Tony Stewart is the only driver in history to win a championship in both IndyCar and NASCAR.
208 Facts About Tony Stewart
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Tony Stewart became known for his hot temper and for his sarcasm with the media.
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Tony Stewart last competed full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series during the 2016 season, driving the No 14 Chevrolet SS for his team, Stewart-Haas Racing, under crew chief Mike Bugarewicz.
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In 2011, Tony Stewart became the first owner-driver since Alan Kulwicki to win the Cup Series championship.
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Tony Stewart is the only driver to win the Cup Series championship under the old points system and the chase playoff format, and is the only driver to win the title under three different sponsorships.
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Tony Stewart is the first driver in the Cup Series to win the championship by a tiebreaker.
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On May 22,2019, Tony Stewart was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and on January 31,2020, was inducted alongside the 11th Hall of Fame class.
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Tony Stewart got his first competitive go kart in Westport, Indiana in 1979.
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Tony Stewart grew up racing go karts and was successful very early, winning a World Karting Association championship in 1987.
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Tony Stewart moved up to the United Midget Racing Association where he raced TQ midgets until 1991 when he again moved up this time to the United States Auto Club series with the help of one of his karting sponsors and friend Mark Dismore.
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Tony Stewart was the USAC Rookie of the Year in 1991, USAC National Midget Series Champion in 1994 and 1995, and USAC Silver Crown Series champion in 1988.
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In 1995, Tony Stewart became the first driver to win USAC's version of the Triple Crown, earning championships in all three of USAC's major divisions, National Midget, Sprint, and Silver Crown.
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Tony Stewart's winning the Hut Hundred and 4 Crown Nationals were the highlights of the year.
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Tony Stewart led laps at Phoenix in the early stages before a myriad of pit stop woes and mechanical issues led to his early exit from the race.
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When Tony Stewart was not racing IndyCars, he raced stock cars, which he had signed to do beforehand.
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Tony Stewart had more success in a one-time ride in the Craftsman Truck Series with Mueller Brothers racing, where he finished 10th.
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Tony Stewart failed to finish the first three races of a ten-race schedule, but recovered to come in second at Phoenix.
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At that year's Indy 500, Tony Stewart's car was good enough to enable him to win his first IRL race, leading 64 laps.
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Tony Stewart finally got his first career win at Pikes Peak, where he led all but seven laps of a 200 lap race.
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Tony Stewart became the leading contender for the series championship after a bad slump knocked points leader Davey Hamilton out of first place.
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Tony Stewart raced in several midget events, finishing thirteenth and eleventh in the 1997 and 1998 USAC national points, and winning the Copper Classic both years.
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Between his time in USAC and the IRL, Tony Stewart earned the nickname of "Smoke", first for slipping the right rear tire during dirt races and then for blowing his engine often during his 1997 championship run.
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When Tony Stewart was able to finish races, he finished in the top 10 and had a 3rd-place finish at Charlotte.
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Tony Stewart so impressed Gibbs that he was signed to drive the majority of the Busch schedule in 1998 to go along with a full-time IRL schedule.
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Tony Stewart's season was a disappointment as he finished last in the Indy 500 because of an engine failure.
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Tony Stewart came close to winning his first Busch Series race at Rockingham, but was beaten on a last-lap pass by Matt Kenseth.
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Tony Stewart finished a solid 2nd place in 2 starts, ahead of six drivers with more starts, and had an average finish that was comparable to some of the series' top 10 finishers.
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Tony Stewart was driving a Busch car owned by Kevin Harvick Incorporated at the time.
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Tony Stewart won the opening Nationwide Series event at Daytona, overtaking Regan Smith on the last lap, but his win was overshadowed by worry because Smith had been turned and in the resulting crash, Kyle Larson had flown into the catch fence, completely slicing off the front part of his car and injuring 28 spectators in the grandstands.
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The next day in the Daytona 500, Tony Stewart's day ended on lap 35 when he was caught up in an early crash with Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne; this would allow him to finish 41st.
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Tony Stewart rebounded slightly with an 8th-place finish at Phoenix and an 11th-place finish in Las Vegas.
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At Bristol, Tony Stewart blew his tire on lap 3 and cut a brake line; he came back out over 20 laps down, unable to contend for the victory.
