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Newman to return to SHR, hopes sponsors follow
By David Caraviello, NASCAR.COM
September 06, 2012 8:42 PM, EDT
http://www.nascar.com/news/120906/rnewman-shr-sponsors/index.html
RICHMOND, Va. — Signing Ryan Newman to an extension was the easy part for Stewart-Haas Racing. Now comes the difficult part.
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Newman re-signs with Stewart Haas for one year
http://www.nascar.com/news/120906/rnewman-resigns-with-shr/index.html
The driver of the No. 39 car will be with SHR for at least another more season after agreeing to a one-year extension with the organization, but he still faces the unknown of who will sponsor his vehicle in 2013. Primary backer U.S. Army is bowing out after this year under pressure from two members of Congress trying to eliminate military sponsorships, part of a larger sponsor shuffle at SHR that also includes Office Depot, the primary on teammate Tony Stewart’s vehicle, departing at season’s end.
Sponsors are hard to find these days but not as hard as slots in the chase...