| 2009 STANDINGS | |||||||||||||||
| RANK | POINTS | BEHIND | |||||||||||||
| #9 | 6175 | 477 | |||||||||||||
| 2009 STATS | |||
| STARTS | WINS | POLES | |
| 36 | 0 | 2 | |
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| Outlook | ||
ESPN.com preseason rank: No. 192009 OutlookHis chances may run somewhat, but not totally, parallel with his new owner/teammate, Tony Stewart. Newman will encounter all the bugs in a new team, but unlike Stewart, he won't have to worry about the dollar damages of crashing. So Newman can return to the ragged-edge yet calculating style that won him a league-high eight races in 2003. 2008 ReviewAfter his astounding Daytona 500 win, Newman went back into a rut with Penske Racing and Dodge, and it showed the rest of the season, as he didn't win another race. By midyear he was clearly a lame duck, missed the Chase and finished 17th in points. He has a shot at the title if: Stewart arrives as a prodigy among owners, dotting all the i's and crossing all the t's right out of the box -- and if personal friction doesn't develop between the two. He won't win the title because: Even if the team clicks right away, Newman has no experience at running down the stretch neck-and-neck for a championship. -- Ed Hinton | ||
| 2009 Sprint Cup Stats | ||||||||||||
| RANK | STARTS | WINS | POLES | TOP 5 | TOP 10 | LAPS LED | MONEY | PTS | ||||
| 9th | 36 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 214 | $4,906,178 | 6175 | ||||
| Complete Stats | ||||||||||||
| Previous 10 Sprint Cup Races | ||||||||||
| DATE | RACE | PLACE | START | LEAD | COMP | MONEY | PTS | BONUS | PEN | |
| 11/22 | Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami | 23 | 7 | 0 | 267 | -- | 94 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11/15 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Phoenix pres. by Goodyear | 20 | 24 | 1 | 311 | $107,329 | 108 | 5 | 0 | |
| 11/8 | Dickies 500 at Texas | 12 | 26 | 0 | 333 | $142,454 | 127 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11/1 | AMP Energy 500 at Talladega | 36 | 7 | 3 | 183 | $101,054 | 60 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10/25 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Martinsville pres. by Goodyear | 7 | 1 | 23 | 501 | $122,004 | 151 | 5 | 0 | |
| 10/17 | NASCAR Banking 500 only from Bank of America | 11 | 6 | 0 | 334 | $113,304 | 130 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/11 | Pepsi 500 at California | 15 | 36 | 0 | 250 | $128,054 | 118 | 0 | 0 | |
| 10/4 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Kansas | 22 | 30 | 0 | 266 | $119,129 | 97 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9/27 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at Dover presented by Burger King | 10 | 3 | 29 | 400 | $119,429 | 139 | 5 | 0 | |
| 9/20 | NASCAR Sprint Cup Series at New Hampshire | 7 | 18 | 1 | 300 | $131,679 | 151 | 5 | 0 | |
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