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In 2020, Tony Stewart planned to make his return to the now-Xfinity Series for the Pennzoil 150 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's road course, but plans were called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Tony Stewart started his NASCAR Cup career in 1999 with a bang, as he qualified his No 20 The Home Depot-sponsored Pontiac on the outside pole for the Daytona 500.
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Tony Stewart showed courage in one of the Gatorade Twin 125s when he was involved in a battle with Dale Earnhardt for the lead in the last laps.
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Tony Stewart spent most of his rookie season wowing people, as his car was often in the Top 5.
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Tony Stewart finished his first Cup season with 3 wins, 12 top fives, 21 top tens, 2 poles, only 1 DNF, 1,226 laps led, a 10.26 average finish, and a 4th-place finish in the point standings, making it the highest points finish by a rookie in the modern era and only bested by James Hylton, who finished 2nd as a first-timer in 1966.
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Tony Stewart finished in the Top 10 at both races: 9th in the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and 4th at Charlotte.
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Tony Stewart showed no signs of a sophomore slump in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, winning a series-high six races.
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Tony Stewart began to get some bad press for his on-track incidents.
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Tony Stewart made his displeasure toward Gordon known in an obscenity-laden tirade.
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Tony Stewart got off to a scary start for the 2001 season: during the Daytona 500, he was involved in an 18-car crash on lap 173.
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Tony Stewart took the worst of it, as his car turned backward after being hit by Ward Burton, pushed over Robby Gordon, then flipped twice in midair, hooked Bobby Labonte's hood, and came to a stop in the infield.
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Tony Stewart was transported to Halifax Medical Center after complaints of discomfort in his shoulder.
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Tony Stewart's crash was greatly overshadowed by Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash on the last lap.
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Tony Stewart recovered to win three more races at Richmond, Infineon, and Bristol and, as he had done before, he ran near the front most of the season.
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Tony Stewart finished sixth in the Indianapolis 500 and third in the Coca-Cola 600, running all 1,100 miles of the two races.
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Tony Stewart got into much bigger trouble in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, where he confronted a Winston Cup official after ignoring a black flag, which he had received for an illegal pass on Dave Blaney.
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Tony Stewart confronted that same official during the Talladega race after he refused to wear a mandated head-and-neck restraint.
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Tony Stewart was not allowed to practice until he wore one, and only managed to do so after his crew chief Greg Zipadelli intervened.
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Tony Stewart started the 2002 season even more inauspiciously than last year's, as the Daytona 500 lasted just two laps for him due to a blown engine.
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Tony Stewart went on to win twice early in the season at Atlanta and Richmond, but he was only seventh in the points standings at the season's halfway point.
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At Darlington, Tony Stewart was involved in a multi-car wreck in which Jimmy Spencer's car t-boned Tony Stewart's car.
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Tony Stewart was fined $50,000 by NASCAR and penalized with a 25-point deduction.
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Tony Stewart had his worst Cup season at this point up until 2006, but it was still good enough for seventh in the points standings.
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Tony Stewart only won two races that season at Pocono and Charlotte but he led more laps than he did last year and was highly competitive in the final races of the season.
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In January 2004, Tony Stewart teamed with Andy Wallace and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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Tony Stewart started on a higher note in the 2004 season as he finished second in the Gatorade 125.
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Tony Stewart was in contention to win it, only to lose the lead to Earnhardt Jr.
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At Infineon, Tony Stewart was involved in an altercation with rookie driver Brian Vickers.
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On lap 88 of 110, Tony Stewart got spun out by Vickers as retaliation for an earlier collision in the race.
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Tony Stewart replied by confronting Vickers after the race and throwing a punch through Vickers' window.
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Tony Stewart felt very sick during the race at Watkins Glen International and nearly withdrew from it due to food poisoning, stomach cramps, a headache, and a sinus infection.
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Tony Stewart ultimately relented and ran the race, dominating and holding off Canadian road ringer Ron Fellows for the win.
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Tony Stewart got collected in a multi-car crash, which started when Robby Gordon repaid Greg Biffle some retaliation, and Tony Stewart t-boned Biffle.
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Tony Stewart finished two laps down, causing him to lose his shot at his second championship.
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In November 2004, Tony Stewart became the owner of one of the most legendary short tracks in America, Eldora Speedway.
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Tony Stewart won five races at Infineon, Daytona, New Hampshire, Watkins Glen and Indianapolis, his hometown track.
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On November 20,2005, Tony Stewart won his second Cup Championship, joining Jeff Gordon as the only active, full-time drivers at the time to have won multiple championships.
