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Stewart All Smiles As Champion’s Week Comes To A Close

Stewart All Smiles As Champion’s Week Comes To A Close

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.  – Each crew member from the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet team lined up inside the media room at the Wynn Las Vegas where championship photos were being taken. Each waited his turn to pose with the gleaming NASCAR Sprint Cup Series trophy from Tiffany & Co. – and the boss, new three-time series champion, Tony Stewart. Stewart’s smile never vanished, even as the number of shots from Friday’s Champion’s Week finale crept … Read entire article »

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An Emotional Grubb Thanks Stewart for the Opportunity…and Friendship

Las Vegas – Darian Grubb spoke for mere minutes at Thursday’s NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon, but the words that tumbled from the champion crew chief’s mouth were a good two months in the making. Prior to October’s race at Charlotte Motor Speedway, Grubb learned that his tenure as Tony Stewart’s crew chief would end after the season. Then, six races and three victories later, Grubb won an improbable NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship atop the pit box for the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet. A few days later, the move was confirmed. Grubb was out, Steve Addington was in as Stewart’s crew chief in 2012. That draining sequence of events framed the highlight of Thursday’s traditional NASCAR NMPA Myers Brothers Awards Luncheon at the Bellagio – Grubb’s acceptance speech … Read entire article »

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Day 2 of Champions Week is Fun and Games for Stewart and Newman

Day 2 of Champions Week is Fun and Games for Stewart and Newman

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tony Stewart’s on a roll. And that’s a good feeling when you’re in Las Vegas. Stewart and teammate Ryan Newman won Wednesday’s “This Ain’t the Newlywed Game,” a riff on the television original hosted by Bob Eubanks. Stewart and Newman edged the team of Denny Hamlin and Kyle Busch by most accurately recalling the estimated attendance of March’s Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. The game had a myriad of … Read entire article »

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Champion’s Week 2011 Begins With Tony Stewart’s Arrival In Las Vegas

Champion’s Week 2011 Begins With Tony Stewart’s Arrival In Las Vegas

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Tony Stewart left Las Vegas Motor Speedway a second-place finisher last March but returned to Las Vegas as No. 1 on Tuesday to begin celebrating his third NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship. It’s Stewart’s first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion’s Week in Las Vegas. His 2002 and 2005 titles were celebrated in New York City. There was perhaps a bit of déjà vu during Tuesday’s annual Landmark Photo Shoot, with the faux … Read entire article »

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Bump and Run with Tony Stewart

Bump and Run with Tony Stewart

During his “Car Wash” in Bristol on Nov. 21, ESPN Front Row’s Dave Williams caught up with NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Champion Tony Stewart for a “Bump and Run” interview. … Read entire article »

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Video – Tony Stewart on Live with Kelly

After winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship, Tony Stewart spent the next few days making the traditional media rounds. One stop on Tuesday was at Live with Kelly, previously known as Regis and Kelly. Tony spent a few minutes with Kelly and guest host Jerry Seinfeld. Here’s the video. … Read entire article »

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Tony Stewart Confirms Steve Addington Is His New Crew Chief

Tony Stewart Confirms Steve Addington Is His New Crew Chief

KANNAPOLIS, N.C., – Steve Addington, winner of 16 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races as a crew chief, has been named to the same position for three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart and the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 team of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) effective immediately. The Spartanburg, S.C., native is only the third crew chief Stewart has had during his 13-year Sprint Cup career, and it comes just a week after Stewart captured the 2011 … Read entire article »

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