Lost in a season brimming with news about multi-race winners, breakthrough stars and surprising struggles, Ryan Newman has methodically and rather quietly put himself in contention for a second consecutive Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup postseason berth. Newman was at the center of attention for several newsworthy reasons in 2013 and much of it wasn't his doing -- from good friend Tony Stewart not renewing his contract at Stewart-Haas Racing to NASCAR Chairman and CEO Brian France putting Newman in the Chase after a controversial outcome at Richmond International Raceway initially cost him a place in the postseason. More...