Editing Paul Newman (section)

==Auto racing==
{{Infobox Le Mans driver
| Name=
| Image=
| Nationality=
| Years=[[1979 24 Hours of Le Mans|1979]]
| Team(s)=Dick Barbour Racing
| Best Finish=2nd <small>([[1979 24 Hours of Le Mans|1979]])</small>
| Class Wins=1 <small>([[1979 24 Hours of Le Mans|1979]])</small>}}

Newman was an auto racing enthusiast and first became interested in motorsports ("the first thing that I ever found I had any grace in") while training at the [[Watkins Glen International|Watkins Glen Racing School]] for the filming of ''[[Winning (film)|Winning]]'', a 1969 film.{{Citation needed|date=June 2023}} According to his instructor [[Bob Bondurant]], his love and passion for racing, Newman agreed in 1971 to star in and to host television special ''[[Once Upon a Wheel]],'' on the history of auto racing.<ref name=":1" /> Newman's first professional event as a racer was in 1972 at [[Thompson International Speedway]], quietly entered as "P. L. Newman", by which he continued to be known in the racing community.<ref name="P.L. Newman">{{cite magazine|url=http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/racing-community-saddened-death-paul-newman|title=Racing community saddened by death of Paul Newman|magazine=Autoweek|date=September 26, 2008|access-date=September 28, 2015|archive-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929225041/http://autoweek.com/article/car-news/racing-community-saddened-death-paul-newman|url-status=live}}</ref>

He was a frequent competitor in [[Sports Car Club of America]] (SCCA) events for the rest of the decade, eventually winning four national championships. He later drove in the [[1979 24 Hours of Le Mans]] in Dick Barbour's [[Porsche 935]], finishing in second place.<ref name="1979 Le Mans">{{cite web|url=http://www.formula2.net/1979.htm|title=XLVII Grand Prix d'Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans 1979|publisher=Le Mans & F2 Register|date=May 2, 2008|access-date=September 27, 2008|archive-date=June 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100611062610/http://www.formula2.net/1979.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> Newman reunited with Barbour in 2000 to compete in the [[2000 Petit Le Mans|Petit Le Mans]].<ref name="Petit">{{cite web|url=http://wsrp.ic.cz/alms2000.html#9|title=American Le Mans Series 2000|publisher=World Sports Racing Prototypes|date=October 2, 2005|access-date=September 27, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081005044003/http://wsrp.ic.cz/alms2000.html|archive-date=October 5, 2008}}</ref>

[[File:Road America Paul Newman Nissan on display.jpg|thumb|Sharp/Newman Nissan]]

From the mid-1970s to the early 1990s, he drove for the ''[[Bob Sharp (racing driver)|Bob Sharp]] Racing'' team, racing mainly [[Datsun]]s (later rebranded as [[Nissan Motors|Nissans]]) in the [[Trans-Am Series]]. He became closely associated with the brand during the 1980s, even appearing in commercials for the brand in Japan and having [[Nissan Skyline#Sixth generation (R30; 1981)|a special edition of the Nissan Skyline]] named after him. At the age of 70 years and eight days, Newman became the oldest driver to date to be part of a winning team in a major sanctioned race,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Vaughn|first=Mark|title=Paul Newman 1925–2008|magazine=[[AutoWeek]]|volume=58|issue=40|page=43|date=October 6, 2008}}</ref> winning in his class at the 1995 [[24 Hours of Daytona]].<ref name="1995 Daytona">{{cite web|url=http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1995.html#1|title=International Motor Sports Association 1995|publisher=World Sports Racing Prototypes|date=February 14, 2007|access-date=September 27, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090408195356/http://wsrp.ic.cz/imsa1995.html|archive-date=April 8, 2009}}</ref> Among his last major races were the [[Baja 1000]] in 2004 and the 24 Hours of Daytona once again in 2005.<ref name="2005 Daytona">{{cite web|url=http://wsrp.ic.cz/grandam2005.html#1|title=Grand-American Road Racing Championship 2005|publisher=World Sports Racing Prototypes|date=December 17, 2005|access-date=September 27, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012210032/http://wsrp.ic.cz/grandam2005.html#1|archive-date=October 12, 2008}}</ref>

During the 1976 auto racing season, Newman became interested in forming a professional auto racing team and contacted [[Bill Freeman (racing driver)|Bill Freeman]], who introduced Newman to professional auto racing management, and their company specialized in [[Can-Am]], [[IndyCar Series|Indy Cars]], and other high-performance racing automobiles. The team was based in [[Santa Barbara, California]], and commuted to [[Willow Springs International Motorsports Park]] for many of its testing sessions.

