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Tony Stewart’s season goes up in Smoke, but not his race team for 2014

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I am sorry, Smoke, but you must sit — for the next three months. And I don’t mean inside your stock car. One of the biggest names in NASCAR is Tony Stewart, a three-time Sprint Cup champion and part-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. Tony Stewart is also Danica Patrick’s boss, as One Lap Downica herself races the No. 10 GoDaddy.com Chevrolet for SHR. … [Read more...] about Tony Stewart’s season goes up in Smoke, but not his race team for 2014

Four people who’ve feuded with Tony Stewart

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In a sport full of “bad boys” three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart has crafted and cultivated an enduring image as the “baddest boy” in NASCAR. Stewart’s cocksure personality and unique driving style characterized by equal parts audacity and bravado, is a perfect fit for the audacious and wild motor sport that he has dominated for the past 15 years. Jack Payton is … [Read more...] about Four people who’ve feuded with Tony Stewart

Tony Stewart looking to breakthrough at Talladega

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“You got to know when to hold ‘em, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know when to run.” Coming from Kenny Rogers’ 1980 Grammy Award-winning song “The Gambler,” those four directives are bits of sage advice for anyone participating in a game of chance, and chance is something every NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver is well acquainted with, especially for those … [Read more...] about Tony Stewart looking to breakthrough at Talladega

Tony Stewart readies for Richmond (interview)

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As a native Midwesterner more comfortable in jeans and a T-shirt, there is little Tony Stewart has in common with Wall Street shark Gordon Gekko, the fictional character made famous by actor Michael Douglas in the 1987 film Wall Street.   However, there is one aspect of Gekko’s persona that resonates with Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet … [Read more...] about Tony Stewart readies for Richmond (interview)

NASCAR penalizes Tony Stewart, racing team

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So much for the afterglow of winning the big race Saturday night. NASCAR disallowed the second-place qualifying time of Stewart when it was discovered the team had an open cooling hose in the cockpit, which is in violation of Sections 12-1 (actions detrimental to stock car racing); 12-4J (any determination by NASCAR officials that the race equipment used in the event does … [Read more...] about NASCAR penalizes Tony Stewart, racing team

Tony Stewart disappoints at Subway 500

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Tony Stewart saw a potential top-10 result disappear when a freak mid-race engine issue caused him to lose two laps and finish a disappointing 22nd in the Subway Fresh Fit 500k NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Sunday at Phoenix International Raceway. The trouble began for Stewart on lap 248 when a caution period started. Crew chief Steve Addington told Stewart to conserve fuel … [Read more...] about Tony Stewart disappoints at Subway 500

Tony Stewart part of massive race-ending crash at Daytona

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Tony Stewart was poised to notch his fifth straight win in the season-opening NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway, but a last-lap crash while vying for the lead jettisoned those plans. Nonetheless, Stewart was able to nurse his No. 33 Oreo 100th Birthday Chevrolet Impala across the finish line in eighth place while unheralded James Buescher … [Read more...] about Tony Stewart part of massive race-ending crash at Daytona