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Tony Stewart
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Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. He currently drives the #20 Chevrolet Monte Carlo, owned by Joe Gibbs Racing and sponsored by Home Depot and the #33 Old Spice Chevy in Busch Series. His nicknames include "The Columbus Comet" (for his hometown of Columbus, Indiana), "The Rushville Rocket", "Smoke", and "Tony The Tiger" (after the mascot of Frosted Flakes, a breakfast cereal).
Open wheel career
Born in Columbus, Indiana, Stewart grew up racing go karts and was successful very early, winning the World Karting Championship in 1987. He raced three-quarter midgets until 1991, when he moved up to the United States Auto Club (USAC) series with help from one o... more Tony Stewart biography
Awards:
-2006 IROC Champion
-2005 NEXTEL Cup Champion
-2002 Winston Cup Champion
-1999 NASCAR Rookie of the Year
-1997 IRL Champion
-1996 IRL Rookie of the Year
-inducted in the National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame
-1995 USAC Triple Crown Champion
First Race:
-1999 Daytona 500 (Daytona) - (NASCAR NEXTEL Cup)
First Win:
-1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (Richmond) - (NASCAR NEXTEL Cup)
Winston/Nextel Cup (29 career wins plus 2 championships)
-2006 (5 wins) DirecTV 500 (Martinsville), Pepsi 400 (Daytona), Banquet 400 (Kansas), Bass Pro Shops 500 (Atlanta), Dickies 500 (Texas)
-2005 (5 wins) Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma), Pepsi 400 (Daytona), New England 300 (Loudon), Allstate 400 at The Brickyard (Indianapolis), Sirius at The Glen (Watkins Glen), Nextel Cup Championship
-2004 (2 wins) Tropicana 400 presented by Meijer (Chicago), Sirius at The Glen (Watkins Glen)
-2003 (2 wins) Pocono 500 (Pocono), UAW-GM Quality 500 (Charlotte)
-2002 (3 wins) MBNA America 500 (Atlanta), Chevy American Revolution 400 (Richmond), Sirius Satellite Radio at The Glen (Watkins Glen), Winston Cup Championship
-2001 (3 wins) Pontiac Excitement 400(Richmond), Dodge/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma), Sharpie 500 (Bristol)
-2000 (6 wins) MBNA Platinum 400 (Dover), Kmart 400 (Michigan), thatlook.com 300 (Loudon), MBNA.com 400 (Dover), NAPA AutoCare 500 (Martinsville), Pennzoil 400 presented by Discount Auto Parts (Homestead)
-1999 (3 wins) Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (Richmond), Checker Auto Parts/Dura Lube 500 (Phoenix), Pennzoil 400 presented by Kmart (Homestead)
Busch Series (2 career wins)
-2006 (1 win ) Hershey's Kissables 300 (Daytona)
-2005 (1 win ) Hershey's Take 5 300 (Daytona)
Craftsman Truck Series (2 career wins)
-2003 (1 win ) Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
-2002 (1 win ) Richmond Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond)
International Race of Champions (4 career wins plus championship)
-2006 Crown Royal IROC XXX (2 wins) Race 2 (Texas), Race 3 (Daytona Road Course), Crown Royal IROC XXX Championship
-2002 True Value IROC XXVI (1 win ) Race 1 (Daytona)
-2001 True Value IROC XXV (1 win ) Race 3 (Michigan)
IRL IndyCar Series (3 career wins plus championship)
-1998 (2 wins) Indy 200 (Walt Disney World Speedway), New England 200 (Loudon)
-1997 (1 win) Samsonite 200 (Pikes Peak), Indy Racing League Championship
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