[[File:Paul Newman Racing 1979 Spyder NF-11 Chevrolet V8 - CanAm single seater racer based on Lola T333CS.jpg|thumb|right|A ''Newman Freeman Racing'' [[Spyder NF]] [[Can-Am]] race car from 1979)]]

Their ''Newman Freeman Racing'' team was very competitive in the North American [[Can-Am]] series in its Budweiser-sponsored, Chevrolet-powered [[Spyder NF-10|Spyder NFs]]. Newman and Freeman began a long and successful partnership with the Newman Freeman Racing team in the Can-Am series, which culminated in the Can-Am Team Championship trophy in 1979. Newman was associated with Freeman's established [[Porsche racing]] team, which enabled both Newman and Freeman to compete in [[SCCA]] and [[International Motor Sports Association|IMSA]] racing events together, including the [[12 Hours of Sebring|Sebring 12-hour endurance sports car race]]. This car was sponsored by Beverly Porsche/Audi. Freeman was [[Sports Car Club of America]]'s Southern Pacific National Champion during the Newman Freeman period. Later, Newman co-founded [[Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing|''Newman/Haas Racing'']] with [[Carl Haas]], a [[Champ Car]] team, in 1983, going on to win eight drivers' championships under his ownership. Newman was also briefly an owner in the [[NASCAR Winston Cup Series]] when he co-founded a research and development #18 team with [[Hendrick Motorsports]]' [[Greg Sacks]] behind the wheel; the team shut down after two seasons after losing its primary sponsor. The 1996 racing season was chronicled in the [[IMAX]] film ''[[Super Speedway]]'' (1997), which Newman narrated. He was a partner in the [[Atlantic Championship]] team [[Newman Wachs Racing]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://newmanwachsracing.com/index.php/2016/10/07/legendary-newman-name-returning-to-open-wheel-racing/|title=Legendary Newman Name Returning to Open-Wheel Racing – Newman Wachs Racing|website=newmanwachsracing.com|language=en-US|access-date=July 16, 2018|archive-date=July 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180716223924/http://newmanwachsracing.com/index.php/2016/10/07/legendary-newman-name-returning-to-open-wheel-racing/|url-status=live}}</ref> Newman voiced [[Doc Hudson]] in ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]] (2006)''.

Having said he would quit "when I embarrass myself", Newman competed into his 80s, winning at [[Lime Rock Park|Lime Rock]] in what former co-driver [[Sam Posey]] called a "brutish Corvette", which displayed his age as its number: 81.<ref name="P.L. Newman"/> He took the pole in his last professional race, in 2007 at Watkins Glen International, and in a 2008 run at Lime Rock, arranged by friends, he reportedly still did 9/10 of his best time.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drivingline.com/2012/04/paul-newman-from-lime-rock-connecticut|title=PL Newman from Lime Rock Connecticut|publisher=DRIVINGLine|date=April 17, 2012|access-date=September 28, 2015|archive-date=September 29, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150929054622/http://www.drivingline.com/2012/04/paul-newman-from-lime-rock-connecticut/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Newman was posthumously inducted into the [[SCCA Hall of Fame]] at the national convention in [[Las Vegas Valley|Las Vegas, Nevada]], on February 21, 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scca.org/newsarticle.aspx?hub=6&news=3533|title=Newman Leads List of New SCCA Hall of Fame Inductees|publisher=Sports Car Club of America|date=December 3, 2008|access-date=March 13, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110610053825/http://www.scca.org/newsarticle.aspx?hub=6&news=3533|archive-date=June 10, 2011}}</ref> [[Lime Rock Park]]'s No Name Straight was renamed Paul Newman Straight in 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://racer.com/2022/09/03/paul-newman-straight-revealed-during-lime-rock-park-historic-festival/|title=Paul Newman Straight revealed during Lime Rock Park Historic Festival|website=Racer|date=September 3, 2022}}</ref>

Newman's racing life was chronicled in the documentary ''[[Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman]]'' (2015).

'''Motorsports career results'''

'''SCCA National Championship Runoffs'''

