document_title: Tony Stewart

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text: Tony Stewart

text: Early life and education[edit]

text: Stewart was born in Columbus, Indiana, on May 20, 1971, attended Columbus North High School and graduated in 1989. Stewart has a younger sister Natalie who has two children: Emma and Will. His father Nelson Stewart is still single but his mother Pamela Marshall remarried when Tony was still in high school. He is the middle child of three siblings.

text: Racing career[edit]

text: Beginnings[edit]

text: He grew up racing go karts and was successful very early, winning a World Karting Association championship in 1987. He moved up to the United Midget Racing Association (UMRA) where he raced TQ (three quarter) midgets until 1991, when he again moved up this time to the United States Auto Club (USAC) series with help from one of his karting sponsors and friend Mark Dismore. 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 1995.

text: IndyCar and NASCAR Busch Series[edit]

text: In 1995, 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. His winning the Hut Hundred and 4-Crown Nationals were the highlights of the year.

text: When he was not racing IndyCars, he raced stock cars. In 1996, Stewart made his NASCAR Busch Series debut, driving for car owner Harry Rainer. In nine races, he had a best finish of 16th place. He had more success in a one-time ride in the Craftsman Truck Series with Mueller Brothers racing, where he finished 10th.

text: Stewart was poised to improve his Indy Racing League (IRL) standing in 1997 but at times he struggled to finish. He failed to finish the first three races of a ten race schedule, but recovered to come in second at Phoenix. At that year's Indy 500, Stewart's car was good enough to enable him to win his first IRL race, leading 64 laps. However, he trailed off near the end of the race and settled for 5th place. He finally got his first career win at Pikes Peak, where he led all but seven laps of a 200 lap race. He became the leading contender for the series' championship after a bad slump knocked points leader Davey Hamilton out of first place. Despite an average end to his season, finishing 7th, 14th, and 11th, and five DNFs, Stewart did just enough to beat Hamilton for the IRL title. He also raced in a few midget events, finishing thirteenth and eleventh in the 1997 and 1998 USAC national points, and winning the Copper Classic both years. Between his time in USAC and the IRL, 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.[3]

text: As he had done the previous year, he raced a handful of Busch Series races in 1998. 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. When Stewart was able to finish races, he finished in the top 10, and had a 3rd-place finish at Charlotte. 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.

text: The double duty did not affect his performance in either series. In the IRL, he won twice and finished 3rd in the championship. His season was a disappointment as he finished last in the Indy 500 because of an engine failure.

text: On the Busch side, he finished in the top-five five times in 22 starts. He came close to winning his first Busch Series race at Rockingham, but was beaten on a last lap pass by Matt Kenseth. 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. Gibbs had enough confidence in Stewart that he was moved up to a Sprint Cup ride for the 1999 season. With that move, Stewart ended his three-year career as a full-time IRL driver.

text: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series[edit]

text: After competing part-time during the 1996 NASCAR Busch Series season with the team, Stewart had planned to move up to the Winston Cup Series in 1997 driving for Ranier-Walsh Racing;[4] however the deal fell through when Stewart decided he was not ready for the move.[5]

text: Joe Gibbs Racing (1999–2008)[edit]

text: 1999 season[edit]

text: Stewart started his Sprint 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. He 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. Though Earnhardt came out on top, Stewart had nonetheless impressed quite a few people with his performance. In the 500, Stewart ran near the front until problems with the car relegated him to a 28th-place finish.

text: Stewart spent most of his rookie season wowing people, as his car was often in the Top 5. He won a pair of pole positions at short tracks, and set a series record for wins by a rookie with three—Richmond, Phoenix, and Homestead—surpassing Davey Allison's record set in 1987[6] (Stewart's record would hold until 2002, when Jimmie Johnson tied the feat by winning three times; although Carl Edwards won four times in 2005, his first full Cup season, he was not regarded as a rookie by NASCAR standards because he had run more than ten Nextel Cup races in 2004). He finished his first Cup season with a 4th-place finish in the points, making it the highest points finish by a rookie in the modern era (which held until 2006 when his future teammate Denny Hamlin finished 3rd) and only bested by James Hylton, who finished 2nd as a first-timer in 1966.[6] Not surprisingly, he ran away with the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award.

text: Stewart also attempted to race 1,100 miles (1,800 km) on Memorial Day weekend, as he competed in both the Indy 500 during the day and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C., at night. He finished in the Top 10 at both races: 9th in the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and 4th at Charlotte. However, he only completed 1,090 miles (1,750 km) of the scheduled 1,100, as he finished 4 laps down at Indianapolis.

text: 2000 season[edit]

text: Stewart showed no signs of a sophomore slump in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series, winning a series-high[7] six races (Martinsville, New Hampshire, Michigan, Homestead, and both Dover races). 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. Stewart also began to get some bad press for his on-track incidents. The best known of these came at Watkins Glen, when he and Jeff Gordon tangled and crashed. Stewart made his displeasure toward Gordon known in an obscenity-laden tirade. Stewart won the Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car event at Irwindale, California, which he called, “one of his greatest wins ever."[3]

text: 2001 season[edit]

text: 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. The crash began on the back straightaway and also collected Bobby Labonte and his brother Terry, Rusty Wallace, Steve Park, Jason Leffler, Jerry Nadeau, Buckshot Jones, Andy Houston, Ward Burton, Mark Martin, Kenny Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Elliot Sadler, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton, John Andretti, and Robby Gordon. Stewart took the worst of it, as his car turned backwards 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. Stewart was transported to Halifax Medical Center after complaints of discomfort in his shoulder. Stewart's crash was greatly overshadowed by Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash on the last lap. 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. Statistically, he had a worse season than 2000, but he finished 2nd to Gordon in the final points standings.

text: For the second time, Stewart ran the "Memorial Day Double", in spite of a 17-minute rain delay at Indianapolis. He finished sixth in the Indianapolis 500 and third in the Coca-Cola 600, running all 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of the two races.[8]

text: The 2001 season was not without controversy. 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. Stewart was fined and placed on NASCAR probation. He 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. In the same race, he had an incident with a reporter, in which away he kicked a tape recorder. He confronted that same official during the Talladega race after he refused to wear a mandated head-and-neck restraint. Stewart was not allowed to practice until he wore one, and only managed to do so after his crew chief Greg Zipadelli intervened. Stewart's fines and periods of probation resulting from these incidents have earned him a reputation of having a hot-temper, and he became known as NASCAR's "bad boy".

text: 2002 season[edit]

text: 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. He 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. At Darlington, Stewart was involved in a multi-car wreck in which one vehicle t-boned Stewart's car. While Stewart was sent to the hospital following the crash, he was able the start the next race at Bristol. Due to the injuries sustained at Darlington, he was relieved during the race by Todd Bodine. The second half of his season was plagued by an altercation with a photographer after the Brickyard 400. He was fined $50,000 by NASCAR and penalized with a 25-point deduction. However, despite the controversy, he went on to win the very next week at Watkins Glen. Strangely enough, this race also ended in controversy, when it was revealed that he had jumped the restart and, despite the infraction, officials upheld Stewart's win. Stewart went on a hot streak in the final races, consistently finishing in the Top 5. At the end of the season, Stewart held off a charging Mark Martin to win his first Winston Cup championship. This was Stewart's last season driving in a Pontiac.

text: 2003 season[edit]

text: As the defending champion, Stewart managed to have a relatively incident-free 2003 season. Joe Gibbs Racing changed manufacturers, so he and Labonte were now driving Chevrolets instead of Pontiacs. Stewart had his worst Cup season at this point up until 2006, but it was still good enough for seventh in the points standings. He 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.

text: 2004 season[edit]

text: 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. The result does not show the trio's performance, however. They had dominated the race until the last two hours, when the suspension cracked. With 15 minutes left in the race and Stewart driving, one of the rear wheels came off, finally ending their run. In addition to placing fourth overall, the trio placed third in the Daytona Prototype class.

text: Stewart started off on a higher note in the 2004 season as he finished second in the Gatorade 125. In the Daytona 500, he and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. both dominated the race, leading 156 laps overall (98 for Stewart). Stewart was in contention to win it, only to lose the lead to Earnhardt, Jr. with 20 laps to go. That would be Stewart's best finish in the Daytona 500.

text: At Infineon, Stewart was involved in an altercation with second-year driver Brian Vickers. On lap 88 of 110, Stewart got spun out by Vickers as retaliation for an earlier collision in the race. Stewart replied by confronting Vickers after the race and throwing a punch through Vickers' window. Stewart was fined $50,000, stripped of 25 driver & owner points and put on probation for the rest of 2004.

text: The season was highlighted with Stewart's first win coming at Chicagoland. This win was not without controversy as on a mid-race restart, he turned Kasey Kahne into the wall, which eventually led to an altercation between his and Kahne's pit crews. 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. He ultimately relented and ran the race, dominating and holding off Canadian road ringer Ron Fellows for the win. He qualified fourth for the first ever Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. However, an incident at the first race of The Chase at Loudon ended his hopes of a second Cup championship. Stewart got collected in a multi-car crash, which started when Robby Gordon repaid Greg Biffle some retaliation, and Stewart t-boned Biffle. Stewart had to make repairs and lost three laps. He finished two laps down, causing him to lose his shot at his second championship. Gordon did not get off the hook however and was penalized with a $15,000 fine and a 50-point deduction for his actions.

text: After losing his bid for the championship title, Stewart finished sixth in the Nextel Cup point standings.