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In victory circle, Tony Stewart had said that he loved winning his 2005 championship better than his 2002 one because his 2005 season was more well-behaved than 2002.
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Tony Stewart had competitive cars and scored early wins at Daytona and Martinsville.
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Tony Stewart suffered a shoulder injury due to two heavy crashes in both the Busch and Cup races at Charlotte during the Memorial Day Weekend races.
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Just a few days later, during the Daytona 500, Tony Stewart was involved in several incidents with Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, and Matt Kenseth, whom he chased halfway across the track to run into the grass.
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On July 1,2006, Tony Stewart dominated the Pepsi 400 but after a pit stop seemed like an unlikely contender for the win.
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On July 23,2006, Tony Stewart was at the center of a media storm.
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On lap 31 of the Pennsylvania 500, Tony Stewart was accidentally squeezed against the wall by Clint Bowyer.
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Tony Stewart responded by waving his hand in anger, then purposely hitting Bowyer's car.
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Tony Stewart was promptly held one lap by NASCAR for rough driving.
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Tony Stewart did however pass leader Ryan Newman to get back on the lead lap and eventually rallied to finish 7th and get back in the top 10 in the point standings.
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Tony Stewart missed the cut to qualify for the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup by 16 points, becoming the first defending champion to miss the Chase the following year.
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Tony Stewart finished poorly at Richmond after wrecking his primary car in practice, and was displaced in the top ten by Kasey Kahne.
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Tony Stewart was a participant in the 30th season of IROC and won 2 of the 4 races on his way to capturing the series championship.
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Tony Stewart won a million dollars for the effort but made an offer to return his prize money if IROC would hold one of its events at his Eldora Speedway.
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Tony Stewart started the 2007 season by winning his second Chili Bowl Nationals midget car feature.
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Tony Stewart started off the Daytona Speedweeks with a win in the 2007 Budweiser Shootout.
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Tony Stewart won his qualifying race for the Daytona 500.
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On lap 152 of the Daytona 500, the rear of Tony Stewart's car slid up the track and, when he tried to cut down the track, he smacked the front of Kurt Busch's car knocking both of them out of the race.
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On March 22,2007, it was announced that Tony Stewart would be on the cover of the official NASCAR video game NASCAR 08, published by Electronic Arts.
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Under the caution, Tony Stewart was on pit road and his crew was surveying the massive damage he received from the crash; when an enraged Busch pulled alongside and gave Tony Stewart a profane gesture to express his feelings over the incident.
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Busch would later be fined $100k for his actions by NASCAR, while Tony Stewart got off with a pre-race warning from NASCAR before the following race at Pocono.
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At the Coca-Cola 600, Tony Stewart finished sixth, after having to come into the pit for fuel.
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On July 15,2007, Tony Stewart led a race-high 108 laps and recorded his 30th career NEXTEL Cup win at the USG Sheetrock 400 at Joliet.
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On July 29,2007, after leading a race-high 65 of 160 laps, Tony Stewart won the Brickyard 400 again, just 45 minutes from where he grew up.
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Tony Stewart apologized for the contact in victory lane and during the victory lane interview, Tony Stewart was penalized 25 points and fined $25,000 for violating NASCAR's policy on the use of obscene language during interviews during the race.
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Tony Stewart began the 2008 season with a 6th-place start in the Daytona 500.
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On lap 109 of the UAW-Dodge 400, Tony Stewart's car cut a tire and slammed hard into the turn 3 retaining wall.
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Tony Stewart had complained about a sore foot from a wreck that occurred the day before the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas.
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Tony Stewart was later announced that he was okay and ripped on Goodyear for not bringing any quality tires.
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However, Tony Stewart had to give up the lead to future race winner Kasey Kahne to make pit stops.
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In July 2008, Tony Stewart made a deal with car owner Gene Haas into a co-owning partnership in a racing organization called Tony Stewart-Haas Racing for 2009 when he left Joe Gibbs Racing.
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On July 5,2008, during the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, Tony Stewart started feeling ill and turned his car over to former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate JJ Yeley, who took the car to a 20th-place finish after getting involved in two wrecks in the last 5 laps.
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Tony Stewart earned his first and only win of the season in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega on October 5,2008, driving for Subway as his sponsor, making it his last win with Joe Gibbs Racing.
