Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Quicken Loans Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), will end the second chapter of his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series career this weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway as he will make his final start for SHR in Sunday’s Ford EcoBoost 400.
The South Bend, Ind., native has driven for team owner and teammate Tony Stewart since leaving Penske Racing for Kannapolis, N.C.-based SHR in 2009. Over the course of their five-year relationship, Newman and the No. 39 team accumulated eight poles, four wins, 30 top-five finishes and 78 top-10s in 179 races while qualifying for the Chase for the Sprint Cup in three of their five seasons together, including the 2013 edition of NASCAR’s 10-race playoff.
While a championship has eluded the 14-year Sprint Cup veteran during his tenure with SHR, the last five seasons were not without some milestone moments, the most significant of which unfolded a little more than three months ago.
When Newman arrived at SHR in 2009, he was already a Daytona 500 champion, having won NASCAR’s version of the “Super Bowl” in 2008. A close second to the Daytona 500 on the prestige scale is the annual Brickyard 400 at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the proverbial backyard track for Newman. He added the title Brickyard 400 champion to his resume in July in what was the 20th running of the event. Adding to the notoriety of the occasion was the fact Newman scored victory on the heels of news that he would depart SHR at the conclusion of the 2013 season.
The moment was a bittersweet triumph as it gave the 35-year-old driver one last opportunity to celebrate in victory lane with Stewart and the No. 39 team. Now, Newman would like nothing more than to put one more mark in the win column before his run with SHR comes to a close.
Enter this weekend’s event in Miami.
Since making his first Sprint Cup start at the 1.5-mile oval in 2002, Newman has accumulated four top-10s, including a third-place effort earned in this race one year ago. While the South Florida track hasn’t historically been one of Newman’s strong suits, it’s his recent success that has him feeling confident entering the final race of the 2013 season.
If Newman is able to replicate his 2012 Homestead finish, it would give both him and his fans something to cheer about. Because, thanks to Quicken Loans, the nation’s largest online retail mortgage lender, not only would Newman be able to close out the latest chapter of his career on a high note, but 10 more mortgages would be paid for a month via the “Bring It Home” sweepstakes.
Race fans in attendance, as well as those watching at home, no doubt will push Newman to “Bring It Home” for one last victory at SHR.
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