text: In November 2004, Stewart became the owner of one of the most legendary short tracks in America, Eldora Speedway. Located in New Weston, Ohio, Eldora is a half-mile dirt track known to many as "Auto Racing's Showcase Since 1954." Stewart began racing there in 1991 and continues racing in special events alongside other Sprint Cup drivers and dirt track legends.

text: 2005 season[edit]

text: 2005 was one of Stewart's most successful years in the Nextel Cup, as he won his second Cup title. He won five races at Infineon, Daytona, New Hampshire, Watkins Glen (which gave him a sweep of the road course races for the year) and Indianapolis, his hometown track (in a race that Stewart said he would give up his championship to win, and took with it the No. 1 seed heading into NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup 10-race playoff).

text: On August 16, Stewart was fined $5,000 for hitting Brian Vickers after the completion of the Busch Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen. Stewart was driving a Busch series car owned by Kevin Harvick Incorporated at the time. Stewart also was placed on probation until December 31.

text: Following his win in the Pepsi 400, Stewart began climbing the fence separating the fans from the race track after each victory, borrowing IndyCar Series driver Hélio Castroneves' trademark move.[9] After winning the 2009 All-Star race, Stewart was quoted as saying "I'm too damn fat to be climbing fences," and recently purchased $17,000 worth of exercise equipment to remedy the problem. It also led to sponsor The Home Depot cashing in on Stewart's success with some promotions reminiscent of Stewart's Eldora Speedway drivers. After his second full climb of the fence in Loudon, N.H., they ran a discount on ladders and fencing at the stores with a campaign named, "Hey Tony, we've got ladders", where anyone who presented the advertisement in national newspapers in their stores earned the discount. After his victory in Indianapolis, The Home Depot presented fans who presented the advertisement of his Allstate 400 win with a discount on purchasing bricks. 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."

text: On November 20, Stewart won his second Cup Championship, joining Jeff Gordon as the only active, full-time drivers at the time to have won multiple championships. Jimmie Johnson afterward did so from 2006 to 2010. In victory circle, 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. At an age of 34, this made Stewart one of the youngest drivers to win multiple championships (with Johnson joining this category as he won his five straight titles while in his early 30s) and to date, he is still the only driver to have won championships under both the Chase and non-Chase formats. During the 2005 season, Stewart won a total of $13,578,168, including $6,173,633 for winning the championship, the largest season total in NASCAR history.

text: 2006 season[edit]

text: Stewart's 2006 season had up and down notes. He had competitive cars and scored early wins at Daytona and Martinsville. However he also had strings of bad luck. He also suffered a shoulder injury due to two heavy crashes in both the Busch and Cup races at Charlotte during the Memorial Day Weekend races (Stewart's Busch car hit the Turn 4 wall so hard it even knocked the rear end off the car). During the Dover race, he was substituted by Ricky Rudd and, in later weeks, had to drive in pain.

text: Additionally he has once again been involved in several on track controversies.

text: Following a rough Bud Shootout on February 12, Stewart expressed concern to the media about the possibility of aggressive driving resulting in the serious injury or death of a driver. It came during a week in which the racing world remembered the fifth anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's death. Just a few days later, during the Daytona 500, Stewart was involved in a number of incidents with Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, and Matt Kenseth, whom he chased halfway across the track to run into the grass. "He has no room to complain," Stewart said of his brush with Kenseth. "He started it, and I finished it".

text: On May 20 during NASCAR's All Star Race, Stewart and Kenseth wrecked again. 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." Following the wreck, several media outlets proclaimed the new Stewart-Kenseth rivalry as must-see TV.[10] The so-called rivalry was short-lived as Kenseth and Stewart participated as friends in a joint promotional tour for DeWalt and The Home Depot;[11] Kenseth also appeared in September at Stewart's Eldora Speedway in the NEXTEL PRELUDE with NASCAR drivers, as well as the ARCA Truck Series event there.

text: In July 2006 Stewart dominated the Pepsi 400 but after a pit stop seemed like an unlikely contender for the win. 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. After the race Stewart said he no longer wanted to climb the catch-fencing at Daytona because of the fans crowding him but he later changed his mind on that thought.

text: On July 23, Stewart once again was at the center of a media storm. On lap 31 of the Pennsylvania 500, Stewart was accidentally squeezed against the wall by Clint Bowyer. Stewart responded by waving his hand in anger, then purposely hitting Bowyer's car. This contact sent Bowyer spinning down the front stretch where he collided with Carl Edwards. Stewart was promptly held one lap by NASCAR for rough driving. He 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. After initially refusing to take responsibility for the incident he apologized the next day.[12]

text: Stewart missed the cut to qualify for the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup by 16 points,[13] becoming the first defending champion to miss the Chase the following year.[14] He finished poorly at Richmond after wrecking his primary car in practice, and was displaced in the top ten by Kasey Kahne. As a result, he finished the 2006 season 11th in points, his worst thus far in his career, as he had completed each of his seven previous seasons in the top ten in points. 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. If we were in the Chase we wouldn't have that ability".[15] Stewart won three races in the 2006 Chase (Kansas, Atlanta, and Texas).

text: The season was not totally unkind to Stewart, however. 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. 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. This offer was not entertained as IROC folded in 2007. In addition, Stewart's three wins in the Chase races gave him five total for the season, tying him with Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick for second most in Nextel Cup behind Kasey Kahne's six.

text: 2007 season[edit]

text: Stewart started the 2007 season by winning his second Chili Bowl Nationals midget car feature. Stewart started off the Daytona Speedweeks with a win in the 2007 Budweiser Shootout. It was his third win in the race.[16] He also won his qualifying race for the Daytona 500.

text: On lap 152 of the Daytona 500, the rear of 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. Stewart and the Busch brothers (Kurt and Kyle) were the three leaders for the majority of the race.

text: On March 22, it was announced that Stewart would be on the cover of the official NASCAR video game NASCAR 08, published by Electronic Arts. This would be the third time this honor was given to Stewart (2001, 2004, 2008).

text: In his first Car of Tomorrow race with the Impala SS, Stewart was dominant at Bristol, leading 257 of 504 laps (green-white-checker finish), before he experienced a fuel pump problem. In his third Car of Tomorrow race at Phoenix, Stewart lead a race high 132 laps, but a late race caution moved Stewart to 2nd, where he finished behind Jeff Gordon. In the following week, Stewart implied the cautions were "bogus" and that NASCAR is "rigged like professional wrestling".[17]

text: On June 4, 2007, Stewart and Ku. Busch had another altercation on pit road in the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover. Ku. Busch passed Stewart on the inside and then slid up, which caused contact, sending him into the wall, knocking out Ku. Busch, but with Stewart staying in the race. Initially it was thought that Stewart intentionally crashed Ku. Busch since they were bitter rivals over the year and that Stewart and Ku. Busch had contact early in the race. Under the caution, Stewart was on pit road and his crew was surveying the massive damage he received from the crash; when an enraged Ku. Busch pulled alongside and gave Stewart a profane gesture to express his feelings over the incident. One of Stewart's pitcrew members jumped out of the way of Ku. Busch's car to avoid being hit and Ku. Busch was disqualified. Stewart was put on temporary probation for his part in the feud but was cleared from any further penalties.

text: At the All-Star Race at Charlotte, he finished 5th behind Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Jeff Burton. At the Coca-Cola 600, Stewart finished sixth, after having to come in to pit for fuel.

text: On July 15, 2007, Stewart led a race high 108 laps and recorded his 30th career NEXTEL Cup win at the USG Sheetrock 400 at Joliet.

text: On July 29, 2007, after leading a race high 65 of 160 laps, Stewart won the Brickyard 400 again, just 45 minutes from where he grew up. This was his second win in the race at his favorite track. It was not without controversy though; Stewart made the winning pass by accidentally bending the rear of Kevin Harvick's car, causing Harvick to fall back quickly to seventh place by the time the checkers waved. Stewart apologized for the contact in victory lane and during the victory lane interview, 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. This was similar to 2004, when Dale Earnhardt, Jr. used an obscenity in a post-race interview at Talladega and was knocked out of the points lead as a result of the penalty.

text: On August 12, 2007, he won the Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen after Jeff Gordon spun his car around after wheel hopping in turn 1 with two laps to go. Carl Edwards briefly challenged Stewart on the final lap, but spun out into a pullover site sealing Stewart's win.

text: 2008 season[edit]

text: Stewart began the 2008 season with a 6th-place start in the Daytona 500. During this race, he was only able to come up with a 3rd-place finish after being passed by Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch on the last lap. The finish of this race was somewhat like a repeat of the previous year's Daytona 500, in which Stewart's close friend Kevin Harvick passed Mark Martin to win it.

text: On lap 109 of the UAW-Dodge 400, Stewart's car cut a tire and slammed hard into the turn 3 retaining wall. Although he climbed out under his own power, Stewart was transported by ambulance to the infield care center. Stewart had complained about a sore foot from a wreck that occurred the day before the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas. Stewart was later announced that he was okay and ripped on Goodyear for not bringing any quality tires.

text: With 3 laps to go in the 2008 Coca-Cola 600, Stewart cut a tire and saved it from contact with the wall. However, Stewart had to give up the lead to future race winner Kasey Kahne in order to make pit stops.

text: In the Best Buy 400, Stewart was involved in another crash with Elliott Sadler, in which Sadler got turned by David Gilliland and car collected Stewart and 11 other cars; those included Dale Earnhardt, Jr. and Denny Hamlin. Stewart, who was frustrated over his misfortune, sarcastically said, "I take 100 percent responsibility – it's my fault for being anywhere close to Elliott. If I'm within half a lap of him, I expect that to happen. It's my fault – I'm the one that hit him. When I hit him, it caused all the guys behind us to wreck, so it's my fault."

