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Tony Stewart

This article is about the NASCAR driver and team co-owner. For other people with the same name, see Tony Stewart (disambiguation).

Tony Stewart
Stewart at the 2021 Indianapolis 500
BornAnthony Wayne Stewart
(1971-05-20) May 20, 1971 (age 53)
Columbus, Indiana, U.S.
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight225 lb (102 kg)
Achievements2002, 2005, 2011 NASCAR Cup Series Champion
1997 IndyCar Series Champion
1995 USAC Triple Crown Champion
1994 USAC National Midget Series Champion
2006 IROC champion
2021 SRX Series Champion
2005, 2007 Brickyard 400 Winner
2009 Sprint All-Star Race winner
2001, 2002, 2007 Budweiser Shootout Winner
2006, 2008, 2009 Prelude to the Dream Winner
2005, 2007, 2012 Gatorade Duel Winner
2000 Turkey Night Grand Prix Winner
2002, 2007 Chili Bowl Winner
2014 NASCAR Cup Series Champion as co-owner
2017 Daytona 500 winner as co-owner
Has won with three separate engine manufacturers in NASCAR (Pontiac, Toyota, Chevrolet)
Awards1999 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1996 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (2001)
USAC Hall of Fame (2016)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (2018)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2019)[1]
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2020)
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (2022)
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023)
NASCAR Cup Series career
618 races run over 18 years
2016 position15th
Best finish1st (2002, 2005, 2011)
First race1999 Daytona 500 (Daytona)
Last race2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead)
First win1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (Richmond)
Last win2016 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma)
Wins Top tens Poles
49 308 15
NASCAR Xfinity Series career
94 races run over 18 years
2013 position96th
Best finish21st (1998)
First race1996 Goody's Headache Powder 300 (Daytona)
Last race2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
First win2005 Hershey's Take 5 300 (Daytona)
Last win2013 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona)
Wins Top tens Poles
11 41 6
NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series career
6 races run over 9 years
Best finish61st (2005)
First race1996 Cummins 200 (IRP)
Last race2005 MBNA RacePoints 200 (Dover)
First win2002 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
Last win2003 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
Wins Top tens Poles
2 5 0
NASCAR Canada Series career
1 race run over 1 year
Best finish11th (2002)
First race2002 Canada Day Shootout (Cayuga)
Wins Top tens Poles
0 0 0
IndyCar Series career
26 races run over 5 years
Team(s)Team Menard
Tri-Star Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing
Best finish1st (1997)
First race1996 Indy 200 (Disney)
Last race2001 Indianapolis 500 (Indy)
First win1997 Samsonite 200 (Pikes Peak)
Last win1998 New England 200 (Loudon)
Wins Podiums Poles
3 7 8
Statistics current as of June 19, 2021.

Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed "Smoke",[2] is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, and former NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. He also competes in NHRA.[3] He is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005), one as owner/driver (2011), and one as an owner (2014).

Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won racing titles in Indy, midget, sprint, and USAC Silver Crown cars.[4] He is the only driver in history to win a championship in both IndyCar and NASCAR.[5] Stewart became known for his hot temper and for his sarcasm with the media.

He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (now known as the NASCAR Cup Series) during the 2016 season, driving the No. 14 Chevrolet SS for his team, Stewart-Haas Racing, under crew chief Mike Bugarewicz. From 1999 to 2008, he drove the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing car, under crew chief Greg Zipadelli with The Home Depot as the primary sponsor. While driving for car owner Joe Gibbs, Stewart won two Cup Series championships in 2002 and 2005. In 2011, Stewart became the first owner-driver since Alan Kulwicki to win the Cup Series championship.[6] 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). He is also the first driver in the Cup Series to win the championship by a tiebreaker.[6] On May 22, 2019, Stewart was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame,[7] and on January 31, 2020, was inducted alongside the 11th Hall of Fame class.[8] On November 21, 2021, he married NHRA Top Fuel Drag Racer Leah Pruett.[9] He will replace Pruett in Top Fuel for the 2024 season as Pruett steps aside to start a family with Stewart.

  1. ^ "Tony Stewart at the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America". Motorsports Hall of Fame of America. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  2. ^ Guy, Mike (August 10, 2014). "Where There's Smoke: Up Close With Tony Stewart, NASCAR's Nastiest Driver". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  3. ^ Hodges, Dylan (July 30, 2024). "Four-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart now an NHRA rookie". Indianapolis News | Indiana Weather | Indiana Traffic | WISH-TV |. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  4. ^ Craggs, Tommy (March 2, 2008). "Quick in His Seat". The New York Times. Retrieved June 22, 2009.
  5. ^ Cain, Holly (January 29, 2020). "Tony Stewart's love of racing will be treasured in NASCAR Hall of Fame". NASCAR.
  6. ^ a b "NASCAR: Tony Stewart wins championship on tie-breaker". New Haven Register. Associated Press. November 20, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Tony Stewart steals the spotlight at 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame induction". USA Today. The Associated Press. January 31, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Utter, Jim (February 1, 2020). "NASCAR formally inducts its 11th Hall of Fame class". motorsport.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
  9. ^ Caruso, Anthony III (November 22, 2021). "Tony Stewart weds Leah Pruett in Mexico". The Capital Sports Report.com. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
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