Outback Steakhouse Proud to Announce Ryan Newman Driver of No. 39 Chevy Wins Race at Martinsville

Fans can celebrate Monday at Outback Steakhouse with a free Bloomin' Onion®

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Apr 02, 2012, 12:23 ET

MARTINSVILLE, Va., April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Outback Steakhouse was the primary sponsor of Ryan Newman and the No. 39 Chevrolet for the race in Martinsville yesterday where he crossed the finish line 1st after starting in the 5th position. Outback Steakhouse is celebrating with Bloomin' Monday which means free Bloomin' Onions® available to each table who mentions Newman's 1st place finish.

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The Outback Steakhouse sponsorship of Ryan Newman began this season and whenever Newman finishes in the top-10, fans will get a free Bloomin' Onion® at Outback Steakhouse on the Monday immediately following the race. It's a promotion that has generated more interest than ever in where Newman and his No. 39 Chevrolet finish during each Sprint Cup race in 2012. So far, Outback and Newman have celebrated two Bloomin' Mondays after top-10 finishes with the 1st place finish in Martinsville marking the third.

"Our goals at the beginning of the season are always to win every race," said Newman, driver of the No. 39 Outback Steakhouse Chevrolet. "But we know it isn't realistic to win every race on the schedule, so we want to get as many top-5s and top-10s as possible. Now, we have even more incentive to get a top-10 finish every weekend – for us and for the fans. A free Bloomin' Onion® for every top-10 finish? You can count me in for that."

Outback Steakhouse will also be the primary sponsor of Newman and the No. 39 Chevrolet in Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway in August. When not serving as a primary sponsor, Outback Steakhouse will be an associate sponsor with placement on the B-post of the No. 39 Chevrolet Impala.

"Congratulations to Ryan on this tremendous win at Martinsville! We are thrilled to be partners with No. 39 and Stewart-Hass Racing and look forward to many more wins, top-10 finishes and Bloomin' Mondays," said Jeff Smith, president of Outback.

About Outback Steakhouse
Outback Steakhouse was once again voted #1 Best Steak in the 2011 Zagat Survey® of National Full-Service Restaurant Chains for the third consecutive year. Outback Steakhouse starts fresh every day to create the flavors that our mates crave. Best known for grilled steaks, chicken and seafood, Outback also offers a wide variety of crisp salads and freshly made soups and sides. New creations and grilled classics are made from scratch daily using only the highest quality ingredients sourced from around the world. For more information, please visit www.outback.com or http://www.facebook.com/outback.

About Stewart-Hass Racing
Stewart-Haas Racing is the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series team co-owned by two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation – the largest CNC machine tool builder in the western world. The team fields two entries in the elite Sprint Cup Series – the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala for Stewart and the No. 39 U.S. Army/Tornados/Haas Automation Chevrolet Impala for 2008 Daytona 500 winner Ryan Newman. Based in Kannapolis, N.C., Stewart-Haas Racing operates out of a 140,000-square-foot facility with more than 150 employees. For more information, please visit us on the Web at www.StewartHaasRacing.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/StewartHaasRacing and on Twitter at @StewartHaasRcng.

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