text: In July 2008, Stewart made a deal with car owner Gene Haas into a co-owning partnership in a racing organization called Stewart-Haas Racing for 2009 when he left Joe Gibbs Racing. Ryan Newman came to the meeting to make his deal with SHR officially signed earlier in the year.

text: On July 5, during the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona, Stewart started feeling ill and turned his car over to former Joe Gibbs Racing teammate J. J. Yeley, who took the car to a 20th-place finish after getting involved in two wrecks in the last 5 laps.[18] Stewart earned his first and only win of the season in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega on October 5 driving for Subway as his sponsor, making it his last win with Joe Gibbs Racing. On the final lap, Stewart was passed by Regan Smith (the rookie of Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) who beat Stewart to the line. NASCAR declared that Smith had made an illegal pass under the yellow line, and awarded the victory to Stewart.[19]

text: After the Ford 400, Stewart attended a tearful farewell meeting with Joe Gibbs Racing and gave his car and team to rookie Joey Logano, who replaced him for JGR.

text: Stewart Haas Racing (2009–2016)[edit]

text: 2009 season[edit]

text: 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). Stewart announced he would move to Haas CNC Racing to drive a Haas Chevrolet, with sponsorships from Office Depot (relocating from the No. 99 Roush Fenway team) and Old Spice. Stewart took half ownership of the team which was renamed Stewart-Haas Racing, and Stewart became the highest paid NASCAR driver. Stewart's car at Haas has the number 14 as homage to his hero A. J. Foyt.[20] To date, he is the most successful driver for Joe Gibbs Racing with 33 wins and 2 championships (2002 and 2005).

text: On August 15, 2008, fellow Indiana native Ryan Newman signed a multi-year contract to drive the second car for Stewart-Haas Racing, originally to be designated No. 4 but changed to his USAC No. 39, with sponsorship from the U.S. Army (relocating from Earnhardt Ganassi Racing).

text: As the most recent series champion not among the Top 35 in owners' points, Stewart was first in line for past champions' provisionals for the first five races of 2009. He completed those races without needing to use the provisional, ending up well inside the Top 10 in points. Stewart won his first race as a driver/owner in the non-championship NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXV, winning more than $1,000,000, his first win in the event in 10 attempts. 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.[21] Stewart also won the Coke Zero 400 at Daytona after a controversial finish when he wrecked Kyle Busch to do so. In a similar fashion to the spring race at Talladega that year, Busch passed Stewart on the final lap but in the final turn Stewart went underneath Busch who tried to block but with 100 feet left from the checkers the two made contact resulting in Stewart sending Busch into the wall, and Busch wrecked across the line in the final lead position while Kasey Kahne submarined under his car.

text: Stewart's season overall was his best showing since his rookie year, with another win coming at Watkins Glen International. Stewart qualified for the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup as he finished the first 26 races as points leader. He fell to second in points following reseeding when Mark Martin, who won more races than Stewart, moved ahead of him. On October 5, 2009, Stewart won the Price Chopper 400 and moved to fourth in the standings, ending the season in sixth place.

text: 2010 season[edit]

text: On April 16, 2010, Stewart won his first Sprint Cup pole position in five years at Texas Motor Speedway, with a lap speed of 191.327 mph. The race was the 400th in the Sprint Cup for Stewart, and was his first starting from the pole since October 2005 at Martinsville Speedway.[22]

text: On May 9, it was reported that Stewart would lose Old Spice as a sponsor after 11 years with them.[23]

text: Stewart won two races in 2010: the Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 5 and the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway on October 10.

text: In September at Loudon, Stewart lead part of the final stages trying to hold off Clint Bowyer for RCR who dominated the race; when the white flag waved the fans saw that Stewart was out of gas; Bowyer passed him and won both the white flag and the checkers. Stewart finished 24th, and waved to Bowyer to congratulate him as he slowly crossed the line to finish. After the race Stewart said when interviewed "My feelings are not happy that's for sure but we had a strong race; I thank Office Depot, Coca-Cola, and my sponsors... congratulations to Clint Bowyer and the helping hands, they deserved that one. I think I ran myself out of fuel; my team apologized and said "sorry for running you out of fuel", I think I ran myself out of fuel."

text: On October 12, Mobil 1 announced a sponsorship deal with Stewart-Haas Racing to sponsor Stewart's car, starting in 2011. It would be the primary sponsor for 11 races, while Office Depot would be the primary sponsor for the rest of the season. Mobil 1 would also sponsor Stewart in the Budweiser Shootout and the All-Star Race.

text: 2011 season[edit]

text: In 2011, Stewart returned in the No. 14 Office Depot-sponsored Chevrolet. Following a crash intentionally caused by Stewart on Brian Vickers at Infineon Raceway in June 2011, Vickers intentionally wrecked Stewart as payback. In an interview when asked about the crashes, Stewart said, "It was payback, but, you know, I dumped him first, and I dumped him because he was blocking..."[24] Stewart and his teammate, Newman, started the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 first and second, and they finished it where they started as Newman won that race. By the Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400, Stewart said in a post-race interview that his team was running so poorly that he was "wasting one of those top 12 spots." Entering the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup portion of the schedule winless, Stewart won the opening race of the Chase at the Chicagoland Speedway and jumped up seven spots in the points, securing second place and extending his streak of consecutive years with a win to 13. 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. Stewart took the win and the points lead after New Hampshire. 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. On October 30, 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.

text: The next week, Stewart led 173 laps en route to winning the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway, bringing him to within three points of championship points leader Carl Edwards with two races to go in the 2011 season. On November 20, 2011, Stewart won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship by winning the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway while Edwards finished second.[25] Stewart and Edwards were tied on total points, but Stewart claimed the tiebreaker by having five race wins, all during the Chase, to Edwards's one in Las Vegas during the third race of the season.[26] In the process, Stewart became the first driver/owner to win the championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992.

text: 2012 season[edit]

text: Before the season Stewart welcomed new drivers retired Indycar driver Danica Patrick and driver David Reutimann to drive partly for Stewart-Haas Racing as part of a partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing who provided parts of the cars.

text: On February 11, 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). 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. 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 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. On March 11, Stewart won the Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway beating Jimmie Johnson. It was his 45th career win, and brought his streak of consecutive Cup seasons with a win to 14.

text: On March 25, Stewart won the rain-shortened Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. On June 3, Stewart was caught in a 13 car crash on the back leg at Dover and finished the race in 25th place.

text: Tony Stewart led 18 laps at the 2012 Quicken Loans 400 and finished second behind Dale Earnhardt Jr.. Stewart however caused controversy and got ripped by the fans and medias for saying in a media conference that Earnhardt winning "Is not a national holiday." and taunting the Earnhardt nation for celebrating the 4th anniversary of Earnhardt's last win in 2008.

text: At Sonoma, 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. On July 7, Stewart was able to hold off Matt Kenseth to win his fourth Coke Zero 400 as a wreck ensued behind him. The win was a surprise one, as Stewart had been forced to start 42nd due to his car failing pre-qualifying inspection.

text: In August at Bristol in the 2012 Irwin Tools Night Race, when battling for the lead on lap 333, Stewart and Matt Kenseth tangled and brought out a caution. This was soon after Ryan Newman was wrecked by Juan Pablo Montoya in an accident which collected Jeff Burton. When a furious Stewart climbed out of his wrecked car he waited for Kenseth to exit pit road. When Kenseth was leaving the pits, in Stewart fashion, he tossed his helmet at Kenseth's hood and then gestured applause at the fans. This was followed shortly thereafter by his student driver Danica Patrick wagging a finger at Regan Smith after he turned her into the inside wall many laps later.

text: In September at Atlanta, team spokesman Mike Arning announced that Office Depot will not be Stewart's sponsor in 2013.[27]

text: On October 2, Bass Pro Shops announced they would be a co-primary sponsor for Stewart in a selected number of races for the 2013 season.[28]

text: At the Talladega race in the fall, Stewart was leading on the final lap but underestimated the speed of a closing Michael Waltrip. On turn 4, Waltrip got a run, and tapped Stewart from behind, causing Stewart to spin and Waltrip to spin into the pack, causing a Big One that involved 23 cars, the largest crash of the season to date. Stewart flipped over, hitting the roofs of several other cars, including Kasey Kahne, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer, before landing upright. On November 9, it was announced that Kevin Harvick would be joining Stewart's team starting in 2014.

text: Stewart would finish ninth in points, with two top fives and four top tens in the Chase, for a final season total of three wins, 12 top five and 16 top ten finishes overall.

text: 2013 season[edit]

text: In early 2013, reports said that Stewart was offered a chance by Roger Penske to race in the 2013 Indianapolis 500 in a Penske car. Stewart declined and said he was not ready to try the big race yet, due to his focus in stock cars.[29]

text: In the Nationwide Series, Stewart renewed his RCR deal to drive the No. 33 Oreos/Ritz Chevrolet. He 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 catchfence, completely slicing off the front part of his car and injuring 28 spectators in the grandstands (2 critically). The next day in the Daytona 500, Stewart's day ended on lap 35, when he was caught up an early crash with Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne; this would allow him finish 41st. He rebounded slightly with an 8th-place finish at Phoenix and an 11th-place finish in Las Vegas. 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 victory.

