Stewart finished a solid 2nd place in 2 (of 31) starts, ahead of six drivers with more starts, and had an average finish that was comparable to some of the series' top 10 finishers. The second half of his season was plagued by an altercation with a photographer after the Brickyard 400. However, due to a late-race incident when Joey Logano blocked him on the last restart, Stewart ended up in 22nd place at the bottom of the lead lap. Stewart qualified for the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup as he finished the first 26 races as the points leader. From 1999 to 2008, he drove the No. Stewart's USAC midget and sprint cars carry No. 1 seed heading into NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup 10-race playoff). Stewart is currently a co-owner of Paducah International Raceway near Paducah, Kentucky. I miss my team, my teammates, and the other drivers very much and I miss being back in the race car. [5] 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 (Winston in 2002, Nextel in 2005, and Sprint in 2011). Stewart responded by waving his hand in anger, then purposely hitting Bowyer's car. The couple has been married for four years and they worked together on the clutch last year on one of Bobby and Dom Lagana's cars when Leah lost her sponsorship with Bob Vandergriff Racing. TONY STEWART: Driver, Owner, Philanthropist Birthdate: May 20, 1971 Birthplace: Columbus, Ind. However, he showed signs of a rebound in the following weeks, scoring a solid 7th-place finish at the Coca-Cola 600 while avoiding several wrecks. The driver is currently single, his starsign is Taurus and he is now 51 years of age. At Richmond, 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. On June 4, 2007, Stewart and Kurt Busch had another altercation on pit road in the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover. Choose a style of racecar. Each driver claimed it was the other one's fault with Stewart saying, "if (Kenseth) thinks it's my fault and I (caused the wreck) he's screwed up in his head." Stewart is mentioned in the song "Really Got It" by Jerreau. He came close to winning his first Busch Series race at Rockingham, but was beaten on a last-lap pass by Matt Kenseth. Mark Martin was released from his contract with Michael Waltrip Racing and signed on to drive Stewart's car for the remaining thirteen races of the year, with the exception of Talladega, where Dillon drove the car. Kurt Busch passed Stewart on the inside and then slid up, which caused contact, sending him into the wall, knocking out Busch, but with Stewart staying in the race. Jimmie Johnson afterward did so from 2006 to 2010. 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. At the Coca-Cola 600, Stewart finished sixth, after having to come into the pit for fuel. At the All-Star Race at Charlotte, he finished 5th behind Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Jeff Burton. Motorsports legend Tony Stewart made a big splash in the NHRA waters last year with the creation of a two-car race team in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series with his wife, Top Fuel driver . It's given me the time to think about life and how easy it is to take it for granted. On Thursday, March 18, Stewart announced that he and girlfriend Leah Pruett, a popular NHRA Top Fuel drag racer, would be getting married. For the second time, Stewart ran the "Memorial Day Double", in spite of a 17-minute rain delay at Indianapolis. Tell me how a NASCAR star totally forgot what caution means. He is also the first driver in the Cup Series to win the championship by a tiebreaker. On February 11, 2012, 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 (It would have been 2011 with Kurt Busch and Denny Hamlin but Hamlin was black-flagged for being below the yellow line). After a spin early in the race, Stewart was running 12th at the last caution, coming off of pit road 2nd and lining up 4th for the green-white-checkered finish behind Paul Menard, his driver Kurt Busch, and Landon Cassill. On October 30, 2011, at Martinsville Speedway, 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. On April 16, 2010, Stewart won his first Sprint Cup pole position in five years at Texas Motor Speedway, with a lap speed of 191.327mph. Stewart got a podium finish in the inaugural 2021 SRX Series race at Stafford Motor Speedway, finishing third. On Thursday night, Tony Stewart announced his engagement to girlfriend and NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Leah Pruett. Javascript not detected. Tony Stewart, who fell in love with NHRA while tagging along with fiance Leah Pruett at her races the past two seasons, will be an official part of the sport in 2022. In the 500, Stewart ran near the front until problems with the car relegated him to a 28th-place finish. His birth occurred in Columbus, Indiana where he also did much of his growing up as well as nurtured his interest in racing. In 2023, Stewart was apart of the FOX Sports broadcast booth for both the Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as well as the 65th running of the Daytona 500. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. On the last and final restart, Stewart had 4 fresh tires and was starting 19th. [46][47] A second surgery was performed on August 8, 2013, in which a metal rod was inserted into the tibia. It's disappointing that you have somebody who should be retired the way he drives. Stewart has also won World of Outlaws Sprint Car Championships as an owner with Donny Schatz in 20082009, 2012, and 20142018. Stewart's bid for a fourth title ended after poor finishes caused him to be eliminated from the first round of the Chase. It would be the primary sponsor for 11 races, while Office Depot would be the primary sponsor for the rest of the season. He mentioned in a press release from his sponsor, "I plan to keep winning races and helping to drive down the cost of home improvement for The Home Depot customers.". The best known of these came at Watkins Glen when he and Jeff Gordon tangled and crashed. On January 31, 2016, Stewart injured his back while riding a dune buggy outside of San Diego[74] with fellow driver Greg Biffle. He followed that victory with his first points race win as a driver/owner at Pocono in the Pocono 500 on June 7, 2009, the first owner-driver in the Cup series to win a race since Ricky Rudd in 1998. This was Stewart's last season driving a Pontiac. NASCAR declared that Smith had made an illegal pass under the yellow line, and awarded the victory to Stewart.