Quicken Loans will sponsor Ryan Newman for 18 races in 2013

Stewart-Haas Racing announced Tuesday that Quicken Loans will double its commitment to Ryan Newman from nine races to 18 races next year.

The extension comes as team co-owner Tony Stewart is searching for a good chunk of funding for his three-car organization. The U.S. Army has said it won't be back as primary sponsor for Newman, and Office Depot is leaving as a co-primary for Stewart – which opens up a hole of 22 races for Stewart.

"We've got a couple of big holes on the sponsorship side, so (Quicken Loans) definitely fills a big part of that and definitely helps us,'' Stewart said. "Takes a lot of the pressure off."