text: At Fontana, Stewart ran well for most of the day, leading laps and running on an alternate pit cycle, and nearly contended for the win. 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. After the race, Stewart, angered, confronted Logano, who had just wrecked his car after battling with Denny Hamlin hard into the last turn, on pit road in a scuffle involving both teams' crews.[30]

text: 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 the last lap, Kurt Busch tapped his bumper, moving Stewart out of the 2nd groove all the way up to the top of the race track subsequently losing about 5 positions coming home 18th while Busch took a 9th-place finish. 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. Down near the haulers the two turned the attention given to race winner Harvick; to them when they had a verbal confrontation, again Stewart showing Busch his displeasure with his aggressive move. It was the first time since 2008 that the two got together in a feud.

text: At Talladega, Stewart was caught up in a 15 car wreck on lap 43 and ended up finishing 27th, 5 laps down. His teammates Danica Patrick and Ryan Newman were caught up in a later wreck on lap 182, in which Newman's car got crushed when Kurt Busch flipped over and landed on top of it.

text: Stewart's 2013 season start was considered his worst start to a Sprint Cup season yet. As of Richmond, he had only one Top 10 finish, which was at Phoenix. The rest of his finishing positions had been in the upper 10's or lower 20's. After Richmond, Stewart was 22nd in the points standings with 207 points, 136 behind Jimmie Johnson. 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.

text: The following week at Dover, Stewart went a lap down early but got back on the lead lap with a beneficiary. In the last 20 laps, after Johnson was penalized for jumping the last restart, Stewart overtook Juan Pablo Montoya and held him off over the last three laps to score his sole Sprint Cup win of 2013. The win propelled him up 4 positions to 16th, into a Wildcard spot. This also gave Stewart a streak of 15 straight seasons with at least one race win. He followed this up with a fourth-place finish at Pocono and a fifth place at Michigan. His 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.

text: At New Hampshire, Stewart led 84 laps and was overtaken by Brian Vickers with 14 laps to go. A caution that led to a green-white-checkered finish ultimately ruined Stewart's chances of winning, as he ran out of fuel after the restart while Vickers took the win. Stewart then rebounded with a 4th-place run at Indianapolis and a 9th-place run at Pocono.

text: Leg injury[edit]

text: The day after the Pocono race, on August 5, while leading a sprint car race at Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa, Iowa, Stewart was involved in a multi-car crash when a lapped car spun in front of him. The hit was hard enough that Stewart broke both the tibia and fibula bones in his lower right leg. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where surgery was performed on his broken leg.[31][32] A second surgery was performed on August 8, in which a metal rod was inserted into the tibia.[33] The injuries were bad enough that Stewart's streak of 521 consecutive Sprint Cup starts, dating back to the 1999 Daytona 500, ended. A replacement driver for the August 11 race at Watkins Glen International was not immediately named,[34] though it was eventually announced that road veteran Max Papis would fill in for Watkins Glen.[35] Stewart was eventually released from the hospital on August 11.[36]

text: Prior to August 11, speculation arose regarding who would replace Stewart on the oval courses, with speculation that the replacement would either be Regan Smith,[37] who drove two races in Dale Earnhardt, Jr.'s car after Earnhardt was sidelined with a concussion in 2012,[38] or Austin Dillon. It was announced after Watkins Glen that Dillon would drive Stewart's car for Michigan.[39] On August 19, Stewart was ruled out for the remainder of the season. 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. Brian Vickers and Elliott Sadler would drive the No. 55 for races Martin was originally intended to drive for MWR in.[40]

text: 2014 season[edit]

text: Before the season it was announced that Stewart had been medically cleared to race. Stewart mentioned during Pre-Season Thunder that his leg would be about 65% healed going into Daytona.[41] Stewart ran the Sprint Unlimited, but was collected in a nine-car crash. This was something that Stewart had dreaded, but exited his race car under his own power, and without any pain. Stewart entered the Daytona 500 in his backup car, starting from the rear of the field. After the 6 hour and 22 minute rain delay, the race resumed, but just shy of half way, Stewart's fuel pickup began to fail. He and his crew took his race car behind the wall, got the problem fixed, and finished the race 27 laps down.

text: The next week at Phoenix went particularly well for Stewart. After running in the top 10 most of the day, a late string of cautions set up restart after restart. Stewart opted to come down to pit road to be serviced each time the caution was thrown, subsequently losing track position. On the last and final restart, Stewart had 4 fresh tires and was starting 19th. He gained 3 positions, from 19th to 16th, where he finished. Stewart gained 12 spots in the standings, from 32nd to 20th.[42]

text: At Las Vegas, Stewart struggled with the handling of his car and finished 33rd, four laps down.

text: At Bristol, Stewart missed the second round of knockout qualifying and started 37th. However, with a fast racecar, he was able to make his way up the field and finish fourth, his first top five finish since the previous year's Brickyard 400. Stewart was the highest finishing Chevrolet in the race.

text: Stewart qualified 10th at Auto Club. 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 own driver Kurt Busch, and Landon Cassill. On the final restart, Stewart and Busch battled for the win, only to be passed up by Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson. Stewart finished third not being passed by Matt Kenseth, his fifth top 5 in a row.

text: Stewart had a strong run at Pocono. He qualified in the top five and ran in there nearly the whole race, before a speeding penalty on pit road left him with a 13th-place finish. When Stewart was asked about what happened he said "It was a 100% driver error. Last week I cried over a 6th place finish and I just threw this one away. 100% driver error. My fault."

text: At Michigan, Stewart ran in the top five. Late in the race Stewart tangled with rookie Kyle Larson when Larson threw a block, leaving Stewart with an 11th-place finish. Stewart replied by bumping Larson under yellow and side-swiping him. The next week Stewart said "He'll learn not to block me. One way or another he'll learn like I did at his age."

text: After the Kevin Ward, Jr. tragedy in mid-August, Stewart skipped Watkins Glen, Michigan and Bristol. He was subbed by Regan Smith and Jeff Burton for those races. 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.[43]

text: At the end of the October Charlotte race, Stewart was hit on pit road by Brad Keselowski, who was trying to run into Matt Kenseth, but missed. Stewart retaliated by reversing into him, smashing Keselowski's front in.[44] Stewart was fined $25,000 and placed on probation until November 12 along with Keselowski who was fined $50,000.[45]

text: At Martinsville, Stewart almost won. On the final restart, he pulled out in front of Dale Earnhardt Jr. but having older tires, got over-taken by Earnhardt with four laps to go. Stewart finished 4th but stated that after what he went through from August to then, finishing 4th felt like a win to him.

text: Stewart finished the year with a last-place finish at Homestead-Miami, ending his 15-year winning streak. As a driver, 2014 was Stewart's worst year statistically. The season ended on a positive note for Stewart, as he won the Owner's Championship with Kevin Harvick. In an interview the day before the race, Stewart blamed his subpar year on the new rules package, saying it did not complement his driving style. He also dismissed countless claims that his poor showing had anything to do with his 2013 leg injury.

text: Return to sprint cars[edit]

text: In July 2014, Stewart returned to sprint car racing in his No. 14 sprint car; the very car that broke his leg in 2013. When asked why he returned, Stewart said he loved racing sprint cars too much to leave. Stewart silenced his critics by dominating and winning a sprint car race at Tri-City Motor Speedway in a huge comeback story. After the race Stewart said:

text: It was a confidence boost for me. When you haven't won and haven't been necessarily a contender, you start questioning what is it in the equation that you're missing. Is it something that you're doing or not doing as a driver? To be able to win and have two good runs like that in a car that I haven't been in for almost a full year now, that was a huge confidence boost.

text: 2015 season[edit]

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text: 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. He even failed to finish higher than 6th-place for the first time in his career. He showed signs of a comeback after qualifying runs of 4th at Indianapolis, 5th at Pocono, 3rd at Watkins Glen, and 5th at Michigan. Bad calls by crew chief Chad Johnston, the aero package not complementing Stewart's driving style, and a string of bad luck further contributed to his woes.

text: In August, Stewart lent his private plane to the family of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson so they could fly out to Long Pond, PA, after Wilson was severely injured during a late-race crash; Wilson died several hours later.

text: On September 27, 2015, Bob Pockrass reported that Stewart announced plans to retire from racing at the conclusion of the 2016 season. Stewart formally made an announcement on September 30 confirming this and announcing that Clint Bowyer would replace him in the No. 14 in 2017.[46]

text: 2016 season[edit]

text: On January 31, 2016, Stewart injured his back while riding a dune buggy outside of San Diego[47] with fellow driver Greg Biffle.[48] Four days later, Stewart-Haas Racing announced he had suffered a burst fracture in his lumbar vertebra, which would prevent him from competing in the Daytona 500.[49] Stewart was replaced by Brian Vickers[50] and Ty Dillon.[51] Stewart missed the first eight races of the season. On April 24, Stewart returned to racing in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond,[52] where he finished 19th. Before the Richmond race, NASCAR granted Stewart a waiver from the rule saying that a driver must attempt every race to be eligible for the Chase. If Stewart wins a race and finishes in the top 30 in the standings by the autumn Richmond race, he will qualify for the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup.

text: For the running of the GEICO 500 at Talladega, Stewart would struggle at the beginning of the race but he would switch with Ty Dillon after the first caution and Dillon would drive the rest of the race; the doctor advised Stewart not to drive the whole race to avoid further injury. The No. 14 car would get the free pass after the first caution. Dillon would finish 7th, but Stewart would get the credit since he started the race and would get his first top 10 of the year. He finished 12th at Kansas the following week. At Michigan for the running of the FireKeepers Casino 400, 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.

