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During the 1976 auto racing season, Newman became interested in forming a professional auto racing team and contacted Bill Freeman who introduced Newman to professional auto racing management, and their company specialized in Can-Am, Indy Cars, and other high-performance racing automobiles.
Mar 18, 2022 · Newman competed as a professional for a good part of his 35-year career as a driver, into his 80s, and won some major races, including a class win at the 24 Hours of Daytona in 1995, when he was 70 years old (via Alt Driver). Newman was also heavily involved in motor sports off-track.
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He used the name PL Newman when racing, to avoid attention, and in 1972 he entered his first professional race for Bob Sharp Racing. He began to move upwards in the world of circuit racing. From the tiny Datsun 510, he moved on to the much more powerful 280ZX and started winning races.
Oct 16, 2023 · Paul Newman had a strange request at the 1995 Daytona 24 Hours. The Oscar-winning actor and long-time racer had just turned 70 and was struggling to get in and out of the Ford Mustang he was driving in the US enduro.
Mar 1, 2021 · He attended his first professional event as a racer at Thompson International Speedway in 1972. For the remainder of the '70s, he was frequently found competing in Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) events and managed to rack up four national championships.
Jan 26, 2015 · American actor Paul Newman is shown in this June 11, 1979, photo before the start of the Le Mans 24-hour race. He and his two co-drivers finished second in their Turbo Porsche. Those eyes!...
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When the Can-Am series folded in 1983, Newman switched to open-wheel racing and joined forces with former arch-rival team owner Carl Haas to create Newman/Haas Racing.
