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Ryan Newman 2016 Stats : Points Finish 18th, 0 Wins, 2 Top Fives, 10 Top Tens, 15.7 Average Finish, 16.4 Average Running Position, 24 Laps Led
Strengths – Ryan Newman is a solid driver across many different track types. He\’s capable of coming home with a good result on any given weekend.
Weaknesses – The #31 team doesn\’t compete for wins and top fives are rare.
Track Type Fantasy Value Key = Elite > High > Medium High > Medium > Low
Intermediate Track Fantasy Value – High
Ryan Newman won\’t compete for wins, or top fives, but at intermediate tracks he will be a solid consistent competitor. Last year on this track type he scored the 11th most points. Over the last four seasons on this track type he\’s scored between the 7th to 12th most points.
Since 2014, eight of his top ten tracks based on average finish were on this track type. Over this stretch Newman has a single digit average finish at five tracks and four of them are intermediate tracks (Las Vegas, Kentucky, Charlotte and Kansas). His very best track from a career perspective is Darlington.
Last year on this track type Newman had a 13.4 average finish and only twice finished outside the top twenty.
In 2017 look for Newman to have a similar season on this track type like he\’s had in recent seasons.
Flat Track Fantasy Value – High
Ryan Newman isn\’t a bad option at either the big flat tracks, or the smaller flat tracks. At both of these sub track types he\’s able to come home with good results.
Last year he had a pretty good season on this track type minus the two races he crashed. His flat track incident free average finish was 12.6.
Newman\’s best flat track is New Hampshire. He\’s won there three-times and has finished in the top ten 60% percent of the time. Last fall at New Hampshire he finished 20th, in the three races prior to that he finished between 7th and 11th. His overall New Hampshire average finish is 13.5.
Phoenix is the other small flat track on the schedule and he\’s been a good performer there as well. Last spring he had a parts failure that led to him wrecking. In all of the other Phoenix races since 2014 he has an 8.8 average finish.
Pocono is a good track for him. He was consistent last year. In both events he finished 12th. In 2015 he had a tough year and finished poorly both races. In all of the other Pocono races since August 2010 minus 2015 he\’s finished in the top 12.
Indy is his home track and he\’s a recent champion. Last summer he was top ten good but was caught up in a late wreck which led to his 31st place finish. In the five Indy races prior to that he had an 8.4 average finish.
Short Track Fantasy Value – High
Ryan Newman is a solid option at short tracks. He\’s certainly not immune to bad luck, but he\’s proven himself capable of coming home with good results at all three venues.
Bristol has been a good track for him. Last summer he wrecked and finished 28th. In spring 2016 he finished 9th. Since 2014 minus last summers race he has a 10.6 average finish.
From a career perspective Richmond has been his best short track. In the last three races there he\’s had results of 18th, 20th and 28th. In the eight races prior to his cold streak he had a 9.6 average finish.
At Martinsville he\’s been a solid competitor in recent seasons. In the last three races there he\’s had results of 7th, 10th and 16th.
Plate Track Fantasy Value – High
From a career perspective plate tracks haven\’t ranked as some of Newman\’s better venues. There\’s 23 tracks on the schedule and Daytona is home to his 22nd worst average finish, and Talladega is home to his 23rd best average finish.
In recent seasons he\’s improved on this track type.
Although Talladega is home to his overall worst average finish he\’s been solid there recently. Last fall he finished 14th. In spring 2016 he was caught up in an accident and finished 28th. Over the last 7 Talladega races he has a 13.3 average finish. That average finish over that stretch ranks as the 6th best.
At Daytona he\’s been more suspect to problems in recent seasons. Last summer he finished 18th. In the two races prior to that he had results of 8th and 11th. In the three races prior to that he finished 22nd or worse.
Road Course Track Fantasy Value – High
Ryan Newman has been a very solid competitor at road courses. In 4 of the last 5 seasons on this track type he\’s accumulated between the 9th to 11th most points. Last year he scored the 10th most points.
His better road course is Sonoma. It ranks as his third best track overall based on average finish (12.3 average finish). Since 2011 he\’s finished better every next race. If that trend holds true expect another good result from him. His last three Sonoma finishes are results of 8th, 9th and 11th.
At Watkins Glen he hasn\’t been quite as strong. Last year he finished 16th. Since 2010 minus 2014 when he wrecked he\’s finished between 11th and 16th every race.
