Newman to Stewart-Haas Racing in ‘09

Reigning Daytona 500 Champion Teams with Tony Stewart

BROOKLYN, Mich. (Aug. 15, 2008) – Stewart-Haas Racing has signed Ryan Newman to a multi-year contract to drive the team’s No. 39  Chevrolet beginning with the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series season.

Newman, winner of 13 Sprint Cup races, including this year’s Daytona 500, will be a teammate to Tony Stewart, the two-time Sprint Cup champion who will drive the No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet in 2009.

The announcement pairs two Indiana natives and two former United States Auto Club (USAC) champions under one roof. 

Newman is from South Bend, Ind., and was the 1999 USAC Silver Crown Series national champion.  Stewart is from Columbus, Ind., and a four-time USAC champion, as he won the 1994 USAC National Midget championship before securing the USAC “Triple Crown” in 1995, where he won the National Midget, Sprint Car and Silver Crown titles in a single season – the first driver to do so.

“We’re obviously very excited to have Ryan join our team,” said Stewart, who will serve as both driver and owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, with Stewart owning Newman’s No. 4 entry.  “Long before Ryan came to NASCAR, I knew he was talented.  His success in USAC has continued in stock cars, and to have someone of his caliber as my teammate makes both the driver part of me and the owner part of me very happy.” (complete release)

Press conference transcript

Office Depot, Old Spice Announced As Stewart’s ‘09 Sponsors

Two-Time Sprint Cup Champion to Drive No. 14 Chevrolet

INDIANAPOLIS (July 25, 2008) – Office Depot and Old Spice will serve as co-primary sponsors of Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Chevrolet Impala SS NASCAR Sprint Cup Series entry beginning in 2009.  Officials from the two companies, as well as from Stewart-Haas Racing, made the announcement today near Indianapolis Motor Speedway.

Office Depot (NYSE: ODP), a leading global provider of office products and services, along with Old Spice, the No. 1 antiperspirant/deodorant stick and body wash choice for guys in the United States, have entered into multi-year agreements with Stewart-Haas Racing to sponsor the new entry driven by Stewart.  In addition, both Office Depot and Old Spice are official NASCAR® partners, successfully leveraging their relationships with NASCAR and their race team sponsorships as powerful marketing platforms for their brands.

“To have Office Depot and Old Spice throw their support behind me and this race team makes me extremely proud,” said Stewart, who announced on July 10 that he had acquired a 50 percent stake in what is now known as Stewart-Haas Racing.  “These are two partnerships that make a lot of sense.  (complete release)

 

Raines Earns Top-20
Bristol Finish

BRISTOL, Tenn. – Tony Raines finished 17th in the Sharpie 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway Saturday night.

Raines started the race 20th in the No. 70 Hunt Brothers Pizza Chevrolet and felt good about the car’s handling throughout the 500-lap event.

“The Hunt Brother’s Pizza Chevy ran real well tonight,” Raines said. “We got a little loose early on but Dave (Skog) made good calls on the box all night and kept the car handling well. (complete release)

 

  

Top-25 For Riggs
At Fontana

 FONTANA, Calif. – Scott Riggs finished 25th in Sunday’s Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway here. Riggs began the race 39th on the starting grid.

“We had a pretty good run tonight,” Riggs said. “We went from loose to tight during the race but were able to race clean and bring home a decent finish.

“The guys in the pits were on top of their game and that was a huge help. We picked up a lot of spots on pit road,” Riggs said. (complete release)

Chevy Rock & Roll 400
Richmond Intl Raceway
Sunday September 7, 2008
Scott Riggs - qualified 33rd - finished - 31st
Johnny Sauter - DNQ

  

Sylvania 300
New Hampshire Motor Speedway
Sunday September 14, 2008
1:00 PM ET - ABC