Aug 31, 2014 nascar driver tony stewart looks on in the garage area during practice for a race in watkins glen, new york, on friday, august 8. Dale earnhardt wins at daytona and talks with neil bonnett in victory lane. The 2001 daytona 500, the 43rd running of the event, was the first race of the 2001 nascar winston cup series schedule. Stewarthaas racing announced wednesday it is shaking up its drivercrew chief lineup for the 2020 nascar cup series season, with rodney childers the only crew chief staying in place. Nascar hall of fame driver tony stewart announced wednesday that he plans to race at the indianapolis motor speedway for the 28th time in his career. Before his move to driving in the nascar cup series, tony stewart. Fox sports bolsters stellar nascar xfinity series driver. Nascar nextel cup race number 1 of 36 sunday, february 20, 2005 at daytona international speedway, daytona beach, fl 200 laps on a 2.
It appers last years race may have been his last since he announced he will retire after the 2016 season. There is always talk of nascar drivers racing the indianapolis 500, but never talk of indycar drivers racing in the daytona 500. Tony stewart responds to nascar driver ryan newmans crash, health update nascar driver ryan newman has been recovering from a wreck that occurred during the daytona 500 and resulted in him being hospitalized at halifax medical center. Tony stewart has won at daytona international speedway four times in. Racing world reacts to ryan newmans horrific daytona 500 crash. Injured tony stewart will miss daytona 500, start of. Earnhardt won 26 career cup races, including a pair of daytona 500s, and is a 15time winner of nascars most popular driver award. Tony stewart has always been one of the elites in racing. Tony stewart penalized after daytona 500 humor bleacher. This year marks the 20th anniversary of tony stewart s first attempt to compete in the indianapolis 500. As owner, tony stewart tastes victory at daytona 500 for first time. Tony stewart has broken vertebra, will miss daytona 500 nascar driver tony stewart talks to reporters during a media tour on jan. Burton, earnhardt, edwards headline hall of fame nominees. A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible.
This will also be stewart s th attempt to win the great. Kimball opened his league to any race car drivers who live in maine. It was the first daytona 500 victory for stewarthaas racing, which is coowned by the retired driver from columbus, ind. Tony stewart finally wins daytona 500 as owner i would have retired 17 years ago if i knew it was what it took to win the race, tony stewart said. Stewart was in contention to win it, only to lose the lead to earnhardt jr. Chances are, tony stewart has proven victorious in and out of the drivers seat. The official website of stewart haas racing, titlewinning nascar team. Racing world reacts to ryan newmans horrific daytona 500. Dec 04, 2019 stewarthaas racing announced wednesday it is shaking up its driver crew chief lineup for the 2020 nascar cup series season, with rodney childers the only crew chief staying in place.
Obviously, this was 25 laps before lost a good buddy of ours. Threetime champion tony stewart, inducted into the nascar hall of fame in january, joins fox nascar playbyplay announcer adam alexander and driver analyst clint bowyer to. Tony stewart s daytona crash in the back of the shop sits a mangled race car from thedaytona 500 on february 18, 2001. On lap 88 of 110, stewart got spun out by vickers as retaliation for an earlier collision in the race. So i thought, i learned from shane hmiel in that situation and then, tony stewart as far as driving it. Feb 05, 2020 fortythree cars are entered for this years daytona 500, meaning three cars will fail to make the race. Brian vickers is expected to replace injured nascar driver tony stewart for the daytona 500 at daytona international speedway, a person familiar with the decision told the associated press. Ryan newman, top, goes airborne as he is hit by corey lajoie 32 on the final lap of the nascar daytona 500 auto race at daytona international speedway, monday, feb. Jeff gordons 2005 daytona 500 win put him in elite company with four other drivers to have at least three daytona 500 victories. Threetime champion tony stewart, inducted into the nascar hall of fame in january, joins fox nascar playbyplay announcer adam alexander and driver analyst clint bowyer to call the nascar. Tony stewart interesting facts page 3 nascar drivers. But the impact of stewart s injury, suffered in a dunebuggy accident in the california desert last sunday, reaches far beyond his personal. Tony stewart, william byron, erik jones and paul menard.