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On July 8,2008, it was reported that Tony Stewart was released from the last year of his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing, primarily because JGR had switched from Chevrolet to Toyota, and Tony Stewart was vocal about his loyalty to Chevrolet.
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Tony Stewart announced he would move to Haas CNC Racing to drive a Haas Chevrolet, with sponsorships from Office Depot and Old Spice.
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Tony Stewart completed those races without needing to use the provisional, ending up well inside the Top 10 in points.
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Tony Stewart won the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona after a controversial finish when he wrecked Kyle Busch to do so.
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Tony Stewart fell to second in points following reseeding when Mark Martin, who won more races than Stewart, moved ahead of him.
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On October 5,2009, Tony Stewart won the Price Chopper 400 and moved to fourth in the standings, ending the season in sixth place.
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The race was the 400th in the Sprint Cup for Tony Stewart, and was his first starting from the pole since October 2005 at Martinsville Speedway.
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Tony Stewart won two races in 2010: the Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 5,2010, and the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway on October 10,2010.
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Tony Stewart finished 24th and waved to Bowyer to congratulate him as he slowly crossed the line to finish.
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On October 12,2010, Mobil 1 announced a sponsorship deal with Tony Stewart-Haas Racing to sponsor Tony Stewart's car, starting in 2011.
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In 2011, Tony Stewart returned in the No 14 Office Depot-sponsored Chevrolet.
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Tony Stewart made it two for two in the Chase after Clint Bowyer ran out of fuel in the closing laps of the Sylvania 300 at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
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Tony Stewart took the win and the points lead after New Hampshire.
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At Talladega, Tony Stewart struggled to lead a lap, and eventually did so; with assistance from Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, and Joey Logano, he led an additional 29 laps and captured the two-point bonus for leading the most laps.
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On October 30,2011, at Martinsville Speedway, Tony Stewart won the Tums Fast Relief 500, leading three times for 14 laps and moving into championship contention in second place in the points standings.
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On November 20,2011, Tony Stewart won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship by winning the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway while Edwards finished second.
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On February 11,2012, Tony Stewart led the final stages of the Budweiser Shootout by passing Marcos Ambrose on the final lap but was passed in a desperate charge to the finish line by Kyle Busch who beat him to the line in what was said the closest finish in Budweiser Shootout history.
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Tony Stewart won the 1st duel of the Gatorade Duels at Daytona when his new driver Danica Patrick hit the wall hard on the backstretch on the final lap, which brought out the caution.
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Tony Stewart started 3rd in the Daytona 500 and ran well throughout the race, but was caught up in a late-race crash on lap 196 after getting turned by Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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On March 25,2012, Tony Stewart won the rain-shortened Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway.
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On June 3,2012, Tony Stewart was caught in a 13 car crash on the back leg at Dover and finished the race in 25th place.
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Tony Stewart led 18 laps at the 2012 Quicken Loans 400 and finished second behind Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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At Sonoma, Tony Stewart moved quickly from the top 20 to third in the final laps of the Toyota Save Mart 350 and ended up second to Clint Bowyer by passing Kurt Busch on the final turn on the final lap.
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The win was a surprise one, as Tony Stewart had been forced to start 42nd due to his car failing pre-qualifying inspection.
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At the Talladega race in the fall, Tony Stewart was leading on the final lap but underestimated the speed of a closing Michael Waltrip.
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Tony Stewart flipped over, hitting the roofs of several other cars, including Kasey Kahne, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer, before landing upright.
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On November 9, it was announced that Kevin Harvick would be joining Tony Stewart's team starting in 2014.
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In early 2013, reports said that Tony Stewart was offered a chance by Roger Penske to race in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 in a Penske car.
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Tony Stewart declined and said he was not ready to try the big race yet, due to his focus on stock cars.
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Tony Stewart rebounded slightly with an 8th-place finish at Phoenix and an 11th-place finish in Las Vegas.
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At Bristol, Tony Stewart blew his tire on lap 3 and cut a brake line; he came back out over 20 laps down, unable to contend for the victory.
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At Fontana, Tony Stewart ran well for most of the day, leading laps and running on an alternate pit cycle, and nearly contended for the win.
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However, due to a late-race incident when Joey Logano blocked him on the last restart, Tony Stewart ended up in 22nd place at the bottom of the lead lap.
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At Richmond, Tony Stewart looked to be in contention for the win as he was 5th on a green-white-checkered finish, but in a fashion similar to his confrontation with Logano at Fontana; after a poor restart he lost a few positions.
