The Hall of Fame driver who's now a team owner and part-time television [28] He also won his qualifying race for the Daytona 500. Stewart flipped over, hitting the roofs of several other cars, including Kasey Kahne, Paul Menard, and Clint Bowyer, before landing upright. The couple has been married for four years and they worked together on the clutch last year on one of Bobby and Dom Lagana's cars when Leah lost her sponsorship with Bob Vandergriff Racing. 1 seed heading into NASCAR's Chase for the Nextel Cup 10-race playoff). This also gave Stewart a streak of 15 straight seasons with at least one race win. Stewart won his first race as a driver/owner in the non-championship NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race XXV, winning more than $1,000,000, his first win in the event in 10 attempts. On April 24, 2016, Stewart returned to racing in the Toyota Owners 400 at Richmond,[79] where he finished 19th. Please enable it in your browser settings and refresh this page. 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. Tell me how a lap before (the incident) everything was fine, but the following lap was poor lighting. At New Hampshire, Stewart led 84 laps and was overtaken by Brian Vickers with 14 laps to go. Italics Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. On the last and final restart, Stewart had 4 fresh tires and was starting 19th. She has been married for 49 years. Just a few days later, during the Daytona 500, Stewart was involved in several incidents with Jeff Gordon, Kyle Busch, and Matt Kenseth, whom he chased halfway across the track to run into the grass. Anthony Caruso III is the Publisher of The Capital Sports Report. Or continue to use her maiden name. Stewart was not allowed to practice until he wore one, and only managed to do so after his crew chief Greg Zipadelli intervened. 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He will join Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer in the booth for the inaugural running of the Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as well as the 64th running of the Daytona 500. On July 23, 2006, Stewart once again was at the center of a media storm. The double duty did not affect his performance in either series. Hometown: Columbus, Ind. Brian Vickers and Elliott Sadler would drive the No. [22] The so-called rivalry was short-lived as Kenseth and Stewart participated as friends in a joint promotional tour for DeWalt and The Home Depot;[23] Kenseth also appeared in September at Stewart's Eldora Speedway in the NEXTEL PRELUDE with NASCAR drivers, as well as the ARCA Truck Series event there. 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. Tony Stewart and Leah. [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. [63] Stewart pitted with significant front-right damage, and later took responsibility for the accident, saying that "when it got three-wide that particular lap, it got away from me". 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. 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. It also led to sponsor The Home Depot cashing in on Stewart's success with some promotions reminiscent of Stewart's Eldora Speedway drivers. The pair announced their engagement in social media posts Thursday. The best known of these came at Watkins Glen when he and Jeff Gordon tangled and crashed. Before the Richmond race, NASCAR granted Stewart a waiver from the rule saying that a driver must attempt every race to be eligible for the Chase. One way or another he'll learn like I did at his age. I'm holding him and the team back versus vice versa". However, despite the controversy, he went on to win the very next week at Watkins Glen. However, she grew up with her only sibling, Lindsey Pruett. On July 29, 2007, after leading a race-high 65 of 160 laps, Stewart won the Brickyard 400 again, just 45 minutes from where he grew up. 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. On July 15, 2007, Stewart led a race-high 108 laps and recorded his 30th career NEXTEL Cup win at the USG Sheetrock 400 at Joliet. 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. It featured top drivers from NASCAR, IndyCar, NHRA, and World of Outlaws, including race winners Kenny Wallace, Carl Edwards, Jimmie Johnson, Clint Bowyer, Kyle Busch, and Stewart himself. However, he also had strings of bad luck. 