At the All-Star Race at Charlotte, he finished 5th behind Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Jeff Burton. Residence: Columbus, Ind. 14 in 2017.[73]. For his Indianapolis 500 debut, he initially qualified on the outside of the front row, but the disqualification of Arie Luyendyk's time and the death of his teammate Scott Brayton a week later propelled Stewart to the pole position. Brian Vickers and Elliott Sadler would drive the No. [9] In 1980, he won his first championship. Pruett was racing as Leah Pritchett while she was married to Gary Pritchett, a tuner for the current Top Fuel championship driver, Steve. Stewart started his NASCAR Cup career in 1999 with a bang, as he qualified his No. He followed that victory with his first points race win as a driver/owner at Pocono in the Pocono 500 on June 7, 2009, the first owner-driver in the Cup series to win a race since Ricky Rudd in 1998. The top power couple in professional motorsports has kicked off the offseason with an extravagant wedding. The ASCoC is an American motorsports sanctioning body of Sprint Cars founded in 1970. Hagan, who is also moving over from Don Schumacher Racing, thinks he knows what . Dillon would finish 6th, but Stewart would get the credit since he started the race and would get his first top 10 of the year. On June 4, 2007, Stewart and Kurt Busch had another altercation on pit road in the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover. Furthermore, Leah was born to her loving mother, Linda Pruett, and father, Ron Pruett. [78] Stewart missed the first eight races of the season. 199.91.64.51 At the time of the song's 2015 release, Stewart was still driving the No. Following the wreck, several media outlets proclaimed the new Stewart-Kenseth rivalry as must-see TV. The former couple engaged on November 24, 2017, after dating for one year. Following the decision, District Attorney Michael Tantillo stated that videos of Stewart's driving did not demonstrate any aberrational driving and that Ward was under the influence of cannabis with levels high enough to impair judgment.[95]. The second half of his season was plagued by an altercation with a photographer after the Brickyard 400. The three-time NASCAR champion was . The next day in the Daytona 500, Stewart's day ended on lap 35 when he was caught up in an early crash with Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne; this would allow him to finish 41st. He wed NHRA Top Fuel Dragster Pilot Leah Pruett in Los Cabos in Mexico. From 1999 to 2008, he drove the No. You can quite often see him with a different girl and he has had a bunch of them over the years. Admittedly, Stewart was engaged once upon a time, but things never progressed beyond that. Sorry, you have Javascript Disabled! He also led laps at Phoenix in the early stages before a myriad of pit stop woes and mechanical issues led to his retirement. [97], A couple of days after the announcement of his exoneration by Ontario County (N.Y.) District Attorney Michael Tantillo, Stewart told The Associated Press, that "I know 100 percent in my heart and in my mind that I did not do anything wrong. Then the next race at Daytona, Stewart finished 26th due to a late wreck, but moved up to 30th in the points and currently became part of the Chase for the first time since 2012. This is proof of that, Stewart said in the press release. The wedding took place in Los Cabos. He is also a member of the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (2001) and the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (2022). They had dominated the race until the last two hours when the suspension cracked. With 3 laps to go in the 2008 Coca-Cola 600, Stewart cut a tire and saved it from contact with the wall. 14 car would get the free pass after the first caution. If I'm within half a lap of him, I expect that to happen. However, he also had strings of bad luck. She was married to Gary Pritchett, who is a crew member for NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Steve Torrence. He shared a touching social media post about her that was posted during the afternoon. In September at Loudon, Stewart lead part of the final stages trying to hold off Clint Bowyer for RCR who dominated the race; when the white flag waved the fans saw that Stewart was out of gas; Bowyer passed him and won both the white flag and the checkers. In the year 2002, Tony was in a relationship with Jamie Schaffer. [70], At the next race, the Auto Club 400, Stewart had a clean race until 36 laps till the end. The Hall of Fame racer, who is now a team owner and part-time TV commentator, thinks it helps them get home and see their kids before bed. The Tony Stewart Foundation will raise and donate funds to charitable interests, specifically those that support the aforementioned groups.[111]. The event raised over 4 million dollars for various NASCAR and driver charities including The Victory Junction Gang Camp. [46][47] A second surgery was performed on August 8, 2013, in which a metal rod was inserted into the tibia. The driver is currently single, his starsign is Taurus and he is now 51 years of age. He followed this up with a fourth-place finish at Pocono and a fifth place at Michigan. Did get Married: Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Tony Stewart and NHRA driver Leah Pruett were married on Sunday according to a video on Instagram by Marco Andretti. After losing his bid for the championship title, Stewart finished sixth in the Nextel Cup point standings. [26] He finished poorly at Richmond after wrecking his primary car in practice, and was displaced in the top ten by Kasey Kahne. Stewart (Pruett) will be the teams Top Fuel Dragster