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Tony Stewart showed his displeasure with Busch after the race had finished, rubbing with him on the race track leading to a shoving match between the two when slowing down after the race ended.
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Down near the haulers, the two turned the attention given to race winner Harvick; to them when they had a verbal confrontation, again Tony Stewart showing Busch his displeasure with his aggressive move.
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At Talladega, Tony Stewart was caught up in a 15 car wreck on lap 43 and ended up finishing 27th, 5 laps down.
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Tony Stewart followed this up with a fourth-place finish at Pocono and a fifth place at Michigan.
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Tony Stewart's momentum was killed briefly by a 28th-place run at Sonoma and a 20th-place finish at Kentucky, but Stewart then rebounded to a second-place finish at the Coke Zero 400.
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At New Hampshire, Tony Stewart led 84 laps and was overtaken by Brian Vickers with 14 laps to go.
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Tony Stewart then rebounded with a 4th-place run at Indianapolis and a 9th-place run at Pocono.
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The day after the Pocono race, on August 5,2013, while leading a sprint car race at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Tony Stewart was involved in a multi-car crash when a lapped car spun in front of him and Tony Stewart drove straight into him while it was sideways causing him to flip multiple times.
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The hit was hard enough that Tony Stewart broke both the tibia and fibula bones in his lower right leg.
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Tony Stewart was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where surgery was performed on his broken leg.
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Tony Stewart ran the Sprint Unlimited and was collected in a nine-car crash, though he was able to exit his car under his own power and without any pain.
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Tony Stewart entered the Daytona 500 in his backup car, starting from the rear of the field.
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Tony Stewart's crew repaired the problem in the garage and allowed Stewart to return to the track, finishing the race 27 laps down.
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The next week at Phoenix, Tony Stewart ran in the top ten most of the day.
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Tony Stewart gained 3 positions, from 19th to 16th, where he finished.
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Tony Stewart gained 12 spots in the standings, from 32nd to 20th.
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At Las Vegas, Tony Stewart struggled with the handling of his car and finished 33rd, four laps down.
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At Bristol, Tony Stewart missed the second round of knockout qualifying and started 37th.
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Tony Stewart finished third not being passed by Matt Kenseth, his fifth top 5 in a row.
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Late in the race, Tony Stewart tangled with rookie Kyle Larson when Larson threw a block, leaving Tony Stewart with an 11th-place finish.
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Tony Stewart replied by bumping Larson under yellow and side-swiping him.
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Tony Stewart was subbed by Regan Smith and Jeff Burton for those races.
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Tony Stewart retaliated by reversing into him, smashing Keselowski's front in.
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Tony Stewart was fined $25,000 and placed on probation until November 12,2014, along with Keselowski who was fined $50,000.
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Tony Stewart finished the year with a last-place finish at Homestead-Miami, ending his 15-year winning streak.
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Tony Stewart dismissed countless claims that his poor showing had anything to do with his 2013 leg injury.
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On February 15,2014, Tony Stewart returned to sprint car racing in his No 14 sprint car, the very car that broke his leg in 2013.
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Tony Stewart silenced his critics by dominating and winning a sprint car race at Tri-City Motor Speedway in a huge comeback story.
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Tony Stewart did not do as well in the 2015 season as hoped, as he failed to score a win for the second year in a row and missed the Chase.
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Tony Stewart even failed to finish higher than 6th-place for the first time in his career, only scoring 3 top-10 finishes the entire season.
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Tony Stewart showed signs of a comeback after qualifying runs of 4th at Indianapolis, 5th at Pocono, 3rd at Watkins Glen, and 5th at Michigan.
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Tony Stewart pitted with significant front-right damage, and later took responsibility for the accident, saying that "when it got three-wide that particular lap, it got away from me".
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At the next race, the QuikTrip 500, Tony Stewart did not set a time in qualifying due to a technical irregularity surrounding the amount of camber the car was running.
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Tony Stewart had a relatively clean first part of the race, however in the second half of the race with 21 laps to go, was involved in a large accident alongside Clint Bowyer, Greg Biffle, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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At the next race, the Auto Club 400, Tony Stewart had a clean race until 36 laps till the end.
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Tony Stewart was racing Aric Almirola hard, and Martin Truex Jr.
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On September 27,2015, Bob Pockrass reported that Tony Stewart announced plans to retire from racing after the 2016 season.
