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NNS: Newman Pulling Bristol Foursome
Written by: Tom Jensen   
07/01/2009
Charlotte, NC
 
Seventh-place Ryan Newman qualified 23rd for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pep Boys Auto 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images) ยป More Photos

NASCAR Sprint Cup regular Ryan Newman next will compete in the “Bristol Grand Slam,” racing in four NASCAR-sanctioned events in the same week at the 0.533-mile Bristol Motor Speedway.

To facilitate Newman’s ambitious schedule, JR Motorsports will swap driving dates for its No. 5 NASCAR Nationwide Series Fastenal Chevrolet between drivers Newman and Scott Wimmer. Newman, previously scheduled to race at Kansas Speedway on Oct. 3, will yield driving duties to Wimmer that weekend to participate in the Aug. 21 race at Bristol.

If Newman does qualify for and race in all four events, he’d become the first NASCAR driver to accomplish the feat. It starts Aug. 19 with the NASCAR Whelen Modified race, followed by the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series race the same day, the Nationwide race Aug. 21, and the Cup race Aug. 22.

“I’m not sure how this whole deal really came together,” Newman said in a release issued Wednesday by the tea,. “When I was in Bristol earlier this year, we were talking about how I was running the Modified, Truck and Sprint Cup race in August; and someone said it would be really cool if I could find a car and compete in the Nationwide race, too. I thought about it, and was like ‘Yeah, that would be pretty cool.’ So, a lot of people started working on trying to get a Nationwide ride for me. Luckily, Scott Wimmer, Fastenal and JR Motorsports were willing to trade races so that I could drive the No. 5 car at Bristol, and I really appreciate that.”

Newman has already raced for JR Motorsports once this year at Dover. He is slated for four events in the No. 5 Chevrolets in 2009. Wimmer has competed in two of his scheduled six
races for JR Motorsports this season. Each of Newman’s and Wimmer’s races are with Fastenal, North America’s largest fastener distributor and one of the world’s fastest growing full-line industrial supply distributors.

Should Newman win all four races at Bristol, one lucky fan will pocket the same amount he would win in purse money – approximately $400,000 – in the “Win What Ryan Wins” promotion. Also, fans can enter the “Rocket Ryan’s Pick ‘Em” contest and pick Newman’s finish in each of the four races. Both contests will begin online Monday, July 6. For more information, log onto www.bristolmotorspeedway.com.

Tom Jensen is the Editor in Chief for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the past President of the National Motorsports Press Association. Jensen is the 1997 National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and has won numerous national and state awards for news reporting, columns and feature writing. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to

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