Charlotte, NC - Sprint Cup race Sunday at Pocono Raceway in less than 30 minutes from the beginning when I stopped Tony Stewart on pit road.He stood within inches of my face staring me down like a boxer before prizefight.
"Why do you sometimes write things that make me want to beat the s --- out of you," said three-time Cup champion in the right point, but not threatening.
Stewart was not happy with the Thursday, I suggested - three days after he rolled a car five times the dirt track in Canada two weeks away from participating in a wreck a car that delivers 19 years of his chauffeur. old to the hospital with a broken back, and less than two months after the death of two drivers - that he should back out of the race in these high energy to focus on the Chase.
He explained that every time I take care of his £ 80 car harder than most of the competition because they are packed full seat. He confirmed that there is just as much risk injury or death, driving down the highway in a car chase, and that what I write is not good for short track racing throughout the country.
I see.
I also asked if it was worth the risk if even nails less affect the performance of his car's Cup Sprint and cost his Stewart Haas Racing and supporters of his millions along with the chase.
He never backed down, saying it was unfair to ask him to live as he wants to make things, sometimes he seems more passionate about NASCAR. He explained that the doll that kept him out of the Joe Gibbs Racing owner Joe Gibbs because he did not want to get these opportunities that Stewart did not consider the possibility that all
I accept that.
Now
Stewart broke his tibia and fibula in the crash Monday night at the Southern Iowa Speedway. He had surgery and will miss the race course Sunday Street Watkins Glen, winning five of them, mostly by driving any - a win would have solidified his chances to be used for competition. fourth championship.
He now miss the rest of the season.
Now the Miracle Stewart will be dismissed from the field as the players Louisville Kevin Ware at the NCAA Final Four spring ago, after breaking the tibia and fibula in his region. final against Duke.
Ware did not get a chance, but at least unnecessary. Stewart, though he and the other driver would not agree.
Now, his company will suffer his fans will suffer. His sponsors will suffer Chase will suffer.
Anyone who follows NASCAR will suffer because of the playoffs will be a future Hall of Famer.
This is not to suggest Stewart generously for his love of racing on a dirt track. But his love for dirt track racing should not replace common sense.
Stewart was the chief assets can not be replaced. There are few better in the world at what he did with the Cup car. I can not make him a champion in the fight to prevent the backup will be the national champion Louisville because I can just start collecting points.
Stuart in 11 standings, the first line of cards wild chase with a win and only five points out of the top 10 has been certified as a tourist spot. Martin Truex Jr., 14, held in place by winning the second wild card spot.
However, Stewart's teammate, Ryan Newman is just 19 points behind him with a win. If Newman finished 23rd or better on Sunday, he went to live in the wild card spot depending on what Greg Biffle in 10th with a victory, and that others do.
Brad Keselowski the reigning champion in the 12 and 2004 champion Kurt Busch in the 13, only two and six points, respectively, after Stewart wins, so this does not improve their playoff hopes.
It opened the door for the driver all the way back to Joey Logano in the 17, 33 and winless the top two drivers between 11 and 20 are eligible for a wild-card. With five races remaining in the regular season.
For the chase chase just got crazier.
And Stewart, only two years removed from his third title can only sit and watch.
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