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Tony Stewart Charlotte Press Conference Transcript
TONY STEWART met with media and discussed practice, the workload of being in Charlotte for nearly 2 weeks, and more. Full Transcript: ARE YOU GOING TO BE AT SPEED STREET TOMORROW NIGHT? “Yes.” WHAT’S PLAYING? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING? “I have no idea. I’ll know when I get there.” HAVE YOU BEEN A PART OF THAT IN THE PAST? WHAT SORT OF EXPERIENCE HAS IT BEEN? “Yeah, but you’ve got to remember I’m more worried about trying to figure out what I’m doing in my race car right now. I’m worried about my race car. I’m not worried about all this other stuff. This is ‘Hell Week’ being in Charlotte. We don’t do anything but work all week for two and a half weeks. So, it’s … Read entire article »
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Stewart Ready for A Coke and a Smile
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. – For Indiana native Tony Stewart, one event on Memorial Day weekend used to trump all others – the Indianapolis 500. But after more than 30 years of racing competitively – 13 of which have been spent in the elite NASCAR Sprint Cup Series – the Greatest Spectacle in Racing has, believe it or not, taken a backseat to the Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. Memorial Day weekend provides a motorsports mosaic, from stock cars in Charlotte to sports cars in Lime Rock, Conn., to the cornerstone of the weekend – the Indianapolis 500. Stewart pays attention to all of it, and for the better part of his career, Indy reigned supreme. And why not? The recently turned … Read entire article »
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Stewart-Haas Racing NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race Report
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Burger King Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent by finishing fourth in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. It was Stewart’s fifth consecutive-top five finish in the non-points event and his ninth top-10 result in 13 career All-Star Races. Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet Impala for SHR, finished 10th to score his seventh top-15 finish in 10 career All-Star Races. Carl Edwards won the All-Star Race. It was his first All-Star Race win and his first Sprint Cup victory at Charlotte. Kyle Busch finished .443 of a second behind Edwards in the runner-up spot, while David Reutimann, Stewart and Greg Biffle rounded out the top-five. Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, David Ragan, Kevin Harvick … Read entire article »
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Uneventful All-Star Race Leaves Newman Disappointed
For Ryan Newman and the No. 39 Haas Automation team of Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR), Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway didn’t live up to their expectations. With a $1 million payday on the line in the non-points event, Newman and his crew hoped to capitalize on strong runs of late at other intermediate racetracks, but it wasn’t to be. Instead, Newman struggled with a tight-handling racecar and track position issues for much of the 100-lap contest. He finished 10th to score his seventh top-15 finish in 10 career All-Star Races. “It just wasn’t our night,” said Newman, who won the 2002 All-Star Race in his rookie season in the Sprint Cup Series. “We couldn’t quite get our Haas Automation Chevy’s handling just right, and when we did, … Read entire article »
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Stewart-Haas Racing Sprint All-Star Race Report
Tony Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Burger King Chevrolet Impala, led the two-car Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) contingent by finishing fourth in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway. It was Stewart’s fifth consecutive-top five finish in the non-points event and his ninth top-10 result in 13 career All-Star Races. Ryan Newman, driver of the No. 39 Haas Automation Chevrolet Impala for SHR, finished 10th to score his seventh top-15 finish in 10 career All-Star Races. Carl Edwards won the All-Star Race. It was his first All-Star Race win and his first Sprint Cup victory at Charlotte. Kyle Busch finished .443 of a second behind Edwards in the runner-up spot, while David Reutimann, Stewart and Greg Biffle rounded out the top-five. Matt Kenseth, Denny Hamlin, David Ragan, Kevin Harvick … Read entire article »
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Tony Stewart Friday All-Star Race Media Visit
TONY STEWART met with members of the media at Charlotte Motor Speedway and discussed racing the All-Star versus the Coke 600, health of short track racing, driving Lewis Hamilton’s car and other topics. Full transcript: IS THERE A DIFFERENCE IN HOW YOU PUSH FOR QUALIFYING VERSUS THE RACE? “Yes. When you are doing qualifying you only have to make it last one lap where when we are in our race, you want to push it hard, but you can’t run qualifying laps because the tires won’t last if you do that. So, you have to know how hard you can push it for 35 laps or 40 laps versus one lap.” DO YOU TRY TO LEARN SOMETHING FROM THE ALL-STAR RACE FOR THE COKE … Read entire article »
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