pilot, while Matt Hagan will drive the teams Funny Car. Get the daily email from The Capital Sports Report that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. A furious Stewart climbed out of his wrecked car and angrily tossed his helmet at Kenseth's car, who exit out of the pit road, and then gestured applause at the fans. IndyCar driver Marco Andretti posted on social media about the happy couples wedding. On February 15, 2014, Stewart returned to sprint car racing in his No. Joe Gibbs Racing changed manufacturers, so he and Labonte were now driving Chevrolets instead of Pontiacs. Stewart won the 1st duel of the Gatorade Duels at Daytona when his new driver Danica Patrick hit the wall hard on the backstretch on the final lap, which brought out the caution. Or continue to use her maiden name. Hometown: Columbus, Ind. "He started it, and I finished it". [71] Following the incident, Stewart confronted Truex post-race, however Stewart still felt he had reason to be happy bar the incident, saying "We are getting to where we were sniffing the edge of the top 10 anyway all day," and that "this [race] is a big gain for us".[72]. The season ended on a positive note for Stewart, as he won the Owner's Championship with Kevin Harvick. After initially refusing to take responsibility for the incident he apologized the next day.[24]. Before the season Stewart welcomed new drivers retired Indycar driver Danica Patrick and driver David Reutimann to drive partly for Stewart-Haas Racing as part of a partnership with Tommy Baldwin Racing who provided parts of the cars. When I hit him, it caused all the guys behind us to wreck, so it's my fault.". The happy couple is the second drag racing couple to get married this past weekend. As Stewart approached under full-course caution he hit Ward, impacting him with his right rear tire. On both their Twitter and Instagram feeds, 49-year-old Stewart and 32-year-old Pruett shared some sweet photos of them checking out cars together, and in their respective captions, they celebrated each other and announced their engagement. At an age of 34, this made Stewart one of the youngest drivers to win multiple championships (with Johnson joining this category as he won his five straight titles while in his early 30s) and to date, he is still the only driver to have won championships under both the Chase and non-Chase formats. Stewart recovered to win three more races at Richmond, Infineon, and Bristol and, as he had done before, he ran near the front most of the season. The Capital Sports Report is a national sports publication. Initially, it was thought that Stewart intentionally crashed Busch due to hard feelings over their accident at Daytona that year. This time, he was racing for Joe Gibbs, NFL Hall of Fame head coach of the Washington Redskins, who was having major success with Bobby Labonte in the Winston Cup Series. 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[31] Stewart earned his first and only win of the season in the AMP Energy 500 at Talladega on October 5, 2008, driving for Subway as his sponsor, making it his last win with Joe Gibbs Racing. At Sonoma, Stewart moved quickly from the top 20 to third in the final laps of the Toyota Save Mart 350 and ended up second to Clint Bowyer by passing Kurt Busch on the final turn on the final lap. [40] In the process, Stewart became the first driver/owner to win the championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992. Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed Smoke,[2] is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, current NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, and current co-owner of the Superstar Racing Experience. His season was a disappointment as he finished last in the Indy 500 because of an engine failure. Stewart was one of five inductees Friday night into the 11th class of NASCAR's Hall of Fame a group that is essentially a celebration of Joe Gibbs Racing. Late in the race, Stewart tangled with rookie Kyle Larson when Larson threw a block, leaving Stewart with an 11th-place finish. Although he climbed out under his own power, Stewart was transported by ambulance to the infield care center. Everyone's saddened with this tragedy. On 20-5-1971 Tony Stewart (nickname: Wayne) was born in Columbus, Indiana, United States. 100% driver error. Stewart was the USAC Rookie of the Year in 1991, USAC National Midget Series Champion in 1994 and 1995, and USAC Silver Crown Series champion in 1988. Stewart finished the year with a last-place finish at Homestead-Miami, ending his 15-year winning streak. Performance & security by Cloudflare. Following a rough Bud Shootout on February 12, 2006, Stewart expressed concern to the media about the possibility of aggressive driving resulting in the serious injury or death of a driver. 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Stewart has enjoyed a highly successful career in USAC; he has 27 USAC National Midget wins to his credit, as well as 10 wins in the Sprint cars and three in the Silver Crown series. * Most laps led. [92][93] He returned at Atlanta, and was granted a waiver to maintain Chase eligibility despite missing three races (current Chase rules state that a driver must attempt to qualify for every race in order to be eligible). He was a participant in the 30th season of IROC and won 2 of the 4 races (Texas, and the Daytona road course) on his way to capturing the series championship. On Thursday, the former NASCAR star announced that he is engaged to drag racer Leah Pruett. To see this page as it is meant to appear, please enable your Javascript! . He did however pass leader Ryan Newman to get back on the lead lap and eventually rallied to finish 7th and get back in the top 10 in the point standings. Stewart had a strong run at Pocono. I've taken the last couple weeks off out of respect for Kevin and his family and also to cope with the accident in my own way. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Stewart announced he would move to Haas CNC Racing to drive a Haas Chevrolet, with sponsorships from Office Depot (relocating from the No. If Stewart won a race and finished in the top 30 in the standings by the autumn Richmond race, he would qualify for the 2016 Chase for the Sprint Cup. When Stewart was not racing IndyCars, he raced stock cars, which he had signed to do beforehand. He also raced in a few midget events, finishing thirteenth and eleventh in the 1997 and 1998 USAC national points, and winning the Copper Classic both years. NASCAR Hall of Fame driver Tony Stewart is engaged to Leah Pruett, the NHRA drag racer he began dating at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. "[98], After a few years of going through the process of the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the Ward family, it was announced in April 2018, that the suit had been settled out-of-court, just a few weeks before the trial was scheduled to begin. At Richmond, Stewart was involved in a controversy with 28 laps to go in the race. He calls it "Fantasy Island," not that surprising considering he met his wife, NHRA Top Fuel dragster Leah Pruett, at an event in 2020. He qualified fourth for the first-ever Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. This was 100 percent an accident. ", "Stewart joins 'the dark side,' gets radio show rolling", "NASCAR Driver Tony Stewart and SIRIUS Satellite Radio Announce Winners of Inaugural 'Stewie Awards', "NASCAR Champion Tony Stewart to Present Stewie Awards", "7 Celebs Who Co-Starred in Subway Ads With Jared Fogle", "Soda cookies and Awesome Bill: Ten memorable NASCAR commercials", "Coca-Cola TV Spot, 'Retirement Party' Feat. Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett have tied the knot. He was racing Aric Almirola hard, and Martin Truex Jr. cut in front of Tony, creating a hole in Stewart's bodywork which required him to pit for repairs. Stewart qualified for the 2009 Chase for the Sprint Cup as he finished the first 26 races as the points leader. His zodiac sign is Taurus, and he was born in the United States. Stewart finished a solid 2nd place in 2 (of 31) starts, ahead of six drivers with more starts, and had an average finish that was comparable to some of the series' top 10 finishers. Pruett finished seventh in the Top Fuel standings in her final season with Don Schumacher Racing. Tell me how a NASCAR star totally forgot what caution means. After the race, Stewart, angered, confronted Logano, who had just wrecked his car after battling with Denny Hamlin hard into the last turn, on pit road in a scuffle involving both teams' crews.[45]. Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett travelled to Los Cabos where they were married in a very special ceremony. Stewart is the all-time winningest Cup Series driver at the following tracks: Stewart hosted a two-hour weekly radio show, titled Tony Stewart Live, broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio. As a result, he finished the 2006 season 11th in points, his worst thus far in his career, as he had completed each of his seven previous seasons in the top ten in points. After the race, Stewart said he no longer wanted to climb the catch-fencing at Daytona because of the fans crowding him but he later changed his mind on that thought. and taunting the Earnhardt nation for celebrating the 4th anniversary of Earnhardt's last win in 2008. He also won an owner title in the USAC National Sprint Car Series in 2006 with Josh Wise and 2007, 2009, 2010, and 2011 with Levi Jones of Olney, IL. The season was highlighted with Stewart's first win coming at Chicagoland. Stewart also attempted to race 1,100 miles (1,800km) on Memorial Day weekend, as he competed in both the Indy 500 during the day and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C., at night. [4], 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. On March 25, 2012, Stewart won the rain-shortened Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. Before the 23rd running of the Brickyard 400, Stewart was inducted into the USAC Hall of Fame in recognition of his sterling United States Auto Club (USAC) career. Tony Stewart. He might run in circles, but is the straightest shooter and the salt of this earth looking forward to a lifetime of sunrises and sunsets that the Lord has gifted us together. Kurt Busch passed Stewart on the inside and then slid up, which caused contact, sending him into the wall, knocking out Busch, but with Stewart staying in the race. On August 15, 2008, fellow Indiana native Ryan Newman signed a multi-year contract to drive the second car for Stewart-Haas Racing, originally to be designated No. [76] Stewart was replaced by Brian Vickers[77] and Ty Dillon. He got into much bigger trouble in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona, where he confronted a Winston Cup official after ignoring a black flag, which he had received for an illegal pass on Dave Blaney. [15] Not surprisingly, he ran away with the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award. [83] A second-place finish in the final race at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway enabled Stewart to win the championship by 45 points over Ernie Francis Jr.