text: 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, allowing Tony to pass him for the win. The win was very popular amongst the garages and the win vaulted Stewart from 34th to 31st in the standings, just 9 points out of the top 30. Then the next race at Daytona, Stewart finished 26th due to a late wreck, but moved up to 30th in the points and currently is part of the Chase for the first time since 2012. He did much better at Kentucky, finishing a solid 5th and further propelling him to 20th in owner's points. The next week at New Hampshire he would continue his streak of strong races and get a 2nd-place finish, followed by two 5th-place finishes at Pocono and Watkins Glen.

text: At Richmond, Stewart was involved in controversy with 28 laps to go in the race. Stewart, while racing former teammate Ryan Newman for 10th place, wrecked Newman in turn 3, causing a 5-car pileup and ending Newman's chase chances. In an interview minutes after the crash, Newman was outspoken about his displeasure against Stewart and said "I guess he thought he was in a sprint car again and didn't know how to control his anger. It's disappointing that you have somebody who should be retired the way he drives. It's just ridiculous." Stewart's bid for a fourth title ended after poor finishes caused him to be eliminated from the first round of the Chase. After having his final top-ten at the 2016 Bank of America 500, Tony Stewart wrapped up his 18-year career In Cup competition with a 22nd-place finish at the 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 where he was 2 laps down.

text: Prior to the 23rd running of the Brickyard 400, Stewart was inducted into the USAC Hall of Fame in recognition of his sterling United State Auto Club (USAC) career. 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.[53]

text: Rolex 24 at Daytona[edit]

text: Stewart has raced in a few sports car races, including the Rolex 24 at Daytona.

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2002: Competed in the Rolex 24 on 2/2-2/3 for the Crawford factory team with co-drivers Jan Lammers and Johnny Mowlem.
2004: Competed for the second time in the Rolex 24 on 1/31-2/1 for Howard-Boss Motorsports with co-drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr., and Andy Wallace. Team led 355 of 526 laps and had a commanding five-lap advantage before mechanical problems less than 20 minutes short of the finish ended their shot at victory and placed them a disappointing fourth.
2005: Competed for the third time in the Rolex 24 on 2/5-2/6 for Howard-Boss Motorsports with co-drivers Jan Lammars and Andy Wallace. Team was leading with less than two hours remaining when a broken gearbox dropped them off the lead lap. Crew was able to make repairs so that the trio could rejoin the race, whereupon they finished third. It was Stewart's first podium finish in the Rolex 24 Hours At Daytona.
2006: Competed for the fourth time in the Rolex 24 on 1/28-1/29 for Howard-Boss Motorsports with co-drivers Butch Leitzinger and Andy Wallace. Team finished 30th after suffering mechanical problems throughout the event.
2007: Competed for the fifth time in the Rolex 24 on 1/27-1/28 for Howard-Boss Motorsports with co-drivers Butch Leitzinger and Andy Wallace. Team finished 48th after mechanical trouble hampered the trio throughout the event.

text: Other racing[edit]

text: 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. He is also a member of the National Midget Hall of Fame (2001). 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.[54]

text: Stewart frequently makes appearances on dirt tracks, appearing regularly at an ARCA race on dirt and at many prominent midget car events, USACs Turkey Night Grand Prix, and the indoor Chili Bowl Midget Nationals.

text: Along with Matt Kenseth, he has appeared at Madison International Speedway, a non-NASCAR half-mile track located in Wisconsin on Highway 138 between the cities of Oregon, WI and Stoughton, WI.

text: Stewart races 410 and 360 Dirt Sprint Cars about 50 times a year throughout the United States and Canada. On July 27, 2011, Stewart won his first ever World of Outlaws race at Ohsweken Speedway. As of October 7, 2014, Stewart has three career World of Outlaws main event victories. Stewart competes with the World of Outlaws, All-Stars, and IRA Sprint Car series when traveling between NASCAR races and on off weekends.

text: Legal issues[edit]

text: Death of Kevin Ward Jr.[edit]

text: On August 9, 2014, Stewart competed in a sprint car race (not a NASCAR sanctioned event) at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in Canandaigua, New York. About halfway through the race, Kevin Ward Jr.'s car hit the wall and spun out, and a yellow caution flag was displayed. Instead of waiting for race officials, Ward got out of his car and walked onto the track, as Stewart continued around the half-mile course. As Stewart's car approached on the next lap, Ward began pointing and gesturing at him. Ward was injured when the right rear tire of Stewart's car struck him as Stewart passed. Ward was thrown 25 feet (7.6 m) across the track.[55] Ward was transported by paramedics to Thompson Hospital but was pronounced dead a short time later,[56] due to "massive blunt trauma".[57]

text: The incident took place the night before Stewart was scheduled to race in the Cup Series' Cheez-It 355 at Watkins Glen International. However, Stewart decided not to compete in the event, and Regan Smith started in his place.[58] Stewart later released a statement "There aren't words to describe the sadness I feel about the accident that took the life of Kevin Ward Jr. It's a very emotional time for all involved, and it is the reason I've decided not to participate in today's race at Watkins Glen. My thoughts and prayers are with his family, friends, and everyone affected by this tragedy."[59]

text: The day after the incident, Philip Povero, sheriff of Ontario County, New York, told reporters "At this very moment, there are no facts in hand that would substantiate or support a criminal charge, or indicate criminal intent on the part of any individual."[60]

text: On August 15, NASCAR announced a rule change requiring that drivers who are involved in an accident and are unable to drive their cars back to pit road or the garage must remain in their vehicles until emergency crews arrive, except in an emergency situation (such as a fire or smoke caused by a blown engine).[61]

text: For the August 17 race at Michigan and the following one at Bristol, Stewart was replaced by Jeff Burton.[62][63] He returned at Atlanta, and was granted a waiver to maintain Chase eligibility despite missing three races (current Chase rules state that a driver must attempt to qualify for every race in order to be eligible). However, he failed to win at Atlanta or Richmond and thus was unable to qualify for the Chase.

text: Stewart gave a tearful interview when he returned to race in Atlanta, stating:

text: This is been one of the toughest tragedies I've ever had to deal with, both professionally and personally. This is something that will definitely affect my life forever. This is a sadness and a pain I hope no one ever has to experience in their life. That being said, I know that the pain and the mourning that Kevin Ward's family and friends are experiencing is something that I can't possibly imagine. I want Kevin's father, Kevin Sr., his mother Pam, and his sisters Christi, Kayla, and Katelyn to know that every day I'm thinking about and praying for them.

text: The racing community is a large family, as you guys know. Everyone's saddened with this tragedy. I want to thank all my friends and family for their support through this tough, emotional time. And the support from the NASCAR community, my partners, all of our employees has been overwhelming. I've taken the last couple weeks off out of respect for Kevin and his family and also to cope with the accident in my own way. It's given me the time to think about life and how easy it is to take it for granted. I miss my team, my teammates, and the other drivers very much and I miss being back in the race car. I think that being back in the car this week with my racing family will help me get through this difficult time.[64]

text: On September 24, a grand jury declined to indict Stewart on charges of manslaughter in the second degree and criminally negligent homicide. Following the decision, District Attorney Michael Tantillo stated that videos of Stewart's driving did not demonstrate any aberrational driving and that Ward was under the influence of cannabis with levels high enough to impair judgment.[65]

text: Ward's father, Kevin Ward Sr., wrote a letter vowing to "pursue to make all remedies for Kevin,"[66] implying the civil lawsuit they later filed. When Ward's family was informed that he had been high on cannabis, Ward Sr. wrote a letter that went viral on the internet, saying:

text: Tell me how a man the size of Kevin can make a sprint car turn to the right on impact. Tell me how a lap before (the incident) everything was fine, but the following lap was poor lighting. Tell me how a NASCAR star totally forgot what caution means. Maybe he should get a different headset so he is able to hear on the radio that the car in caution is up high, so go low. Or was he low until he rounded the corner and saw Kevin, Jr. standing up for himself?[67]

text: A couple days after the announcement of his exoneration by Ontario County (N.Y.) District Attorney Michael Tantillo, Stewart told The Associated Press, that "I know 100 percent in my heart and in my mind that I did not do anything wrong. This was 100% an accident."[68]

text: Kevin Ward Jr. was posthumously awarded a Darwin Award for this incident. [69]

text: After a few years of going through the process of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Ward family, it was announced in April of 2018, that the suit had been settled out-of-court, just a few weeks before the trial was scheduled to begin. The terms of the settlement were confidential.

text: Business ventures[edit]

text: Motorsport team ownerships[edit]

text: Stewart is the owner of various open-wheel short track racing cars, most of them being sponsored by Chevrolet since 2007. He also owns and drives dirt super late models.

text: Motorsport series ownership[edit]

text: In January 2015 Stewart purchased the All Star Circuit of Champions.[70] The ASCoC is an American motorsports sanctioning body of Sprint Cars founded in 1970. The series sanctions 410ci sprint car races in Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, New York, and Florida.