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Tony Stewart formally announced on September 30,2015, confirming this and announcing that Clint Bowyer would replace him in the No 14 in 2017.
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On January 31,2016, Tony Stewart injured his back while riding a dune buggy outside of San Diego with fellow driver Greg Biffle.
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Four days later, Tony Stewart-Haas Racing announced he had suffered a burst fracture in his lumbar vertebra, which would prevent him from competing in the Daytona 500.
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Dillon would finish 6th, but Tony Stewart would get the credit since he started the race and would get his first top 10 of the year.
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At Michigan for the running of the FireKeepers Casino 400, Tony Stewart would have his best race of the year so far, he would qualify a strong 3rd and run great all race long and would finish 7th.
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The very next week at Sonoma, Tony Stewart took advantage of a late caution and was able to lead the last 20 laps, winning for the first time in three years after making a last-lap pass on Denny Hamlin, who wheel-hopped in the final turn and hit the wall after Tony Stewart slipped into the inside.
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Tony Stewart did much better at Kentucky, finishing a solid 5th and further propelling him to 20th in owner's points.
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At Richmond, Tony Stewart was involved in a controversy with 28 laps to go in the race.
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Tony Stewart, while racing former teammate Ryan Newman for 10th place, wrecked Newman in turn 3, causing a five-car pileup and ending Newman's chase chances.
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Tony Stewart has raced in a few sports car races, including the Rolex 24 at Daytona.
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Tony Stewart has enjoyed a highly successful career in USAC; he has 27 USAC National Midget wins to his credit, as well as 10 wins in the Sprint cars and three in the Silver Crown series.
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Tony Stewart is a member of the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame.
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Tony Stewart frequently makes appearances on dirt tracks, appearing regularly at an ARCA race on dirt and many prominent midget car events, USACs Turkey Night Grand Prix, and the indoor Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.
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On July 27,2011, Tony Stewart won his first-ever World of Outlaws race at Ohsweken Speedway.
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Tony Stewart competes with the World of Outlaws, All-Stars, and IRA Sprint Car series when traveling between NASCAR races and on off weekends.
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Tony Stewart got a podium finish in the inaugural 2021 SRX Series race at Stafford Motor Speedway, finishing third.
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Tony Stewart followed by sweeping the series' two dirt track races at Knoxville Raceway and Eldora.
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About halfway through the race, Tony Stewart bumped Kevin Ward Jr.
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Mortally injured when the right rear tire of Tony Stewart's car struck him, Ward was flung 25 feet across the track to his death.
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The incident took place the night before Tony Stewart was scheduled to race in the Cup Series' Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International; however, Tony Stewart decided not to compete in the event, and Regan Smith started in his place.
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Tony Stewart returned at Atlanta, and was granted a waiver to maintain Chase eligibility despite missing three races.
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Tony Stewart gave a tearful interview when he returned to race in Atlanta, stating:.
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Tony Stewart is the owner of various open-wheel short-track racing cars, most of them being sponsored by Chevrolet since 2007.
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Tri Star Motorsports was an IRL team that Tony Stewart owned with Larry Curry, Andy Card, and Rick Ehrgott from 1999 to 2001.
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Tony Stewart collected owner titles in USAC's National Sprint Car Series with Yeley in 2003 and Jay Drake in 2004.
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Tony Stewart won an owner title in the USAC National Sprint Car Series in 2006 with Josh Wise and 2007,2009,2010, and 2011 with Levi Jones of Olney, IL.
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In October 2021 it was reported that Tony Stewart Racing would begin fielding entries in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series which will be first be made up of a Top Fuel entry for Leah Pruett and a Funny Car entry for Matt Hagan.
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Tony Stewart purchased Eldora Speedway located near Rossburg, Ohio in late 2004 from Earl Baltes.
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Tony Stewart is currently a co-owner of Paducah International Raceway near Paducah, Kentucky.
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In January 2015, Tony Stewart purchased the All Star Circuit of Champions from Guy Webb.
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Tony Stewart owns a dirt late model Chevrolet Impala that carries No 14 which he races frequently.
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Tony Stewart was the driving force behind the Prelude to the Dream, a dirt late model race held at Eldora Speedway from 2005 to 2012.
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Tony Stewart is the second owner-driver to win a NASCAR championship.
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Tony Stewart is the all-time winningest Cup Series driver at the following tracks:.
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Tony Stewart co-hosted the show with Matt Yocum, and took listener calls.