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. Stewart started the 2007 season by winning his second Chili Bowl Nationals midget car feature. It's given me the time to think about life and how easy it is to take it for granted. The top power couple in professional motorsports has kicked off the offseason with an extravagant wedding. Mobil 1 would also sponsor Stewart in the Budweiser Shootout and the All-Star Race. She was married to Gary Pritchett, who is a crew member for NHRA Top Fuel drag racer Steve Torrence. He won a million dollars for the effort but made an offer to return his prize money if IROC would hold one of its events at his Eldora 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. [67] Tony would finish 30th. [51], Prior to August 11, 2013, speculation arose regarding who would replace Stewart on the oval courses, with speculation that the replacement would either be Regan Smith,[52] who drove two races in Dale Earnhardt Jr.'s car after Earnhardt was sidelined with a concussion in 2012,[53] or Austin Dillon. In 2020, Stewart planned to make his return to the now-Xfinity Series for the Pennzoil 150 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's road course, but plans were called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This was Stewart's last season driving a Pontiac. [5] Stewart is the only driver to win the Cup Series championship under the old points system and the chase playoff format, and is the only driver to win the title under three different sponsorships (Winston in 2002, Nextel in 2005, and Sprint in 2011). Click to reveal On November 20, 2005, Stewart won his second Cup Championship, joining Jeff Gordon as the only active, full-time drivers at the time to have won multiple championships. The Hall of Fame driver who's now a team owner and part-time television commentator. [54] On August 19, 2013, Stewart was ruled out for the remainder of the season. Choose a style of racecar. Ryan Newman came to the meeting to make his deal with SHR officially signed earlier in the year. Would love your thoughts, please comment. Stewart was later announced that he was okay and ripped on Goodyear for not bringing any quality tires. As for Pruett, she's been married once before. 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. NASCAR legend Tony Stewart got married on Sunday. In the year 2002, Tony was in a relationship with Jamie Schaffer. At Fontana, Stewart ran well for most of the day, leading laps and running on an alternate pit cycle, and nearly contended for the win. "He has no room to complain," Stewart said of his brush with Kenseth. On November 21, 2021, Tony Stewart wed Leah Pruett, an NHRA Top Fuel Drag racer. Stewart took half ownership of the team which was renamed Stewart-Haas Racing,[33] and Stewart became the highest-paid NASCAR driver. The couple got married just a few days after the NHRA season ended in California. The couple got married just days after the NHRA season ended in Pomona, California. Stewart got off to a scary start for the 2001 season: during the Daytona 500, he was involved in an 18-car crash on lap 173. At the end of the season, Stewart held off Mark Martin to win his first Winston Cup championship. Tony Stewart and Leah Pruett have tied the knot. It's just ridiculous." On July 27, 2011, Stewart won his first-ever World of Outlaws race at Ohsweken Speedway. Stewart has been engaged, but never married. 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His season was a disappointment as he finished last in the Indy 500 because of an engine failure. Commenting on not being in the 2006 Chase, he says: "It lets us have the ability to take chances and try things that we've been wanting to try but just haven't had the luxury to do it. The racing community is a large family, as you guys know. 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. This is a sadness and a pain I hope no one ever has to experience in their life. Located in New Weston, Ohio, Eldora is a half-mile dirt track known to many as "Auto Racing's Showcase Since 1954." He qualified fourth for the first-ever Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup. Stewart had his worst Cup season at this point up until 2006, but it was still good enough for seventh in the points standings. On April 16, 2010, Stewart won his first Sprint Cup pole position in five years at Texas Motor Speedway, with a lap speed of 191.327mph. This was soon after Ryan Newman was wrecked by Juan Pablo Montoya in an accident which collected Jeff Burton. Stewart had complained about a sore foot from a wreck that occurred the day before the Nationwide Series race at Las Vegas. "So excited to spend the rest of my life with a truly amazing woman," Stewart, 49, wrote on social media. At the next race, the QuikTrip 500, Stewart did not set a time in qualifying due to a technical irregularity surrounding the amount of camber the car was running. [82] He followed by sweeping the series' two dirt track races at Knoxville Raceway and Eldora. For the running of the GEICO 500 at Talladega, Stewart would struggle at the beginning of the race but he would switch with Ty Dillon after the first caution and Dillon would drive the rest of the race; the doctor advised Stewart not to drive the whole race to avoid further injury. Strangely enough, this race also ended in controversy, when it was revealed that he had jumped the restart and, despite the infraction, officials upheld Stewart's win. Stewart missed the cut to qualify for the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup by 16 points,[25] becoming the first defending champion to miss the Chase the following year. Get the daily email from The Capital Sports Report that makes reading the news actually enjoyable. Stewart announced he would move to Haas CNC Racing to drive a Haas Chevrolet, with