One of the sport's great qualifiers, Newman had 18 race wins 51 poles in Cup Series career.
The most poignant moment of Ryan Newman’s life might be the photo of him leaving the hospital in Daytona Beach with a daughter holding each hand. It was several days after “Rocket Man” crashed in spectacular fashion on the last lap of the 2020 Daytona 500. The photo—taken from behind, one daughter on either side—remains an emotional classic.
The Indiana native has been named one of NASCAR’s 75 Greatest Drivers as part of the organization’s 75th anniversary celebration. He’s the latest among the “new” 25 Greatest who will join the original 50 Greatest Drivers names in 1998. All 75 or their representatives will be honored during Goodyear 400 weekend at Darlington Raceway on May 14.
A winner in almost every series, the Purdue graduate got the “Rocket Man” nickname based on 64 poles across NASCAR’s top three series. He’s ninth all-time in Cup poles, his 51 trailing only Richard Petty,
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