[32]. The Capital Sports Report is a national sports publication. To see this page as it is meant to appear, please enable your Javascript! Pruett finished seventh in the Top Fuel standings in her final season with Don Schumacher Racing. 39-time event winner Matt Hagan will drive the Funny Car entry while Pruett will run the Top Fuel entry after finishing out her tenure with Don Schumacher Racing. [34] To date, he is the third-most successful driver for Joe Gibbs Racing with 33 wins and 2 championships (2002 and 2005), behind Kyle Busch, who has 59 wins and 2 championships (2015 and 2019) and Denny Hamlin with 44 wins. [82] He followed by sweeping the series' two dirt track races at Knoxville Raceway and Eldora. He shared a touching social media post about her that was posted during the afternoon. 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. At that year's Indy 500, Stewart's car was good enough to enable him to win his first IRL race, leading 64 laps. Vincent Nobile wed Taylor Iacono on Friday in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Join our mailing list to stay in the loop to stay informed, for free. In January 2004, Stewart teamed with Andy Wallace and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a Boss Motorsports Chevrolet to take fourth in the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car endurance race. Speaking about his relationship, Stewart said that during . The Hall of Fame driver who's now a team owner and part-time television commentator. Stewart's crash was greatly overshadowed by Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash on the last lap. Initially, it was thought that Stewart intentionally crashed Busch due to hard feelings over their accident at Daytona that year. At Darlington, Stewart was involved in a multi-car wreck in which Jimmy Spencer's car t-boned Stewart's car. [36], On May 9, 2010, it was reported that Stewart would lose Old Spice as a sponsor after 11 years with them.[37]. Stewart had a strong run at Pocono. RELATED: Ryan Martin wins 2021 Street Outlaws NPK Championship. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. The happy couple is the second drag racing couple to get married this past weekend. He 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. Getty This time, he was racing for Joe Gibbs, NFL Hall of Fame head coach of the Washington Redskins, who was having major success with Bobby Labonte in the Winston Cup Series. Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett headed to . The terms of the settlement were confidential.[99]. It is available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PS4, PS5, and Steam. He was fined $50,000 by NASCAR and penalized with a 25-point deduction. Pruett debuted in Top Fuel in 2013 with Dote Racing after previously competing in Pro Mod and Nostalgia Funny Car. [27] Stewart won three races in the 2006 Chase (Kansas, Atlanta, and Texas). Stewart announced he would move to Haas CNC Racing to drive a Haas Chevrolet, with sponsorships from Office Depot (relocating from the No. Or was he low until he rounded the corner and saw Kevin, Jr. standing up for himself? He also 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. This page was last edited on 26 February 2023, at 17:16. After transitioning to the Cup level, Stewart continued racing in the Busch Series on a part-time basis. [15] Not surprisingly, he ran away with the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award. Statistically, he had a worse season than 2000, but he finished 2nd to Gordon in the final points standings. 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. After the race Stewart said: It was a confidence boost for me. However, Stewart amazed the audience when in the final 10 laps he drove from 14th up to second place, and passed Boris Said to take the lead and win. [67] Tony would finish 30th. Marital Status: Married (Leah) Children: None DRIVER: Pick a racing series. [71] Following the incident, Stewart confronted Truex post-race, however Stewart still felt he had reason to be happy bar the incident, saying "We are getting to where we were sniffing the edge of the top 10 anyway all day," and that "this [race] is a big gain for us".[72]. 14 Office Depot-sponsored Chevrolet. The result does not show the trio's performance, however. Commenting on not being in the 2006 Chase, he says: "It lets us have the ability to take chances and try things that we've been wanting to try but just haven't had the luxury to do it. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. [122] Stewart co-hosted the show with Matt Yocum, and took listener calls. Stewart showed off the ring to kick off his series of photos. The very next week at Sonoma, 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 Stewart slipped into the inside. As of Richmond, he had only one Top 10 finish, which was at Phoenix. He was a participant in the 30th season of IROC and won 2 of the 4 races (Texas, and the Daytona road course) on his way to capturing the series championship. Stewart declined and said he was not ready to try the big race yet, due to his focus on stock cars.[44]. 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The win propelled him up 4 positions to 16th, into a Wildcard spot. Stewart was not allowed to practice until he wore one, and only managed to do so after his crew chief Greg Zipadelli intervened. 