Tony Stewart Comments on Jeff Gordon Racing in Brickyard 400

Longtime NASCAR driver Tony Stewart will make his final Brickyard 400 start at Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday, but he may not be the biggest storyline now that Jeff Gordon is racing. Gordon retired after last season but is taking the place of Dale Earnhardt Jr., who's suffering from concussion-like symptoms. Stewart spoke Friday about how relieved he is that Gordon is back in action, per Fox Sports' Joe Menzer: I had a couple of friends send me messages yesterday and they were furious about it going, 'Oh, he is stealing your thunder?' I'm like, 'Are you kidding me? Jeff Gordon is doing me the biggest favor anybody could possibly do this weekend for me. I'm just glad he's back, to be perfectly honest. I'm sad that Dale, Jr....

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