sponsorships from Office Depot (relocating from the No. In 2023, Stewart was apart of the FOX Sports broadcast booth for both the Clash at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum as well as the 65th running of the Daytona 500. The No. Following a crash intentionally caused by Stewart on Brian Vickers at Infineon Raceway in June 2011, Vickers intentionally wrecked Stewart as payback. In victory circle, Stewart had said that he loved winning his 2005 championship better than his 2002 one because his 2005 season was more well-behaved than 2002. The 2001 season was not without controversy. With 15 minutes left in the race and Stewart driving, one of the rear wheels came off, finally ending their run. [41] This was followed shortly thereafter by his student driver Danica Patrick wagging a finger at Regan Smith after he turned her into the inside wall many laps later. Stewart did not do as well in the 2015 season as hoped, as he failed to score a win for the second year in a row and missed the Chase. While the song did not use his name, Stewart's number 14 was referenced in the Brad Paisley song "Country Nation". The season was highlighted with Stewart's first win coming at Chicagoland. [103] The team was a two car operation with Schatz and Steve Kinser until Kinser's retirement in 2016. [75] Four days later, Stewart-Haas Racing announced he had suffered a burst fracture in his lumbar vertebra, which would prevent him from competing in the Daytona 500. Photo: Courtesy of True Speed Communication. At the time of the song's 2015 release, Stewart was still driving the No. Stewart has also won World of Outlaws Sprint Car Championships as an owner with Donny Schatz in 20082009, 2012, and 20142018. The driver is currently single, his starsign is Taurus and he is now 51 years of age. However, he is now helping start a new racing series, the Superstar Racing Experience. Stewart was fined $50,000, stripped of 25 driver & owner points, and put on probation for the rest of 2004. In addition, Nelson Stewart is his father's name, and Pam Stewart is his mother's name. After Richmond, Stewart was 22nd in the points standings with 207 points, 136 behind Jimmie Johnson. However, he showed signs of a rebound in the following weeks, scoring a solid 7th-place finish at the Coca-Cola 600 while avoiding several wrecks. 14 Office Depot-sponsored Chevrolet. Patrick Stewart and his wife Sunny Ozell have been married since Sept. 7, 2013 after it was reported the couple got engaged back in March 2013. Following his win in the Pepsi 400, Stewart began climbing the fence separating the fans from the race track after each victory, borrowing IndyCar Series driver Hlio Castroneves' trademark move. This video entered the Top 10 of the, On February 14, 2012, Stewart guest-starred on the ABC series, In 2013 and 2014, Stewart appeared as himself in a special series of. He was taken by ambulance to a local hospital where surgery was performed on his broken leg. 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. It was not without controversy though; Stewart made the winning pass by accidentally bending the rear of Kevin Harvick's car, causing Harvick to fall back quickly to seventh place by the time the checkers waved. Stewart was formerly engaged to Pennelope Jimenez, a Playboy Playmate. Stewart owns a dirt late model Chevrolet Impala that carries No. In a similar fashion to the spring race at Talladega that year, Busch passed Stewart on the final lap but in the final turn Stewart went underneath Busch who tried to block but with 100 feet left from the checkers the two made contact resulting in Stewart sending Busch into the wall, and Busch wrecked across the line in the final lead position while Kasey Kahne submarined under his car. 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. [105][106], Stewart purchased Eldora Speedway located near Rossburg, Ohio in late 2004 from Earl Baltes. Stewart began racing there in 1991 and continues racing in special events alongside other Sprint Cup drivers and dirt track legends. He qualified in the top five and ran in there nearly the whole race, before a speeding penalty on pit road left him with a 13th-place finish. Marty first saw Connie when she was performing at one of her concerts. Tony has always been associated with cars and women. [85] Ward was transported by paramedics to Thompson Hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival,[86] due to "massive blunt trauma". In September at Atlanta, team spokesman Mike Arning announced that Office Depot will not be Stewart's sponsor in 2013. This allowed Stewart to become an owner-driver, as he left his long-term team at Joe Gibbs Racing to start the venture. On October 30, 2011, at Martinsville Speedway, Stewart won the Tums Fast Relief 500, leading three times for 14 laps and moving into championship contention in second place in the points standings. Marital Status: Married (Leah) Children: None DRIVER: Pick a racing series. Stewart has been engaged before . Pruett debuted in Top Fuel in 2013 with Dote Racing after previously competing in Pro Mod and Nostalgia Funny Car. Stewart silenced his critics by dominating and winning a sprint car race at Tri-City Motor Speedway in a huge comeback story. On 20-5-1971 Tony Stewart (nickname: Wayne) was born in Columbus, Indiana, United States. Stewart races 410 and 360 Dirt Sprint Cars about 50 times a year throughout the United States and Canada. 