NASCAR officials plan to meet with #20-Tony Stewart this weekend at Phoenix to discuss his failure to meet media obligations following Monday’s race at Atlanta, said Jim Hunter, NASCAR’s vice president for corporate communications. Stewart finished second in Monday’s race, won under caution by Jeff Gordon. He did a brief TV interview immediately after the race, but did not report to the media center, a requirement for the top-three finishers in a race. This is the second time in four races NASCAR has had a driver who finished runner-up in a Winston Cup event fail to meet media obligations after a race. Bill Elliott refused all but a brief interview after his second place run at Kansas on Oct. 5.( ThatsRacin.com )(10-30-2003) UPDATE: Tony Stewart had a “productive” meeting Friday with NASCAR officials regarding his failure to meet media obligations following Monday’s race at Atlanta, said Jim Hunter, NASCAR’s vice president for corporate communications. After finishing second at Atlanta, Stewart failed to attend a post-race news conference, which is required of the top-three finishers of each race.( ThatsRacin.com )(11-1-2003)
