Tony Stewart: Where There’s Smoke

I have to admit, when Tony Stewart left Joe Gibbs Racing two years ago to start his own team, I had my doubts that he’d make it a success. How could he manage a two-car operation and drive?  Well, he won some races even if he wasn’t a threat to win a championship.  And then this year, he was abysmal, limping into NASCAR’s Sprint Cup Chase with no wins and going in the wrong direction. Even Stewart admitted he didn’t think much of their chances, saying he didn’t think they even belonged in the Chase. After the season he had, and at over forty years old, I had to agree, even as I wondered if the fire inside him had been extinguished.  But then he promptly went out and won the first two races of the...

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