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. 14 Chevrolet SS for his team, Stewart-Haas Racing, under crew chief Mike Bugarewicz. Is it something that you're doing or not doing as a driver? Stewart showed his displeasure with Busch after the race had finished, rubbing with him on the race track leading to a shoving match between the two when slowing down after the race ended. In November 2004, Stewart became the owner of one of the most legendary short tracks in America, Eldora Speedway. At Darlington, Stewart was involved in a multi-car wreck in which Jimmy Spencer's car t-boned Stewart's car. 39-time event winner Matt Hagan will drive the Funny Car entry while Pruett will run the Top Fuel entry after finishing out her tenure with Don Schumacher Racing. 22. He also showed them walking hand-in-hand in Lake Havasu City while checking out some classic hot rods on the strip. On June 4, 2007, Stewart and Kurt Busch had another altercation on pit road in the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover. He was fined $50,000 by NASCAR and penalized with a 25-point deduction. At Richmond, Stewart looked to be in contention for the win as he was 5th on a green-white-checkered finish, but in a fashion similar to his confrontation with Logano at Fontana; after a poor restart he lost a few positions. [18] In the same race, he had an incident with a Winston-Salem Journal reporter in which he kicked away a tape recorder. On March 25, 2012, Stewart won the rain-shortened Auto Club 400 at Auto Club Speedway. However, he failed to win at Atlanta or Richmond and thus was unable to qualify for the Chase. Stewart was fined and placed on NASCAR probation. Checking out hot rods and cruising the Havasu strip with my husband to be [Tony Stewart]. He won five races at Infineon, Daytona, New Hampshire, Watkins Glen (which gave him a sweep of the road course races for the year and a record 3 straight road course wins) and Indianapolis, his hometown track (in a race that Stewart said he would give up his championship to win, and took with it the No. He went on to win twice early in the season at Atlanta and Richmond, but he was only seventh in the points standings at the season's halfway point. Sour Cream Dips 400, Stewart said in a post-race interview that his team was running so poorly that he was "wasting one of those top 12 spots." [58], At the end of the October Charlotte race, Stewart was hit on pit road by Brad Keselowski, who was trying to run into Matt Kenseth, but missed. On November 20, 2011, Stewart won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series championship by winning the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway while Edwards finished second. Married to Wife, Leah Pruett Tony brought surprise to his fans when the news of his engagement came across many. After losing his bid for the championship title, Stewart finished sixth in the Nextel Cup point standings. In the Daytona 500, he and Dale Earnhardt Jr. both dominated the race, leading 156 laps overall (98 for Stewart). Although he climbed out under his own power, Stewart was transported by ambulance to the infield care center. When asked why he returned, Stewart said he loved racing sprint cars too much to leave. In August at Bristol in the 2012 Irwin Tools Night Race, when battling for the lead on lap 333, Stewart and Matt Kenseth tangled and brought out a caution. As of 2023, Tony Stewart holds an estimated net worth of $90 million. You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked. On Thursday, March 18, Stewart announced that he and girlfriend Leah Pruett, a popular NHRA Top Fuel drag racer, would be getting married. In his first Car of Tomorrow race with the Impala SS, Stewart was dominant at Bristol, leading 257 of 504 laps (green-white-checker finish), before he experienced a fuel pump problem. 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. During the Dover race, he was substituted by Ricky Rudd and, in later weeks, had to drive in pain. 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. In an interview the day before the race, Stewart blamed his subpar year on the new rules package, saying it did not complement his driving style. Joe Gibbs Racing changed manufacturers, so he and Labonte were now driving Chevrolets instead of Pontiacs. Stewart started on a higher note in the 2004 season as he finished second in the Gatorade 125. Javascript required for this site to function. GAINESVILLE, Fla. Tony Stewart usually lets guys with families hit the runway first following NASCAR races. He is also the owner of Custom Works, a company that manufactures radio-controlled oval track cars, and has had a degree of success as an r/c racer himself. 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