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
! Year !! Track !! Car !! Class !! Finish !! Start !! Status
|-
| 1973 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Datsun 510|Nissan 510]] || B Sedan || 9 || 15 || Running
|-
| 1975 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Datsun 510|Nissan 510]] || B Sedan || 6 || 11 || Running
|-
|rowspan=2| 1976 ||rowspan=2| [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Datsun 510|Nissan 510]] || B Sedan ||style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 || 6 || Running
|-
| [[Triumph TR6]] || D Production ||style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 || 1 || Running
|-
|rowspan=2| 1978 ||rowspan=2| [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Nissan S30|Nissan 280Z]] || C Production ||style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 || 3 || Running
|-
| [[Nissan 200SX]] || B Sedan ||style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 || 4 || Running
|-
|rowspan=2| 1979 ||rowspan=2| [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Nissan S130|Nissan 280ZX]] || C Production ||style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 || 2 || Running
|-
| [[Nissan 200SX]] || B Sedan ||style="background:#FFDF9F;"| 3 || 3 || Running
|-
| 1980 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Nissan S130|Nissan 280ZX]] || C Production ||style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 || 6 || Running
|-
| 1982 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Nissan S130|Nissan 280ZX]] Turbo || GT1 ||style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2 || 23 || Running
|-
| 1983 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Nissan S130|Nissan 280ZX]] || GT1 || 21 || 1 || Running
|-
| 1985 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Nissan S130|Nissan 280ZX]] Turbo || GT1 ||style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 || 1 || Running
|-
| 1986 || [[Road Atlanta]] || [[Nissan S130|Nissan 280ZX]] Turbo || GT1 ||style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1 || 1 || Running
|-
| 2002 || [[Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course|Mid Ohio]] || [[Jaguar Cars|Jaguar]] || GT1 || 9 || 11 || Running
|}

''' Complete 24 Hours of Le Mans results '''
([[Template:Grand-Am driver results legend|key]])
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
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! Year
! Team
! Co-Drivers
! Car
! Class
! Laps
! {{Tooltip|Pos.|Overall Position}}
! {{Tooltip|Class<br />Pos.|Class Position}}
|-
! {{24hLM|1979}}
|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} Dick Barbour Racing

|align="left"| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Rolf Stommelen]]<br />{{flagicon|USA}} Dick Barbour
|align="left"| [[Porsche 935]]
| IMSA+2.5
| 300
| style="background:#DFDFDF;"| 2nd
| style="background:#FFFFBF;"| 1st
|-
!colspan="8"|{{center|{{small|Source:<ref>{{cite web|title=Paul Newman|url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/track-record/driver/paul-newman-5085|publisher=[[Automobile Club de l'Ouest]]|access-date=February 17, 2023}}</ref>}}}}
|}

===NASCAR===
([[Template:NASCAR driver results legend|key]]) (<span style="font-size:85%">'''Bold'''&nbsp;– Pole position awarded by qualifying time. ''Italics''&nbsp;– Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. *&nbsp;– Most laps led.</span>)

====Winston Cup Series====
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!colspan=42| [[NASCAR]] [[Winston Cup Series]] results
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! Year
! Team
! No.
! Make
! 1
! 2
! 3
! 4
! 5
! 6
! 7
! 8
! 9
! 10
! 11
! 12
! 13
! 14
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! {{Tooltip|NWCC|NASCAR Winston Cup classification}}
! Pts
! Ref
|-
! [[1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Series|1987]]
! [[Hendrick Motorsports]]
! 51
! [[Chevrolet|Chevy]]
| [[1987 Daytona 500|DAY]]
| [[Goodwrench 500|CAR]]
| [[Miller High Life 400 (Spring Richmond)|RCH]]
| [[Motorcraft Quality Parts 500|ATL]]
| [[TranSouth 500|DAR]]
| [[First Union 400|NWS]]
| [[Valleydale Meats 500|BRI]]
| [[Sovran Bank 500|MAR]]
| [[1987 Winston 500|TAL]]
| [[Coca-Cola 600|CLT]]
| [[Budweiser 500 (Spring Dover)|DOV]]
| [[Miller High Life 500 (Pocono)|POC]]
| [[Budweiser 400|RSD]]
| [[Miller American 400|MCH]]
| [[Pepsi Firecracker 400|DAY]]
| [[Summer 500|POC]]
| [[Talladega 500 (Fall Race)|TAL]]
| style="background:#DFC484;"| [[The Budweiser At The Glen|GLN]]<br>{{small|Wth}}
| [[Champion Spark Plug 400|MCH]]
| [[Busch 500|BRI]]
| [[Southern 500 (1950-2004)|DAR]]
| [[Wrangler Jeans Indigo 400|RCH]]
| [[Delaware 500|DOV]]
| [[1987 Goody's 500|MAR]]
| [[1987 Holly Farms 400|NWS]]
| [[Oakwood Homes 500|CLT]]
| [[AC Delco 500|CAR]]
| [[1987 Winston Western 500|RSD]]
| [[Atlanta Journal 500|ATL]]
! N/A
! 0
! <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.racing-reference.info/drivdet/newmapa01/1987/W|title=Paul Newman – 1987 NASCAR Winston Cup Results|work=Racing-Reference|access-date=November 12, 2024}}</ref>
|}