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Four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion
- 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. He is the only driver in history to win a championship in both IndyCar and NASCAR.
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Tony Stewart is an American semi-retired professional race car driver who won three Drivers' Championships in the NASCAR Cup Series. [1] He made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series with the Ranier-Walsh Racing team in 1996 before moving to the Labonte Motorsports squad for part of the 1997 season.
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.
His most widely-known titles are the three he scored in the NASCAR Cup Series. Stewart earned his first crown in 2002 by beating veteran racer Mark Martin by 38 points, a second in 2005 when he bested Greg Biffle by 35 points, and a third in 2011 when he outdueled Carl Edwards by virtue of a tiebreaker.
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Here’s a look at the life of retired NASCAR driver and race track owner Tony Stewart.
Birth date: May 20, 1971
Birth place: Columbus, Indiana
Birth name: Anthony Wayne Stewart
Father: Nelson Stewart
Mother: Pam Stewart (now Boas)
Marriage: Leah Pruett (November 21, 2021-present)
Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion (2002, 2005, 2011).
Owns Eldora Speedway, a dirt race track near New Weston, Ohio.
Owner of Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR).
Earned the nickname “Smoke” because that’s what other drivers saw coming from his tires as he steered through turns on asphalt tracks. He is also referred to as the “Rushville Rocket,” “Tony the Tiger,” “The Columbus Comet” and “Big Orange.”
1979 - Stewart wins his first competitive race in a go-kart in Westport, Indiana.
1980 - Wins his first championship at age 8 in a go-kart.
1991 - Stewart is named United States Auto Club (USAC) Rookie of the Year.
1995 - Stewart is the first driver to win the Midget, the Sprint and the Silver Crown all in one season.
1996 - Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year.
1997 - Indy Racing League Champion.
Tony Stewart inducted into NASCAR Hall of Fame (FULL SPEECH) | Motorsports on NBC. Known as "The People's Champion" for his blue-collar, hard-nosed style of competition, Stewart has proven to be a master of any type of race car he drives.
Sep 30, 2015 · Nov. 20, 2011 – Stewart wins the season finale at Homestead, his fifth victory in the Chase’s 10 races, becoming the first owner-driver to win a Sprint Cup championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992. The surge comes after Stewart had declared his team unworthy of making the Chase in August.
Won first career Xfinity Series race Feb. 19 at Daytona. Stewart became the ninth driver to win at least one race in each of NASCAR’s three national series – Cup Series, Xfinity and Camping World Truck. Scored two Xfinity Series poles – Feb. 26 at Fontana and Aug. 13 at Watkins Glen.
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