chassis No. 39-609

In five previous starts, chassis No. 39-609 has two top-five and three top-10 finishes. The car made its debut at Indianapolis in July 2010 where back-to-back flat tires early in the race trapped Newman two laps down and dropped him as low as 39th. But Newman was able to stage an impressive comeback and got back on the lead lap with 15 laps to go to finish a respectable 17th. The car's second start came at Auto Club Speedway, last fall, finishing fifth. Its final appearance of the 2010 season came at Texas. Newman was in position to score a top-10 finish, however, he was overtaken by several cars with fresher tires on a late restart and finished 20th. During the offseason, the car's front clip was updated for 2011. The car's first appearance this year came in March at Auto Club Speedway. Thanks to key adjustments and pit strategy throughout the 200-lap race, Newman scored his third top-five of the season. Newman followed up that impressive run with a top-10 finish that didn't come easily for he and his team at Pocono. With 21 laps to go, Newman lost third gear in his transmission. Thankfully, there wasn't a late-race caution and Newman was able to fight through the adversity and hang onto a ninthplace finish. Saturday's Inaugural Sprint Cup Series Race at Kentucky Speedway in Sparta will be the car's third start this year. Tornados colors will run at Kentucky

Thanks for the info Schmoopy!

I hope the chassis numbers aren't just sequential starting at 39-001!?! That would mean they have built Ryan 609 race cars.