text: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series[edit]

text: In the end of the 2008 season, Stewart was given a 50% stake in Haas CNC Racing, which became Stewart-Haas Racing in 2009. Haas CNC Racing, previously fielded the No. 66 and 70 cars, now fields the No. 4, 14, 10, and 41 as Stewart-Haas Racing. This decision involved parting ways with long-time crew chief Greg Zipadelli, sponsor The Home Depot, car No. 20, and car owner Joe Gibbs, all of which he had spent 10 years with. Stewart formerly drove the No. 14 owned by Gene and Margaret Haas, which is now driven by Clint Bowyer. He is the owner of the No. 10, driven by Aric Almirola. Additionally, the No. 4 and 41 cars of Kevin Harvick and Kurt Busch were newly added by Stewart-Haas Racing in 2014. Harvick, in his first year with Stewart-Haas, won the Sprint Cup Championship in 2014. Stewart-Haas Racing switched to Ford in 2017.[71]

text: United States Auto Club[edit]

text: Stewart has won USAC car owner titles in the Silver Crown division in 2002 and 2003 with J. J. Yeley, in 2004 with Dave Steele and 2010 and 2011 with Levi Jones of Olney, Il. He also collected owner titles in USAC's National Sprint Car Series with Yeley in 2003 and Jay Drake in 2004. He also won an owner title in the USAC National Sprint Car Series in 2006 with Josh Wise and in 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011 with Levi Jones of Olney, IL

text: Stewart's USAC midget and sprint cars carry No. 20 and No. 21, while his Silver Crown car carries No. 22.

text: Motorsport venue ownerships[edit]

text: Stewart purchased Eldora Speedway located near Rossburg, Ohio in late 2004 from Earl Baltes.[72] Stewart is currently a co-owner of Paducah International Raceway near Paducah, Kentucky. He also co-owns Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois along with Kenny Schrader, Kenny Wallace, and Bob Sargent.[73]

text: Other entities[edit]

text: Stewart owns a dirt late model Chevrolet Impala that carries No. 14 which he races frequently. Stewart has also won a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Championship as an owner with Donny Schatz in 2008. The team is now a two car operation with Schatz and Steve Kinser. He is also the owner of Custom Works, a company that manufactures radio controlled oval track cars, and has had a degree of success as a r/c racer himself.

text: Stewart is also the driving force behind the Sprint-sponsored "Prelude to the Dream" which features drivers from various sports driving late model dirt cars at Eldora Speedway. Since 2005 the "Dream" has showcased a who's who in NASCAR and NHRA, featuring such drivers as Kyle Busch, Jeff Gordon, Matt Kenseth, Jimmie Johnson, Tony Pedregon, and others. The inaugural race was won by Kenny Wallace, followed by Carl Edwards in 2006. As of late the race has been nicknamed "The Smoke Show" due to Stewart winning back to back to back since 2007. The events have raised over 4 million dollars for various NASCAR and driver charities including The Victory Junction Gang Camp.

text: On January 28, 2015, Stewart announced that he had purchased the All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car Series from Guy Webb.[74] The purchase is Stewart's first foray into owning an entire racing series. In a separate agreement, Stewart announced that he had reached an agreement with the owners of the Renegade Sprint Series to merge with the All Star Circuit of Champions for the 2015 season under the All Star name.

text: Philanthropy[edit]

text: Tony Stewart Foundation[edit]

text: Founded in 2003 by Stewart, the principal purposes of the Tony Stewart Foundation are to raise and donate funds to help care for chronically ill children, drivers injured in motorsports activities, and to support other charitable organizations in the protection of various animal species. The Tony Stewart Foundation will raise and donate funds to charitable interests, specifically those that support the aforementioned groups.[75]

text: Career achievements[edit]

text: Awards and honors[edit]

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1995, 2002 Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Driver of the Year[76]
2001 National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductee
2002 Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Hall of Fame inductee[77]
2002, 2005, 2011 Richard Petty Driver of the Year[78]
2003, 2006, 2012 Best Driver ESPY Award recipient[79]
2008 Legends of The Glen inductee[80]
2008 NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year Award recipient[81]
2013 Myers Brothers Award recipient[82]
2016 Sonoma Raceway Wall of Fame inductee[83]

text: Records and milestones[edit]

text: With 49 career points-paying victories, Stewart is ranked thirteenth among the all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners; he is ranked ninth among those who have competed during the sport's modern era (1972–present).

text: Stewart is the all-time winningest Cup Series driver at the following tracks:

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Chicagoland Speedway (3)
Homestead-Miami Speedway (3; tied with Greg Biffle)
Watkins Glen International (5)

text: In popular media[edit]

text: Radio[edit]

text: Stewart hosted a two-hour weekly radio show, titled Tony Stewart Live, broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio.[84] Stewart co-hosted the show with Matt Yocum, and took listener calls. The show ran from 2007 to 2008.[citation needed]

text: Television[edit]

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In 2007, Stewart appeared in commercials for Subway with their spokesman, Jared Fogle.
Appeared in a 2008 Toyota commercial where the cars of Toyota Sprint Cup drivers, including Stewart's, are driven by kids with remote controls. When his kid driver spins his car out of control, he crawls out, yelling to his crew chief, "Zippy, run for your life!" Stewart then throws his helmet at his car, a homage to his habit of throwing helmets and other racing gear in anger.[citation needed]
Stewart appears in commercials as a member of the Coca-Cola Racing Family of drivers.[citation needed]
In 2010, Stewart appeared in a commercial for the Burger King Steak House XT, which he endorsed. This video entered the Top 10 of the Ad Age/ Visible Measures Top Viral Ad Chart on August 12, 2010.[85]
On February 14, 2012, Stewart guest-starred on the ABC series Last Man Standing.[citation needed]
On March 17, 2013, he voiced himself in The Cleveland Show in the episode, "The Hangover Part Tubbs".
In 2013 and 2014, Stewart appeared as himself in a special series of McLaren's cartoon, Tooned, in partnership with Mobil 1.[citation needed]

text: Video games[edit]

text: Electronic Arts announced that Stewart would appear in person for the first time on the cover of NASCAR Thunder 2004 in late 2003,[86] his Home Depot Winston Cup car appeared on NASCAR 2001's cover.[87] Stewart also appears on the North American cover of NASCAR 08. Stewart is later included in NASCAR 2011: The Game and NASCAR The Game: Inside Line.[88] On December 3, 2013, it was announced that Stewart would appear on the cover of NASCAR '14.[89]

text: Other media[edit]

text:
Appeared with Dale Earnhardt Jr. in the music video for 3 Doors Down's song "The Road I'm On".[90]
Stewart is mentioned in the song "Glory" by Lil Wayne off his Free Weezy Album.
Stewart is mentioned in the song "Slow Down" by Clyde Carson featuring The Team.
Appeared in the 2005 film Herbie: Fully Loaded, along with other NASCAR drivers, having his car driven over by Herbie and being one of four cars who boxed Herbie in.

text: Motorsports career results[edit]

text: IndyCar[edit]

text: (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position; races in italics indicate fastest lap)

text:
IndyCar Series results

Year
Team
Chassis
Engine
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Rank
Points

1996
Team Menard
Lola
Menard-Buick
WDW
2
PHX
11
INDY
24

8th
68

1996–97
NHA
12
LVS
21

1st
278

G-Force
Oldsmobile

WDW
10
PHX
2
INDY
5
TXS
5
PPIR
1
CLT
7
NHA
14
LVS
11

1998
WDW
1
PHX
2

DOV
8

3rd
289

Dallara

INDY
33
TXS
14
NHA
1

CLT
21
PPIR
3
ATL
5
TX2
20
LVS
14

1999
Tri-Star Racing
WDW
PHX
CLT1
C
INDY
9
TXS
PPIR
ATL
DOV
PPIR
LVS
TXS

33rd
22

2001
Chip Ganassi Racing
G-Force
Oldsmobile
PHX
HOM
ATL
INDY
6
TXS
PPIR
RCH
KAN
NSH
KEN
GAT
CHI
TXS
39th
28

text: Indianapolis 500[edit]

text:
Year
Chassis
Engine
Start
Finish
Team

1996
Lola
Menard-Buick
1
24
Menard

1997
G-Force
Oldsmobile
2
5
Menard

1998
Dallara
Oldsmobile
4
33
Menard

1999
Dallara
Oldsmobile
24
9
Tri-Star

2001
G-Force
Oldsmobile
7
6
Ganassi

text: NASCAR[edit]

text: (key) (Bold – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led.)

text: Sprint Cup Series[edit]

text:
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series results

Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
NSCC
Pts

1999
Joe Gibbs Racing
20
Pontiac
DAY
28
CAR
12
LVS
36
ATL
11
DAR
6
TEX
6
BRI
15
MAR
20
TAL
5
CAL
4
RCH
15
CLT
4
DOV
4
MCH
9
POC
6
SON
15
DAY
6
NHA
10
POC
4
IND
7
GLN
6
MCH
3
BRI
5
DAR
12
RCH
1
NHA
2
DOV
2
MAR
41
CLT
19
TAL
6
CAR
12
PHO
1
HOM
1
ATL
15

4th
4774

2000
DAY
17
CAR
4
LVS
2
ATL
34
DAR
4
BRI
42
TEX
9
MAR
6
TAL
34
CAL
10
RCH
8
CLT
14
DOV
1
MCH
1
POC
6
SON
10
DAY
6
NHA
1
POC
26
IND
5
GLN
6
MCH
41
BRI
2
DAR
9
RCH
6
NHA
23
DOV
1
MAR
1
CLT
4
TAL
27
CAR
7
PHO
14
HOM
1
ATL
38

6th
4570

2001
DAY
36
CAR
4
LVS
12
ATL
27
DAR
16
BRI
25
TEX
23
MAR
7
TAL
2
CAL
4
RCH
1
CLT
3
DOV
7
MCH
25
POC
7
SON
1
DAY
26
CHI
33
NHA
5
POC
3
IND
17
GLN
26
MCH
27
BRI
1
DAR
4
RCH
7
DOV
5
KAN
8
CLT
2
MAR
41
TAL
2
PHO
5
CAR
7
HOM
19
ATL
9
NHA
5
2nd
4763

