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Statement from Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris regarding Tony Stewart
Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris, whose store chain sponsors Tony Stewart's No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, released the following statement on Saturday regarding Stewart's return to the race track: "Today...
Read MoreRoger Penske: 'Right decision' made on Chase waiver for Tony Stewart
Although he was far removed from Atlanta Motor Speedway on Friday, NASCAR and IndyCar team owner Roger Penske was asked during a media availability at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., of his reaction to NASCAR's decision to give Tony Stewart...
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Stewart Returns: Still Eligible for Chase, NASCAR Says
By Reid Spencer, NASCAR Wire ServiceHAMPTON, Ga.—In his first public appearance since the sprint car accident that took the life of Kevin Ward Jr., driver Tony Stewart, his voice cracking with emotion, sat at the dais in the media center at Atlanta...
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iNSIDE SCOOP: Stewart Back, But Not Whole
Today, Tony Stewart talked publicly for the first time since Aug. 9, when the sprint car he was driving struck and killed a 20-year-old racer named Kevin Ward Jr.It might have been too soon, to be honest.He was still not the Tony Stewart we’re used to...
Read MoreStewart makes statement; will be eligible for Chase
#14-Tony Stewart made a brief statement at Atlanta; NASCAR's Mikee Helton said Stewart is eligible ot make the Chase.................
Read MoreTraveling to cover NASCAR is hard. So is losing one of your 'road family'
Traveling the country covering NASCAR races for The Charlotte Observer sounds like a glamorous job and admittedly when I first started it in 1998, it was for me. My family and I never did a lot of extensive traveling as I was growing up, so getting...
Read MoreTony Stewart returns to racing at Atlanta
Stewart Haas Racing announced that #14-Tony Stewart will return to racing at the Oral-B USA 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Atlanta Motor Speedway.................
Read More#NASCAR to announce new sponsor for the 'Nationwide' Series next week
Comcast and NASCAR plan to announce a 10-year sponsorship agreement next week that will turn the sport's secondary circuit into the Xfinity Series. The deal, which is valued at close to $200M, is expected to be announced on Wednesday, September 3rd in...
Read MoreInvestigation of Tony Stewart sprint car racing incident 'still on-going'
The investigation into the Aug. 9 racing incident involving NASCAR driver Tony Stewart and killed driver Kevin Ward Jr. is "still on-going," a spokeswoman with the Ontario County (N.Y) Sheriff's office told the Observer on Wednesday. The...
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ONMC POWER 10: JoLo Rolls as Chase Nears
As dominant as Joey Logano was on Saturday night at Bristol, how could he be anything but first in the ONMC Power 10?Unless you consider his teammate, Brad Keselowski, who powered to a runner-up finish on the .533-mile oval.The Team Penske pair went...
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