Ryan Newman
No. 33 Copart Chevrolet Impala SS
Team Race Preview
NASCAR Nationwide Series Race 35 of 35 – Homestead-Miami Speedway
MIAMI BOUND: Ryan Newman will close out the 2009 NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) as he makes his fifth start of the year in the No. 33 Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI) Copart Chevrolet this weekend at Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway. In three previous Nationwide Series starts at the 1.5-mile track, Newman has recorded one win, one top-five and two top-10 finishes with an average start of 7.3 and an average finish of 6.7. He has led 88 laps and completed 100 percent of laps attempted (600 of 600).
BEFORE THE RACE: QUOTES WITH DRIVER RYAN NEWMAN:
You have one win in the Nationwide Series at Homestead. What are your keys to victory at the 1.5-mile track? “Homestead is a good race track. I like it a lot better since they have added the progressive banking. You can pass in multiple grooves, but typically the high side is the place to be. You have to go where the guy in front of you is not. I’ve had a lot of fun racing at the track before. I have a win in the Nationwide Series, but I haven’t had that good of a record there in the Cup Series. I’m looking forward to getting back in the No. 33 Copart Chevy this weekend and adding to the success the team has had this season. Ernie (Cope, crew chief) and these guys have brought good cars all year and know they will do the same this weekend.”
IT’S A WRAP: As the Nationwide Series concludes the 2009 season, Newman looks to continue the success the No. 33 team has seen thus far this year. With a total of seven different drivers (Kevin Harvick, Newman, Tony Stewart, Ron Hornaday, Cale Gale, Kelly Bires and J. R. Fitzpatrick) this season, the team has earned two wins (both with Harvick including his first career NNS win in a KHI-owned car), three poles (two with Harvick and one with Newman), 18 top-five and 24 top-10 finishes. With 34 races complete, DeLana Harvick is currently fourth in the Nationwide Series Owner’s Point Standings.
CHASSIS HISTORY: This weekend the No. 33 Copart team will unload chassis No. 049 for Newman at Homestead-Miami Speedway. This is another brand-new chassis to the KHI stables and this will mark its race debut.
PREVIOUS RACE RECAP: KHI co-owner Kevin Harvick made his final start of the 2009 NNS season at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR), starting the 200-lap event from the third position and running the entire race in the top four before crossing the finish line in the second position. The finish marked Harvick’s fifth top-five finish in five starts for KHI in the NNS at PIR and his 11th top-five in 15 career NNS starts at the track.
CONGRATULATIONS: KHI teammate Ron Hornaday clinched the 2009 Truck Series championship last week at Phoenix International Raceway (PIR), earning his fourth Truck Series championship. Hornaday becomes only the fourth driver to win four championships in one of NASCAR’s elite series (Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt and Jeff Gordon have also accomplished this feat) and the second driver to clinch the Truck Series championship before the final race of the season (Greg Biffle clinched in 2000 at Phoenix). The No. 33 Truck Series team now enters Homestead-Miami Speedway looking to capture the Truck Series Owner’s championship for DeLana Harvick who currently holds a 60-point lead over Billy Ballew and the No. 51 Truck team.
ARE YOU A FOLLOWER? Twitter users can now keep up-to-date with Kevin Harvick Inc.’s NASCAR Nationwide Series by following at http://twitter.com/KHI_NNS. In addition, you can follow KHI’s Truck Series teams at http://twitter.com /KHI_TruckSeries. Want more from KHI? Follow KHI’s co-owners Kevin and DeLana Harvick at http://twitter.com/kevinharvick and http://twitter.com/delanaharvick.
ONLINE MEDIA KITS: Media members can now access KHI media kits online at KevinHarvickInc.com. Included on the site are driver bios, driver and team images, KHI history and statistics, team profiles and schedules. Please contact Alicia Deal (adeal@kevinharvickinc.com) at KHI for access to the new site.
QUICK NOTES
November 21, 2009
Homestead-Miami Speedway
Ford 300
Race length: 200 laps/ 300 miles
Banking: 20-degrees in turns
4-degrees on straight-a-ways
Track layout: 1.5-mile
Shape: Oval
Pre-Race Schedule:
Friday:
First Practice: 1:10 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., ET
Final Practice: 6:40 p.m. – 7:20 p.m., ET
Saturday:
Qualifying: 11:35 a.m., ET
TV: The Ford 300 can be seen live on ESPN2 at 4:00 p.m., ET.
Radio: The Motor Racing Network (MRN) will broadcast the race live at 4:00 p.m., ET.
No. 33 Copart Chevrolet Specs:
Chassis: 049
Engine: ECR
Ryan Newman
Nationwide Stats at Homestead-Miami
Year No. Team Start Finish
2008 33 KHI 19 11
2005 39 PR 1 1
2001 02 PR 2 8
*KHI: Kevin Harvick Inc.
*PR: Penske Racing
About Copart
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About Kevin Harvick Inc.
Kevin Harvick Inc. (KHI), established in 2001, is a 70,000 sq. ft. facility located in Kernersville, N.C. KHI houses two full-time Truck Series teams, including the 2007 series champions. The No. 33 team is led by three-time Truck Series champion Ron Hornaday and the No. 4 team is comprised of Ricky Carmichael, the most successful motocross racer in American history, and a variety of NASCAR Sprint Cup stars. KHI is also home to the No. 33 Nationwide Series team competing full-time with drivers Kevin Harvick (a two-time Nationwide Series champion), 2008 Daytona 500 champion Ryan Newman and Ron Hornaday. The 2009 season marks KHI’s sixth year of full-time competition in NASCAR’s elite divisions. Visit www.kevinharvickinc.com for more information.