2002
DAY
43
CAR
4
LVS
5
ATL
1
DAR
36
BRI
15
TEX
5
MAR
3
TAL
29
CAL
29
RCH
1
CLT
6
DOV
11
POC
7
MCH
16
SON
2
DAY
39
CHI
3
NHA
39
POC
7
IND
12
GLN
1
MCH
2
BRI
24
DAR
8
RCH
30
NHA
3
DOV
5
KAN
8
TAL
2
CLT
3
MAR
11
ATL
4
CAR
14
PHO
8
HOM
18
1st
4800

2003
Chevy
DAY
7
CAR
20
LVS
5
ATL
5
DAR
10
BRI
26
TEX
34
TAL
25
MAR
6
CAL
41
RCH
41
CLT
40
DOV
4
POC
1
MCH
8
SON
12
DAY
21
CHI
2
NHA
22
POC
37
IND
12
GLN
11
MCH
3
BRI
23
DAR
12
RCH
37
NHA
20
DOV
3
TAL
3
KAN
4
CLT
1
MAR
3
ATL
2
PHO
18
CAR
9
HOM
7
7th
4549

2004
DAY
2
CAR
26
LVS
3
ATL
7
DAR
17
BRI
24
TEX
8
MAR
14
TAL
22
CAL
16
RCH
4
CLT
9
DOV
2
POC
27
MCH
24
SON
15
DAY
5
CHI
1
NHA
5
POC
35
IND
5
GLN
1
MCH
9
BRI
19
CAL
18
RCH
19
NHA
39
DOV
6
TAL
6
KAN
14
CLT
10
MAR
15
ATL
9
PHO
8
DAR
17
HOM
4
6th
6326

2005
DAY
7
CAL
17
LVS
10
ATL
17
BRI
3
MAR
26
TEX
31
PHO
33
TAL
2
DAR
10
RCH
2
CLT
24
DOV
15
POC
29
MCH
2
SON
1
DAY
1
CHI
5
NHA
1
POC
7
IND
1
GLN
1
MCH
5
BRI
8
CAL
5
RCH
7
NHA
2
DOV
18
TAL
2
KAN
4
CLT
25
MAR
2
ATL
9
TEX
6
PHO
4
HOM
15
1st
6533

2006
DAY
5
CAL
43
LVS
21
ATL
5
BRI
12
MAR
1
TEX
3
PHO
2
TAL
2
RCH
6
DAR
12
CLT
42
DOV
25
POC
3
MCH
41
SON
28
DAY
1
CHI
32
NHA
37
POC
7
IND
8
GLN
2
MCH
3
BRI
22
CAL
9
RCH
18
NHA
2
DOV
33
KAN
1
TAL
22
CLT
13
MAR
4
ATL
1
TEX
1
PHO
14
HOM
15
11th
4727

2007
DAY
43
CAL
8
LVS
7
ATL
2
BRI
35
MAR
35
TEX
7
PHO
25
TAL
28
RCH
8
DAR
6
CLT
6
DOV
40
POC
5
MCH
3
SON
6
NHA
12
DAY
38
CHI
1
IND
1
POC
6
GLN
1
MCH
10
BRI
4
CAL
13
RCH
2
NHA
3
DOV
9
KAN
39
TAL
8
CLT
7
MAR
13
ATL
30
TEX
11
PHO
4
HOM
30
6th
6242

2008
Toyota
DAY
3
CAL
7
LVS
43
ATL
2
BRI
14
MAR
5
TEX
7
PHO
14
TAL
38
RCH
4
DAR
21
CLT
18
DOV
41
POC
35
MCH
5
SON
10
NHA
13
DAY
20
CHI
5
IND
23
POC
2
GLN
2
MCH
12
BRI
8
CAL
22
RCH
2
NHA
8
DOV
11
KAN
40
TAL
1
CLT
11
MAR
26
ATL
17
TEX
16
PHO
22
HOM
9
9th
6202

2009
Stewart-Haas Racing
14
Chevy
DAY
8
CAL
8
LVS
26
ATL
8
BRI
17
MAR
3
TEX
4
PHO
2
TAL
23
RCH
2
DAR
3
CLT
19
DOV
2
POC
1
MCH
7
SON
2
NHA
5
DAY
1
CHI
4
IND
3
POC
10
GLN
1
MCH
17
BRI
33
ATL
11
RCH
17
NHA
14
DOV
9
KAN
1
CAL
5
CLT
13
MAR
9
TAL
35
TEX
6
PHO
25
HOM
22
6th
6309

2010
DAY
22
CAL
9
LVS
7
ATL
13
BRI
2
MAR
26
PHO
23
TEX
32
TAL
16
RCH
23
DAR
23
DOV
9
CLT
15
POC
3
MCH
5
SON
9
NHA
2
DAY
25
CHI
9
IND
5
POC
2
GLN
7
MCH
6
BRI
27
ATL
1
RCH
16
NHA
24
DOV
21
KAN
4
CAL
1
CLT
21
MAR
24
TAL
31
TEX
11
PHO
17
HOM
8
7th
6221

2011
DAY
13
PHO
7
LVS
2
BRI
19
CAL
13
MAR
34
TEX
12
TAL
17
RCH
9
DAR
7
DOV
29
CLT
17
KAN
8
POC
21
MCH
7
SON
39
DAY
11
KEN
12
NHA
2
IND
6
POC
11
GLN
27
MCH
9
BRI
28
ATL
3
RCH
7
CHI
1
NHA
1
DOV
25
KAN
15
CLT
8
TAL
7
MAR
1
TEX
1
PHO
3
HOM
1
1st
2403

2012
DAY
16
PHO
22
LVS
1
BRI
14
CAL
1
MAR
7
TEX
24
KAN
13
RCH
3
TAL
24
DAR
3
CLT
25
DOV
25
POC
3
MCH
2
SON
2
KEN
32
DAY
1
NHA
12
IND
10
POC
5
GLN
19
MCH
32
BRI
27
ATL
22
RCH
4
CHI
6
NHA
7
DOV
20
TAL
22
CLT
13
KAN
5
MAR
27
TEX
5
PHO
19
HOM
17
9th
2311

2013
DAY
41
PHO
8
LVS
11
BRI
31
CAL
22
MAR
17
TEX
21
KAN
21
RCH
18
TAL
27
DAR
15
CLT
7
DOV
1
POC
4
MCH
5
SON
28
KEN
20
DAY
2
NHA
26
IND
4
POC
9
GLN
MCH
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
NHA
DOV
KAN
CLT
TAL
MAR
TEX
PHO
HOM
29th
594

2014
DAY
35
PHO
16
LVS
33
BRI
4
CAL
5
MAR
17
TEX
10
DAR
9
RCH
26
TAL
43
KAN
20
CLT
13
DOV
7
POC
13
MCH
11
SON
19
KEN
11
DAY
40
NHA
7
IND
17
POC
36
GLN
QL†
MCH
BRI
ATL
41
RCH
15
CHI
18
NHA
30
DOV
14
KAN
17
CLT
21
TAL
34
MAR
4
TEX
11
PHO
20
HOM
43
25th
799

2015
DAY
42
ATL
30
LVS
33
PHO
39
CAL
14
MAR
20
TEX
24
BRI
6
RCH
41
TAL
19
KAN
39
CLT
21
DOV
16
POC
21
MCH
28
SON
12
DAY
14
KEN
33
NHA
20
IND
28
POC
9
GLN
43
MCH
21
BRI
19
DAR
15
RCH
29
CHI
25
NHA
11
DOV
26
CLT
26
KAN
35
TAL
25
MAR
10
TEX
42
PHO
27
HOM
29
28th
695

2016
DAY
ATL
LVS
PHO
CAL
MAR
TEX
BRI
RCH
19
TAL
6
KAN
12
DOV
34
CLT
24
POC
34
MCH
7
SON
1
DAY
26
KEN
5
NHA
2
IND
11
POC
5
GLN
5
BRI
30
MCH
21
DAR
35
RCH
33
CHI
16
NHA
23
DOV
13
CLT
9
KAN
16
TAL
32
MAR
26
TEX
31
PHO
15
HOM
22
15th
2211

† - Qualified but replaced by Regan Smith

text: Daytona 500[edit]

text:
Year
Team
Manufacturer
Start
Finish

1999
Joe Gibbs Racing
Pontiac
2
28

2000
7
17

2001
24
36

2002
6
43

2003
Chevrolet
8
7

2004
5
2

2005
4
7

2006
15
5

2007
3
43

2008
Toyota
6
3

2009
Stewart-Haas Racing
Chevrolet
5
8

2010
6
22

2011
25
13

2012
3
16

2013
13
41

2014
21
35

2015
7
42

text: Nationwide Series[edit]

text:
NASCAR Nationwide Series results

Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
NNSC
Pts

1995
Racing Fan Clubs
31
Chevy
DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
NSV
DAR
BRI
HCY
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
MYB
GLN
MLW
TAL
SBO
IRP
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
CLT
CAR
HOM
DNQ

N/A
0

1996
Ranier-Walsh Racing
15
Pontiac
DAY
21
CAR
DNQ
RCH
ATL
39
NSV
DAR
BRI
16
HCY
NZH
CLT
DOV
17
SBO
MYB
GLN
MLW
22
NHA
TAL
26
IRP
DNQ
MCH
BRI
37
DAR
20
RCH
40
DOV
CLT
CAR
HOM

