Tony Stewart and Ryan Newman officially announced sponsorship for Newman's No. 39 Stewart-Haas racing car earlier today. US Army, which splits from the No. 8 car after this season, has a one-year deal with the No. 39 with two one-year options. The Army's previous deal was also a series of one-year options that lasted six years. This is because the defense department has to recalibrate things each year. Major General Montague Winfield was on hand for the press conference and was asked if the Army had any concerns about the fact that Gene Haas, the owner of Haas Automation, is in jail for tax evasion. Winfield said he sees his partnership with Stewart-Haas Racing as a new beginning for the organization and said "The individual that deals with us is Tony Stewart." Stewart was quick to point out that he is partnered with Haas Automation, not Gene Haas. I'm not sure I see the difference there. Stewart said he could tell his win at Talladega brought energy to not just the Gibbs teams, but also the Haas CNC No. 66 and No. 70 teams. He also said he feels very flattered that his association with the Haas organization brought about such a flurry of sponsor interest. He is, after all, taking over a team that had two cars with very little sponsorship before he got there. Stewart was asked how close he is to finding a second sponsor for the No. 39, since US Army will only be the primary sponsor on 22 points races next season. That prompted th ...
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