Ryan Newman the NASCAR driver is not dead. However, a very good friend of his, Bill Passwater died on Wednesday, July 9, 2008. Passwater worked at Penske Racing. All Penske cars carried a special decal in his memory for that race weekend.
Also, Penske released Ryan Newman at the end of the 2008 season to join Stewart-Haas Racing.
Chat with our AI personalities
No, she did not. Ryan's wife Krissie had the couple's first child, Brooklyn Sage, on November 18, 2010.