[84], On August 9, 2014, Stewart competed in an evening sprint car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in Canandaigua, New York. In the Best Buy 400, Stewart was involved in another crash with Elliott Sadler, in which Sadler got turned by David Gilliland and car collected Stewart and 11 other cars; those included Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Denny Hamlin. The crash began on the back straightaway and also collected Bobby Labonte and his brother Terry, Rusty Wallace, Steve Park, Jason Leffler, Jerry Nadeau, Buckshot Jones, Andy Houston, Ward Burton, Mark Martin, Kenny Wallace, Jeff Gordon, Elliott Sadler, Dale Jarrett, Jeff Burton, John Andretti, and Robby Gordon. Between his time in USAC and the IRL, Stewart earned the nickname of "Smoke", first for slipping the right rear tire during dirt races and then for blowing his engine often during his 1997 championship run.[10]. 1 seed heading into NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup 10-race playoff). As of 2023, Tony Stewart holds an estimated net worth of $90 million. He completed those races without needing to use the provisional, ending up well inside the Top 10 in points. In addition, Nelson Stewart is his father's name, and Pam Stewart is his mother's name. In October 2021 it was reported that Tony Stewart Racing would begin fielding entries in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing Series which will be first be made up of a Top Fuel entry for Leah Pruett and a Funny Car entry for Matt Hagan. He was the 1994 USAC National Midget champion; in 1995, Stewart became the first driver ever to claim all three of United States Auto Club National championships in a single season and is one of only six USAC Triple Crown Champions. To date, Stewart racing has also won seven USAC Silver Crown Series titles.[80]. In an interview minutes after the crash, Newman was outspoken about his displeasure against Stewart and said "I guess he thought he was in a sprint car again and didn't know how to control his anger. Under the caution, Stewart was on pit road and his crew was surveying the massive damage he received from the crash; when an enraged Busch pulled alongside and gave Stewart a profane gesture to express his feelings over the incident. As the defending champion, Stewart managed to have a relatively incident-free 2003 season. Stewart won two races in 2010: the Emory Healthcare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on September 5, 2010, and the Pepsi Max 400 at Auto Club Speedway on October 10, 2010. To be able to win and have two good runs like that in a car that I haven't been in for almost a full year now, that was a huge confidence boost. In August, Stewart lent his private plane to the family of IndyCar driver Justin Wilson so they could fly out to Long Pond, PA after Wilson was severely injured during a late-race crash; Wilson died several hours later. Boasting a net worth of $70 million, Tony Stewart is one of the highest-paid NASCAR names in the United States. He fell to second in points following reseeding when Mark Martin, who won more races than Stewart, moved ahead of him. In 1996, he made his NASCAR Busch Series debut, driving for car owner Harry Rainer. In nine races, he had a best finish of 16th place. if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[580,400],'thecapitalsportsreport_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_3',128,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-thecapitalsportsreport_com-medrectangle-4-0');At this time, it is not clear if she will use her new married name going forward in 2022. Retired NASCAR driver Tony Stewart is getting married, and the Stewart-Haas Racing team owner and his fiancee, NHRA Top Fuel driver Leah Pruett, announced their engagement on their social. It's disappointing that you have somebody who should be retired the way he drives. On turn 4, Waltrip got a run, and tapped Stewart from behind, causing Stewart to spin and Waltrip to spin into the pack, causing a Big One that involved 23 cars, the largest crash of the season to date. Pruett was once married to Gary Pritchett, a technician for fellow Top Fuel racer Steve Torrence, but the two split and Leah filed for divorce in 2019. Stewart's 2006 season had up and down notes. At Talladega, Stewart struggled to lead a lap, and eventually did so; with assistance from Ryan Newman, Paul Menard, and Joey Logano, he led an additional 29 laps and captured the two-point bonus for leading the most laps. A caution that led to a green-white-checkered finish ultimately ruined Stewart's chances of winning, as he ran out of fuel after the restart while Vickers took the win. In July 2008, Stewart made a deal with car owner Gene Haas into a co-owning partnership in a racing organization called Stewart-Haas Racing for 2009 when he left Joe Gibbs Racing. Stewart's crash was greatly overshadowed by Dale Earnhardt's fatal crash on the last lap. The team has won two NASCAR Cup Series championships, the first with Stewart driving in 2011 and the second with Kevin Harvick driving in 2014. He is also the second owner-driver to win a NASCAR championship. 21, while his Silver Crown car carries No. If you continue to use this site we will assume that you are happy with it. On July 27, 2011, Stewart won his first-ever World of Outlaws race at Ohsweken Speedway. After a spin early in the race, Stewart was running 12th at the last caution, coming off of pit road 2nd and lining up 4th for the green-white-checkered finish behind Paul Menard, his driver Kurt Busch, and Landon Cassill. ", At Michigan, Stewart ran in the top-five. [94], On September 24, 2014, a grand jury declined to indict Stewart on charges of manslaughter in the second-degree and criminally negligent homicide. The win propelled him up 4 positions to 16th, into a Wildcard spot. 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