49th
753

1997
Labonte Motorsports
44
Pontiac
DAY
CAR
RCH
ATL
LVS
DAR
HCY
TEX
BRI
NSV
TAL
NHA
NZH
CLT
DOV
SBO
GLN
MLW
MYB
GTY
IRP
34
MCH
BRI
DAR
RCH
40
DOV
CLT
3
CAL
CAR
9
HOM
37

57th
459

1998
Joe Gibbs Racing
DAY
31
CAR
2
LVS
34
NSV
17
DAR
BRI
26
TEX
15
HCY
13
TAL
28
NHA
2
NZH
CLT
DOV
3
RCH
PPR
14
GLN
MLW
12
MYB
35
CAL
SBO
IRP
12
MCH
BRI
21
DAR
16
RCH
29
DOV
CLT
32
GTY
5
CAR
18
ATL
3
HOM
39

21st
2455

2003
Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
8
Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
TAL
NSH
CAL
RCH
GTY
NZH
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
IRP
MCH
11*
BRI
DAR
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
ATL
PHO
CAR
HOM

109th
140

2004
Richard Childress Racing
29
Chevy
DAY
CAR
LVS
DAR
BRI
TEX
NSH
TAL
CAL
2
GTY
RCH
NZH

58th
563

Kevin Harvick Incorporated

CLT
5
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
IRP

Chance 2 Motorsports
81
Chevy

MCH
DNQ
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
25
CLT
MEM

Kevin Harvick Incorporated
92
Chevy

ATL
11
PHO
DAR
HOM

2005
33
DAY
1*
CAL
29
MXC
LVS
ATL
2
NSH
BRI
TEX
42
PHO
5
TAL
20
DAR
RCH
15
CLT
39
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
CHI
NHA
PPR
GTY
IRP
23
GLN
4
MCH
BRI
CAL

39th
1317

83

RCH
40
DOV
KAN

Joe Gibbs Racing
19
Chevy

CLT
21
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM

2006
Kevin Harvick Incorporated
33
Chevy
DAY
1
CAL
MXC
LVS
12
ATL
BRI
TEX
NSH
PHO
TAL
39
RCH
DAR
29
CLT
42
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
DAY
12
CHI
9
NHA
MAR
GTY
IRP
GLN
MCH
11
BRI
CAL
6
RCH
DOV
KAN
4

37th
1461

Dale Earnhardt, Inc.
8
Chevy

CLT
16
MEM

Joe Gibbs Racing
19
Chevy

TEX
2
PHO
HOM

2007
Kevin Harvick Incorporated
33
Chevy
DAY
8

LVS
3

TAL
2
RCH
DAR
7
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
NHA
4

CHI
8
GTY
IRP
CGV
GLN
MCH
30
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
11
CLT
MEM

35th
1723

Joe Gibbs Racing
18
Chevy

CAL
11
MXC

DAY
4

TEX
7*
PHO
HOM

20

ATL
10
BRI
NSH
TEX
PHO

2008
Toyota
DAY
1
CAL
1*
LVS
27
ATL
BRI
NSH
TEX
10
PHO
MXC
TAL
1*
RCH
DAR
1*
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
NHA
1*
DAY
CHI
9
GTY
IRP
CGV
GLN
MCH
3
BRI
CAL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CLT
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM
39th
1354

2009
Hendrick Motorsports
80
Chevy
DAY
1
CAL
LVS
BRI

72nd
500

Kevin Harvick Incorporated
33
Chevy

TEX
2
NSH
PHO
TAL
RCH
DAR
CLT
DOV
NSH
KEN
MLW
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP
IOW
GLN
MCH
BRI
CGV
ATL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CAL

JR Motorsports
5
Chevy

CLT
11
MEM
TEX
PHO
HOM

2010
Kevin Harvick Incorporated
4
Chevy
DAY
1*
CAL
LVS
BRI
NSH
PHO
TEX
TAL
RCH
DAR
DOV
CLT
NSH
KEN
ROA
NHA
DAY
CHI
GTY
IRP
IOW
GLN
MCH
BRI
CGV
ATL
RCH
DOV
KAN
CAL
CLT
GTY
TEX
PHO
HOM
93rd
195

2011
DAY
1
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
TAL
NSH
RCH
DAR
DOV
IOW
CLT
CHI
MCH
ROA

95th
01

9

DAY
13
KEN
NHA
NSH
IRP
IOW
GLN
CGV
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
DOV
KAN
CLT
TEX
PHO
HOM

2012
Richard Childress Racing
33
Chevy
DAY
8
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
RCH
TAL
DAR
IOW
CLT
DOV
MCH
ROA
KEN
DAY
NHA
CHI
IND
IOW
GLN
CGV
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
KEN
DOV
CLT
KAN
TEX
PHO
HOM

121st
01

2013
DAY
1
PHO
LVS
BRI
CAL
TEX
RCH
TAL
DAR
CLT
DOV
IOW
MCH
ROA
KEN
DAY
NHA
CHI
IND
IOW
GLN
MOH
BRI
ATL
RCH
CHI
KEN
DOV
KAN
CLT
TEX
PHO
HOM

96th
01

text: Craftsman Truck Series[edit]

text:
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series results

Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
NCTC
Pts

1996
Mueller Brothers Racing
4
Chevy
HOM
PHO
POR
EVG
TUS
CNS
HPT
BRI
NZH
MLW
LVL
I70
IRP
10
FLM
GLN
NSV
RCH
NHA
MAR
NWS
SON
MMR
PHO
LVS

94th
134

2002
Andy Petree Racing
33
Chevy
DAY
DAR
MAR
GTY
PPR
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
NHA
MCH
IRP
NSH
RCH
1
TEX
SBO
LVS
CAL
PHO
HOM

69th
180

2003
DAY
DAR
MMR
MAR
CLT
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
GTW
MCH
IRP
NSH
BRI
RCH
1
NHA
CAL
LVS
SBO
TEX
MAR
PHO
HOM
85th
180

2004
Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
47
Chevy
DAY
ATL
MAR
MFD
CLT
DOV
TEX
MEM
MLW
KAN
KEN
GTW
MCH
IRP
NSH
BRI
RCH
3
NHA
LVS
CAL
TEX
MAR
PHO
DAR
HOM
69th
165

2005
DAY
CAL
ATL
MAR
GTY
MFD
CLT
33
DOV
2
TEX
MCH
MLW
KAN
KEN
MEM
IRP
NSH
BRI

61st
234

Kevin Harvick Inc.
92
Chevy

RCH
DNQ
NHA
LVS
MAR
ATL
TEX
PHO
HOM

text:
* Season still in progress
1 Ineligible for series points

text: ARCA Re/Max Series[edit]

text:
ARCA Re/Max Series results

Year
Team
No.
Make
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
ARSC
Pts

2001
Larry Clement
40
Ford
DAY
NSH
WIN
SLM
GTY
KEN
CLT
KAN
MCH
POC
MEM
GLN
KEN
MCH
POC
NSH
ISF
CHI
DSF
2
SLM
TOL
BLN
CLT
TAL
ATL
104th
250

2002
Andy Petree Racing
55
Chevy
DAY
ATL
NSH
SLM
KEN
CLT
KAN
POC
MCH
TOL
SBO
KEN
BLN
POC
NSH
ISF
WIN
DSF
2
CHI
SLM
TAL
CLT

103rd
250

2003
Tony Stewart
18
Chevy
DAY
ATL
NSH
SLM
TOL
KEN
CLT
BLN
KAN
MCH
LER
POC
POC
NSH
ISF
WIN
DSF
1
CHI
SLM
TAL
CLT
SBO

113th
225

text: International Race of Champions[edit]

text: (key) (Bold – Pole position. * – Most laps led.)

text:
International Race of Champions results

Year
Make
1
2
3
4
Pos.
Points

1998
Pontiac
DAY
9
CAL
7
MCH
3
IND
6
6th
37

2000
Pontiac
DAY
2
TAL
6
MCH
2
IND
3
3rd
57

2001
DAY
9
TAL
10
MCH
1*
IND
2
2nd
58

2002
DAY
1
CAL
6
CHI
12
IND
11
6th
42

2006
Pontiac
DAY
8
TEX
1
DAY
1*
ATL
3
1st
72

text: Rolex Sports Car Series[edit]

text: (key) (Races in bold indicate pole position, Results are overall/class)

text:
Rolex Sports Car Series results

Year
Team
Make
Engine
Class
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Rank
Points

2002
Crawford Racing
Crawford
Judd
SR
DAY
(46/11)
HOM
FTR
PHO
WGL
DAY
(5/5)
WGL
VIR
CMT
DAY

28th
46

2004
Howard Boss Motorsports
Crawford
Chevrolet
DP
DAY
(5/3)
HOM
PHO
MON
WGL

37th
83

Pontiac

DAY
(3/3)
MOH
WGL
(8/8)
HOM
VIR
BAR
CAL

2005
DAY
(3/3)
HOM
CAL
LAG
CMT
WAT1
BAR
WAT2
DAY2
(22/18)
MDO
PHX
WAT3
(37/21)
VIR
MEX

56th
53

2006
DAY
(30/15)
MEX
HOM
LBH
VIR
LAG
PHX
LRP
WAT1
DAY2
BAR
WAT2
INF
MIL

117th
16

2007
Howard Motorsports
Porsche
DAY
(48/24)
MEX
HOM
VIR
LAG
LRP
WAT1
MDO
DAY2
IOW
CGV
BAR
WAT2
INF
MIL
122nd
7