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It might have taken Nostradamus to foresee the phenomenal performances of rookies Ryan Newman and Jimmie Johnson this season.
Some Winston Cup newcomers recently have found quick success after graduating from the Busch Series, but not on this scale. After Bristol, the sixth race of the season, Johnson was fourth in the points standings, six places ahead of teammate and four-time champion Jeff Gordon, and Newman was in seventh place, falling from second when he finished 37th last Sunday.
Tony Stewart's remarkable first season of 1999, when Stewart became the first rookie to win three Winston Cup races, started the wave of outstanding young drivers, and it ...