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. On March 11, Stewart won the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway beating Jimmie Johnson. As he had done the previous year, he raced a handful of Busch Series races in 1998. On lap 31 of the Pennsylvania 500, Stewart was accidentally squeezed against the wall by Clint Bowyer. At Bristol, 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. In the Daytona 500, he and Dale Earnhardt Jr. both dominated the race, leading 156 laps overall (98 for Stewart). [78] Stewart missed the first eight races of the season. The undeniable level of love, happiness, and soulfulness we have together is monumental. [18] In the same race, he had an incident with a Winston-Salem Journal reporter in which he kicked away a tape recorder. Stewart, who was frustrated over his misfortune, sarcastically said, "I take 100 percent responsibility it's my fault for being anywhere close to Elliott. On July 8, 2008, it was reported that Stewart was released from the last year of his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing, primarily because JGR had switched from Chevrolet to Toyota, and Stewart was vocal about his loyalty to Chevrolet (which sponsors his USAC Midget, Sprint Car, and Silver Crown teams). Richard Petty Motorsports Teases Big Announcement. Late in the race, Stewart tangled with rookie Kyle Larson when Larson threw a block, leaving Stewart with an 11th-place finish. Carl Edwards briefly challenged Stewart on the final lap, but spun out into a pullover site sealing Stewart's win.[30]. In 2020, 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. He was the 1994 USAC National Midget champion; in 1995, Stewart became the first driver ever to claim all three of United States Auto Club National championships in a single season and is one of only six USAC Triple Crown Champions. To date, Stewart racing has also won seven USAC Silver Crown Series titles.[80]. In addition, Nelson Stewart is his father's name, and Pam Stewart is his mother's name. Jeff Gordon pulled a "bump and run" on Stewart to gain a better finishing position at Bristol and Stewart retaliated in a post-race incident by spinning Gordon out on pit road. A full course yellow caution flag was displayed. [28] He also won his qualifying race for the Daytona 500. Stewart finished the year with a last-place finish at Homestead-Miami, ending his 15-year winning streak. You can quite often see him with a different girl and he has had a bunch of them over the years. He was racing Aric Almirola hard, and Martin Truex Jr. cut in front of Tony, creating a hole in Stewart's bodywork which required him to pit for repairs. He became the leading contender for the series championship after a bad slump knocked points leader Davey Hamilton out of first place. The racing community is a large family, as you guys know. During the Dover race, he was substituted by Ricky Rudd and, in later weeks, had to drive in pain. Ward's father, Kevin Ward Sr., wrote a letter vowing to "pursue to make all remedies for Kevin,"[96] implying the civil lawsuit they later filed. And the support from the NASCAR community, my partners, all of our employees has been overwhelming. He might run in circles, but is the straightest shooter and the salt of this earth looking forward to a lifetime of sunrises and sunsets that the Lord has gifted us together. Stewart was later announced that he was okay and ripped on Goodyear for not bringing any quality tires. Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Tony Stewart and NHRA driver Leah Pruett were married on Sunday according to a video on Instagram by Marco Andretti. At Talladega, 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. The event raised over 4 million dollars for various NASCAR and driver charities including The Victory Junction Gang Camp. He rebounded slightly with an 8th-place finish at Phoenix and an 11th-place finish in Las Vegas. [56] 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. Is it something that you're doing or not doing as a driver? Tony has always been associated with cars and women. However, he fell to 6th place in the standings because of a handful of DNFs and an increase in the number of competitive drivers, among them his teammate Labonte, who won the Cup championship. The next week Stewart said "He'll learn not to block me. Pruett was once married to Gary Pritchett, a technician for fellow Top Fuel racer Steve Torrence, but the two split and Leah filed for divorce in 2019. NASCAR legend Tony Stewart got married on Sunday. Boasting a net worth of $70 million, Tony Stewart is one of the highest-paid NASCAR names in the United States. [9] In 1980, he won his first championship. Stewart spent most of his rookie season wowing people, as his car was often in the Top 5. The race driver is engaged to Leah Pruett. In the Daytona 500, 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. In 2013, Stewart renewed his RCR deal to drive the No. He finally got his first career win at Pikes Peak, where he led all but seven laps of a 200 lap race. Stewart began racing there in 1991 and continues racing in special events alongside other Sprint Cup drivers and dirt track legends. Despite having missed three races and thus losing too many points to recover lost points in the final 2 races, NASCAR granted him a waiver allowing him to still be eligible for the Chase if he won in the final two 'regular season' events, which he failed to do, causing him to miss the Chase for the third time in his career. Stewart mentioned during Pre-Season Thunder that his leg would be about 65% healed going into Daytona. In addition to his USAC driving titles, he also has seven Sprint Car Owner championships as well as seven in the Silver Crown Series as an owner.[81]. The 2001 season was not without controversy. This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks. Following a crash intentionally caused by Stewart on Brian Vickers at Infineon Raceway in June 2011, Vickers intentionally wrecked Stewart as payback. The season was highlighted with Stewart's first win coming at Chicagoland. 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