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Hoosier Ryan Newman wins Brickyard 400 at Indy
NASCAR Brickyard 400 Heal
Sprint Cup Series driver Ryan Newman, right, is hugged by team owner and driver Tony Stewart after Newman won the Brickyard 400 auto race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Sunday, July 28, 2013. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) - photo by Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS — A born and bred Hoosier, Ryan Newman spent his childhood racing everywhere from Anderson to Winchester and every short track he could find in a state mad about racing. He graduated from Purdue and landed a summer job working in Jeff Gordon's old race shop in Pittsboro. One of the perks?