman got back in business in 2009 with his first Chase berth since ’05, producing a dramatic switcheroo for his new team co-owned by Tony Stewart and Gene Haas. Driving for an organization that had only one top-5 finish in seven years, Newman posted five times that number while also grabbing 15 top 10s and two poles.

The strong recovery is even more .impressive when you consider the marriage’s rocky start. Destroying two cars during Speedweeks, Newman limped home to 36th in the Daytona 500 before posting runs of 28th, 25th and 22nd in the next three races. With the team in jeopardy of losing a guaranteed spot in the field, a furious rally was needed to save the season – and that’s when both team and driver stepped up to the plate.

During a 10-race run starting at Bristol and running through the first race at Pocono in June, Newman finished no lower than 16th and got all five of his top-5 finishes. Surging to fourth in points, he then used that cushion to remain in playoff contention despite an eight-race summer slump in which he averaged an 18th-place finish. All it took was a 10th at Richmond to lock up a postseason bid one of six top 10s he scored in six short track races.

Newman did slip in the Chase, posting only one top 10 while suffering his only DNF of the year at Talladega after a frightening wreck in which he landed upside down, causing him to lash out angrily afterwards at NASCAR’s use of restrictor plates. He then limped home ninth in points, a disappointing end to a year in which Newman and team overachieved.

Ryan Newman 2010 Preview & Prediction

It wasn’t all that long ago that Ryan Newman was the hottest young driver on the Cup circuit. The 2002 Rookie of the Year, he followed that up with a spectacular sophomore season, winning eight races in 2003 while sitting on the pole 11 times. Now 32, the Indiana native has struggled to deliver on that potential ever since, but 2009 saw him take a major step back in the right direction.

Newman joined fellow Hoosier Tony Stewart at newly formed Stewart-Haas Racing, and the Purdue graduate helped “engineer” a miraculous turnaround at a team mired as a backmarker for several years. Against considerable odds, both drivers made the Chase the first time out, with Newman learning the value of finishing races in the process (a career high 10,468 laps completed and only one DNF).

That’s important, for while Newman has always been a driver who shows flashes of brilliance, he has never been able to close the deal in the point standings. Even in his best year, 2003, leading the series in poles and wins was only good enough for sixth-best in the standings as he struggled to find the consistency needed to become a viable championship threat.

That’s the challenge for Newman this season, as one of the sport’s fastest qualifiers must continue to keep that raw speed intact over the course of a full race. There’s also a burning desire to return to Victory Lane, with a winless drought now stretched to 71 races following his triumph in the 2008 Daytona 500.

Stability should help the cause, with his team remaining largely intact. Crew chief Tony Gibson did a masterful job after moving over from Dale Earnhardt, Inc., and the duo has slowly built strong chemistry. Sponsorship, while spread across multiple companies, is also secure. The U.S. Army will return as primary sponsor for 15 races, and Tornados Foods will pick up another five. Team co-owner Gene Haas will put his Haas Automation company on the hood for the other 16 races, but unlike other owner/sponsor deals, this one has the financial backbone behind it to keep Newman competitive.

The biggest key to success for Stewart-Haas will be how its continued alliance with Hendrick Motorsports plays out. Running with chassis and engines from HMS, the team clearly has the best equipment money can buy. But many question whether, come Chase time, the satellite operation gets “B” level attention compared to the Hendrick teams. Stewart, Newman and Haas repeatedly deny those claims, but it’s notable that SHR teams came home sixth and ninth in the standings while their Hendrick counterparts in the Chase finished 1-2-3.

One other issue to address is the pit crew, which looked like the Three Stooges one too many times in costing Newman several solid finishes. With all eyes on the No. 39 for 2010, both driver and team know those mistakes can’t happen anymore.

Considering their upward momentum, it’s natural for Newman to want to step up a notch. But this season, when 20 drivers have a legitimate shot at the postseason, maintaining the status quo could be difficult enough.

Ryan Newman 2010 Predictions

We predict that Ryan Newman will finish 14th in the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

Ryan Newman Betting & Odds

Ryan Newman NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship Odds: +6000

Ryan Newman Betting Trends & Situations

• after finishing worse than 15th, average finish is 20.7
• when racing in February, average finish is 21.8

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