Ryan Newman facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ryan Newman
Newman at the 2015 Daytona 500
Born	Ryan Joseph Newman (1977-12-08) December 8, 1977 (age 46) South Bend, Indiana
Achievements	1999 United States Auto Club Silver Crown Series Champion 2008 Daytona 500 winner 2013 Brickyard 400 winner 2002 The Winston Winner
Awards	2002 NASCAR Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year 2003 Driver of the Year
NASCAR Cup Series career
655 races run over 19 years
Car no., team	No. 6 (Roush Fenway Racing)
2018 position	17th
Best finish	2nd (2014)
First race	2000 Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix)
Last race	2020 FanShield 500 (Phoenix)
First win	2002 New Hampshire 300 (New Hampshire)
Last win	2017 Camping World 500 (Phoenix)
Wins Top tens Poles 18 260 51
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
64 races run over 9 years
2012 position	127th
Best finish	28th (2001)
First race	2001 Alltel 200 (Rockingham)
Last race	2012 O'Reilly Auto Parts Challenge (Texas)
First win	2001 NAPAonline.com 250 (Michigan)
Last win	2005 Ford 300 (Homestead)
Wins Top tens Poles 7 35 12
NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series career
7 races run over 6 years
2018 position	111th
Best finish	49th (2009)
First race	2008 E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta)
Last race	2018 Eldora Dirt Derby (Eldora)
First win	2008 E-Z-GO 200 (Atlanta)
Wins Top tens Poles 1 6 1
Statistics current as of November 10, 2019.

Ryan Joseph Newman (born December 8, 1977), nicknamed "Rocket Man" is an American professional stock car racing driver. He currently competes full-time in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, driving the No. 6 Ford Mustang for Roush Fenway Racing.