Feb 04, 2016 tony stewart missing coveted daytona 500 trophy a burst fracture is a spinal injury which occurs most often in either car crashes or falls from a significant height. Its an extensive list and its why despite a hall of fame. Tony stewart was poised for one last chance to win nascars biggest race. We all know that the late john andretti was the first driver to do the double. Official website of tony stewart you will find schedules and race results, photos and videos, merchandise, the tony stewart fan club. Tony stewart tops list of nascar stars who never won daytona 500. Feb 24, 2007 tony stewart s crash on lap 153 of the 2007 daytona 500. Stewart was involved in a fivecar accident early in nascars season opener sunday, sustaining enough damage to his no. Daytona 500 star power diminishes with tony stewarts injury. Ryan newman is awake and talking to doctors after his harrowing accident on the final lap of the daytona 500. Stewart haas racing announced wednesday it is shaking up its driver crew chief lineup for the 2020 nascar cup series season, with rodney childers the only crew chief staying in place. Jul 01, 2016 at daytona as one of nascars greats takes his final ride around daytona international speedway as an active nascar sprint cup series driver, we reflect on some of the memories tony stewart has made at the world center of racing. A daytona 500 win as a driver would have been nice. The pole at daytona was stewart s first at a restrictorplate track.
Tony stewart will miss daytona 500, sidelined indefinitely. Tony stewart gets elusive daytona 500 win as owner and it. Members of the racing community are sharing their concerns on twitter. Tony stewart injury puts damper on daytona 500, start of 2016 season sporting news. Stewart is a threetime champion in nascars top division. Feb 11, 2016 brian vickers is expected to replace injured nascar driver tony stewart for the daytona 500 at daytona international speedway, a person familiar with the decision told the associated press. Now stewart wont get that chance, which will certainly disappoint the fans who already planned to travel to daytona in two weeks to see stewart s final 500. Nascar races into an uncertain future the new york times.
At infineon, stewart was involved in an altercation with rookie driver brian vickers. Stewarthaas racing announces 2020 cup drivercrew chief. There have been frequent updates about his condition, including a statement on tuesday revealing that he was awake. Brian vickers will replace tony stewart in daytona 500. Stewart has never won the daytona 500 in 17 tries the fourthmost starts of any driver without a 500 win, and had previously announced plans to retire at the end of this season. Tony stewart is planning to drive in the nascar xfinity. Anthony wayne stewart born may 20, 1971, nicknamed smoke, is an american semiretired professional stock car racing driver and current nascar team owner. Whether it was being passed on the last lap or crashing a dominant car, the ways tony stewart lost the daytona 500 has run the gamut. Jeff gordon retired in 2015 and tony stewart in 2016. Feb 27, 2017 whether it was being passed on the last lap or crashing a dominant car, the ways tony stewart lost the daytona 500 has run the gamut. Nascar veteran ryan newman is in serious condition after a horrific crash in the closing moments of monday nights daytona 500. The next day in the daytona 500, stewarts day ended on lap 35, when he was.
Page 3 this category is for questions and answers related to tony stewart, as asked by users of. Tony stewart, the throwback, bluecollar peoples champion of nascar, is once again the headline act. The 36 chartered teams are guaranteed starting spots. Stewart drove 18 years in the monster energy nascar cup series and never won the great american race. This will also be stewarts th attempt to win the great. Feb 02, 2020 tony stewart steals the show at 2020 nascar hall of fame induction. Nascar driver tony stewart was the special guest at a parade in his honor in his hometown of columbus, in on monday evening, august 15, 2005. Feb, 2020 threetime champion tony stewart, inducted into the nascar hall of fame in january, joins fox nascar playbyplay announcer adam alexander and driver analyst clint bowyer to call the nascar. After a silly season filled with uncertainty, stewart haas racings 2020 driver lineup is finally set for both the nascar cup series and xfinity series. Thats they always say in the driver s meeting and so. Ryan newman daytona 500 crash shows racing never truly. Stewart moved to the longtroubled echelon of the late dale earnhardt as a driver who seems able to win every event at this place but its biggest. Stewart became the ninth driver to win at least one race in each of nascars three national series cup series, xfinity and camping world truck. Those racers that followed included robby gordon, tony stewart, and most recently nascar champion kurt busch.
At last, tony stewart finds his way to daytona 500 victory lane the. Feb 21, 2019 tony stewart explains what separates this driver from the rest. Seven drivers will vie for four starting spots in the feb. Tony stewart steals the show at 2020 nascar hof induction. Tony stewart now 0 for 17 in nascars daytona 500 tony stewart 14 heads to the garage to make repairs on his car after he hit the wall and damaged the right front end during the daytona 500. Tony stewart has broken vertebra, will miss daytona 500. At daytona he is close to unbeatable at every race except the biggest of them all. Click on the race to see the complete results for that race. Tony stewart steals the show at 2020 nascar hall of fame induction. Jeff gordons third and final daytona 500 win in 2005 nascar. Nascar tony stewart still longs for daytona 500 win. Heading into the daytona 500, kevin harvick wants to win title. Gibbs, already an nfl hall of famer, will be inducted friday night alongside tony stewart and bobby labonte, two drivers who helped him build one of nascars top teams while combining to win three of the organizations five cup titles.
