Tony Stewart News

Qualifying Fast Facts – Phoenix:

Qualifying Fast Facts – Phoenix:

March 2, 2012
Mark Martin won the Coors Light Pole Award for the 8th Annual SUBWAY Fresh Fit 500 with a lap of 26.313 seconds, 136.815 mph. This is his 52nd pole in 832 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. This is his first pole and first top-10 start in 2012. This is his second pole

Goodyear Tire Notes:

Goodyear Tire Notes:

March 2, 2012
Teams in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup and Nationwide Series will run the same tire codes at Phoenix this weekend . . . this is the same combination of left- and right-side tires that these teams ran at Phoenix last November . . . after the track was repaved last summer

Some Daytona 500 Nuggets from Frontstretch:

Some Daytona 500 Nuggets from Frontstretch:

February 27, 2012
#99-Carl Edwards (starts 1st): Trying to become the first polesitter to win the Daytona 500 since Dale Jarrett in 2000. None of Edwards ' 19 career victories have come on a restrictor plate track. #16-Greg Biffle (2nd): Seeking to become the first *outside polesitter

2011 Highest paid drivers:

2011 Highest paid drivers:

February 24, 2012
Forbes.com estimated 2011 NASCAR driver annual earnings, Forbes earnings figures include driving salaries, personal endorsements, share of race winnings, licensing income and bonuses. The top-10: 1. Dale Earnhardt Jr. $28 million 2. Jeff Gordon $24 million 3. Tony

Stewart wins Gatorade Duel 1:

Stewart wins Gatorade Duel 1:

February 23, 2012
#14-Tony Stewart won the 1st Gatorade Duel 150 Qualifying Race for the Daytona 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Daytona International Speedway followed by #88-Earnhardt Jr., #9-Ambrose, #31-Burton, #99-Edwards, #98-McDowell, #29-Harvick, #22-Allmendinger, #7-Gordon and

Tony Stewart going for 5th consecutive DIS win:

Tony Stewart going for 5th consecutive DIS win:

February 22, 2012
Tony Stewart going for 5th consecutive DIS win: The 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion will try to score his fifth consecutive Nationwide Series victory at DIS when he takes the green flag on Saturday. The defending race winner also scored back-to-back wins at

Ty Dillon making Daytona truck debut:

Ty Dillon making Daytona truck debut:

February 21, 2012
Ty Dillon, the 19-year-old grandson of team owner Richard Childress, will make his first NASCAR start of the 2012 season and fourth-career NCWTS start when he takes the green flag at Daytona International Speedway this weekend. Although Dillon has yet to make any laps

Shootout Eligibility Returns To Its Roots For 2013:

Shootout Eligibility Returns To Its Roots For 2013:

February 19, 2012
NASCAR released the eligibility requirements for the 2013 Shootout at Daytona, an announcement that signals a return to the fan-favorite preseason event's roots. Next season's field will consist of 2012 Coors Light Pole winners and past Shootout winners who have attempted

Budweiser Shootout At Daytona – Fast Facts:

Budweiser Shootout At Daytona – Fast Facts:

February 18, 2012
* Kyle Busch won the Budweiser Shootout at Daytona, his first victory in six starts in the annual non-points preseason event. * Busch��s previous best finish in the Shootout was fourth in 2010. * Busch led three laps in the victory, the fifth time he has led

Stewart Honored by RACER:

Stewart Honored by RACER:

February 14, 2012
From self-styled zero to hero in 10 races, #14-Tony Stewart's dramatic, championship-clinching performance in the 2011 Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup might go down in history as one of motorsport's greatest comebacks. It's a performance that earned him not one, but

NASCAR This Week on ESPN:

NASCAR This Week on ESPN:

February 14, 2012
With the NASCAR season only days away, ESPNEWS will air a three-hour special from NASCAR Media Day at the Daytona 500 on Thursday, Feb. 16, at 12noon/et. Defending NASCAR Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon and Daytona 500 rookie Danica Patrick

Irwindale Speedway closing? UPDATE:

Irwindale Speedway closing? UPDATE:

February 13, 2012
On Saturday, workers appeared to be closing down the Irwindale Speedway facility, which has had the biggest NASCAR short track races on the West Coast for more than a decade. Workers were dismantling the pit grandstand, which is adjacent to the first turn. They were

Stewart wins dirt race:

Stewart wins dirt race:

February 12, 2012
Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion #14-Tony Stewart got down and dirty Saturday night, winning the All Star Circuit of Champions sprint car portion of the Winter Freeze at Screven Motor Speedway. Stewart held off Jason Sides to take the $5,000 victory at the

Stewart to appear on Tim Allen show:

Stewart to appear on Tim Allen show:

February 12, 2012
NASCAR's 2011 Sprint Cup Champ, #14-Tony Stewart got together with actor and car guy Tim Allen to film an episode of Allen's ABC comedy 'Last Man Standing.' Allen, who grew up in Detroit, is the star of the show, and surely had no problem gearing up for recording

2012 IMHOF Ceremony Tix on sale:

2012 IMHOF Ceremony Tix on sale:

February 9, 2012
Tickets are now available for the 2012 International Motorsports Hall of Fame (IMHOF) Induction Ceremony, scheduled for May 3, 2012, at the SPEED Dome in Talladega, AL. This black-tie ceremony consists of a reception, banquet and awards ceremony which will honor the