Ryan Newman is a racing driver who last raced in NASCAR Cup Series. Newman has recorded 0 wins and 4 podiums from 164 starts.[1]
A Racer Rating of 3,517 ranks Newman 742th of 12,418 indexed drivers, on an Elo scale where the strongest reach the low five figures. It is built from every indexed race in the driver's file, decayed for time since their last race.
| Season | Series | Team | Races | Wins | Podiums | DNFs | Poles | Points | Pos | Gain/Loss | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | NASCAR Cup Series | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P53 | −259 | 3,517 | |
| NASCAR Xfinity Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P104 | −174 | |||
| 2021 | NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P14 | −427 | 3,950 | |
| 2020 | NASCAR Cup Series | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P5 | −549 | 4,376 | |
| 2019 | NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P9 | +182 | 4,925 | |
| 2018 | NASCAR Cup Series | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P11 | +940 | 4,744 | |
| NASCAR Truck Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | P89 | −197 |
| Rival | Rating | Raced | Ahead | Behind | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🏳️ Joey Logano | 4,504 | 160 | 34 | 126 | 21% |
| 🏳️ Brad Keselowski | 4,485 | 160 | 47 | 113 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Denny Hamlin | 5,613 | 159 | 40 | 119 | 25% |
| 🇺🇸 Ryan Blaney | 5,457 | 159 | 46 | 113 | 29% |
| 🇺🇸 Aric Almirola | 4,664 | 159 | 54 | 105 | 34% |
| 🏳️ Martin Truex Jr. | 4,424 | 159 | 41 | 118 | 26% |
| 🇺🇸 Chase Elliott | 5,108 | 158 | 52 | 106 | 33% |
| 🏳️ Kevin Harvick | 4,752 | 158 | 26 | 132 | 16% |
| 🇺🇸 Kyle Busch | 4,619 | 158 | 42 | 116 | 27% |
| 🇺🇸 Alex Bowman | 4,531 | 157 | 64 | 93 | 41% |
Ryan Newman is an American stock car racing driver who competed in the NASCAR Cup Series before moving into retirement from the top level of the sport. Nicknamed "Rocket Man," he built his reputation over a long career at NASCAR's premier tier, becoming a familiar presence in the field across more than two decades of competition. According to Racer DB, his Cup Series ledger shows 164 career starts and 4 career podiums, with no championships recorded in the database.[1]
Newman's Racer Rating currently sits at 3,517, placing him 742nd among active drivers on the Elo-style scale used by Racer DB, where the sport's elite competitors typically range from roughly 10,000 to 11,500. In the 2026 season, he has appeared in 1 round without a win or podium, ranking P104 in the standings. That limited recent activity reflects his status as a retired driver whose primary body of work was compiled in prior seasons, with his current listing serving mainly as a marker of his standing relative to the sport's active grid rather than a measure of ongoing championship contention.[2]