Tony stewart explains why kyle larson has the most talent in. Jarrett in 1993 won the daytona 500, the first of 176 cup victories for the gibbs team. That would be stewarts best finish in the daytona 500. Tony stewart will not race daytona 500 because of back injury.
That first year was also your first trip to daytona as a driver. Tony stewart headlines 2020 class of nascar hall of fame. Feb 05, 2016 tony stewart has broken back, will miss daytona 500. In his best daytona 500 run, stewart led 98 laps and finished second to dale earnhardt jr. This was the crash that i was involved in, where physically on the race track.
Gibbs brings stewart and labonte into nascar hall of fame. He is a threetime nascar cup series champion as a driver, winning titles. Burton counts wins in the southern 500 and the cocacola 600 among his 21 career cup victories. Nascar results for tony stewart at daytona international speedway. Tony stewart the official stewarthaas racing website. Stewart won his first cup championship in 2002 driving for joe gibbs racing and. Nascar cup series results daytona international speedway. Edwards won 28 cup races and twice failed to win the cup title in. Tony stewart, joe gibbs headline nascar hall of fame inductions. Tony stewart continued his futility in the daytona 500 and kevin harvick lost any chance at making history when both star drivers. Stewarthaas racing has 51 wins, including the 2017 daytona 500, and has. But the impact of stewarts injury, suffered in a dunebuggy accident in the california desert last sunday, reaches far beyond his personal. Retired driver tony stewart saw this update and posted his excitement on social media. Cole custer 41 and tyler reddick 8 during a daytona 500 qualifying race, as nascar strives to draw interest.
Nearly six months after his role in an accident that claimed the life of 20yearold sprint car driver kevin ward jr. His season included a daytona 500 victory over tony stewart. Daytona 500 coming, but kevin harvick wants short track. Driver tony stewarts nascar cup series results at daytona. Feb 01, 2020 tony stewart headlines 2020 class of nascar hall of fame. Kurt busch helped stewart fill the biggest void in his illustrious career, driving the no.
The pole at daytona was stewarts first at a restrictorplate track. Tony stewart responds to nascar driver ryan newmans crash. Tony stewarts daytona 500 history official site of nascar. Find latest news, team information, schedule and race results, photos, videos, and more. He is 017 in the prestigious race and spoke last month about how it is one of the few glaring holes on his resume. Tony stewart, joe gibbs headline nascar hall of fame. Stewart has won at daytona three more times 2006, 2009, 2012, but never the daytona 500. Team owners tony stewart and gene hass celebrate after driver kurt busch won the daytona 500. Nascar on fox tony stewart wins at talladega after regan. John cena at the daytona 500 day 1 photos followed john cena around daytona beach, fla.
At daytona as one of nascars greats takes his final ride around daytona international speedway as an active nascar sprint cup series driver, we reflect on some of the memories tony stewart has made at the world center of racing. Feb 05, 2016 stewart will miss what was expected to be his final daytona 500. Very reminiscent of the crash that claimed dale earnhardt sr life back at the 2001 daytona 500. Tony stewart 0for17 in nascars daytona 500 nbc bay area. In the back of the shop sits a mangled race car from thedaytona 500 on february 18, 2001. Tony stewart daytona crash car tony stewart s daytona crash. Tony stewart now 0for17 in nascars daytona 500 sports. Nascar sprint cup race number 1 of 36 sunday, february 17, 2008 at daytona international speedway, daytona beach, fl. Indycar when indycar drivers raced the daytona 500. Tony stewart was clueless and sick inside during historic double in 1999. Daytona 500 tony stewart penalized after daytona 500 humor. Threetime nascar champion tony stewart struck and killed a fellow sprintcar racer, 20yearold kevin ward, who was confronting stewart on the dirt track of the empire super sprints in. Tony stewart quizzes there are 60 questions on this topic.
Click on the number of races to see individual races for that year. Tony stewart injury puts damper on daytona 500, start of. Click on the year to see the standings for that year. Tony stewart has broken back, will miss daytona 500. The thirdgeneration driver won two races and finished runnerup to matt kenseth in the 2003 point standings. This is tony stewart s final fulltime nascar sprint cup series season, and sunday was supposed to be his final attempt at winning the daytona 500.