Tony Stewart

WoO: TSR Releases Kraig Kinser

SPEED (Free subscription) | yesterday

Kraig Kinser, 2005 Knoxville Nationals winner and son of sprint car legend Steve Kinser, has been released by Tony Stewart Racing.

Ryan Newman Satisfied With Stewart-Haas Debut

The FanHouse - LSU Basketball (Free subscription) | yesterday

by Holly Cain Filed under: Ryan Newman , Tony Stewart , Stewart-Haas Racing HOMESTEAD, Fla. -- If pressed to find one thing Ryan Newman would change about his season, of course, he'd like to score a win in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup season finale at Homestead Miami Speedway. After being close to victory circle a half dozen times this season, that's about the only thing he feels missing from a stellar...

Johnson takes pole at Homestead

Fox News (Free subscription) | yesterday

Jimmie Johnson will go for his fourth straight Cup title from the pole. Johnson turned a lap of 173.919 mph to win the pole at Homestead-Miami Speedway. He qualified first Friday hours after it was announced he signed a contract extension to drive for Hendrick Motorsports through the 2015 season. Scott Speed was second. Marcos Ambrose was third. Mark Martin and Tony Stewart round out the top five.

NASCAR: Jimmie Johnson takes the pole for Miami finale

Inside Track - Breaking News Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday

Jimmie Johnson Wins the Pole for Season Final Race at Homestead-Miami Speedway... Homestead, FL - Jimmie Johnson started the final weekend of the season and his quest for a fourth consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (NSCS) off right by putting his No. 48 Lowe's Impala SS on the pole for the Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway (HMS). It is Johnson's fourth pole of the year; his second at HMS and the...

Guess Who’s Winning Without The Chase?

The Nascar Insiders (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009

Since its inception in 2004 the Chase has been one of the more contentious issues among fans. I know many of you don’t like it. So I think it’s interesting every year to look at the standings as if we were still under the old points system. This is something I did last year (here and [...]

NFL players' quotes about concussions

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

"You get a concussion, they've got to take you out of the game. So if you can hide it and conceal it as much as possible, you pay for it the next day, but you'll be able to ... stay in the game." - Washington Redskins fullback Mike Sellers.

• NFL players' quotes about concussions - Sify

Several Chasers should be pleased with progress

Fox News (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Winning the Cup isn't the only measure of success. Rea White looks at Chasers who should hold their heads up after 2009.

Martin faces daunting task in final race

MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 18/11/2009

Sporting News: In order to overtake Jimmie Johnson in the standings, Mark Martin needs his teammate to finish worse than 25th this weekend. It's not impossible, but Johnson has finished worse than 25th in only 16 percent of his career starts.

Office Depot Launches Holiday Gift Microsite

All MCM Content (Free subscription) | 17/11/2009

The goal of the flash site is to help consumers shop for gifts based on a recipient's personality type and to promote special deals for the week up until Christmas, says Monica Luechtefeld, Office Depot's executive vice president-e-commerce and direct marketing.

Johnson hitting gas pedal hard

Denver Post (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

When a fluke accident cost Jimmie Johnson a huge chunk of his points lead, he knew there was no more room for error in his bid to win a NASCAR-record fourth consecutive series championship.

Three Raiders fail to record stats

CBS SportsLine.com (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

Tony Stewart , Louis Murphy and Brandon Myers were all held without a stat on Sunday in a Week 10 loss to the Chiefs.

Jimmie bounces back to win the race.

Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

In qualifying for the race Martin Truex Jr. in the #1 car won the poll while Kurt Busch in the #2 car qualified second. A first time ever for NASCAR. “We got a great racecar,” said Jimmie Johnson. Mark Martin stated that it is pretty incredible to have a chance to win the championship. “Want [...]

Johnson closing in on 4th-straight title after win

Fox News (Free subscription) | 16/11/2009

A week after a disastrous crash, Jimmie Johnson proves his championship credentials by storming to victory at Phoenix.

Stewart is pleased as team owner

Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009

Stewart-Haas Racing stormed out of the gates this season and had solidified itself as a championship contender.

• Tony Stewart pleased with first season as Sprint Cup team owner - ESPN
• Stewart considers first year as owner a success - SI.com
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Stewart says first year as owner was success

The Washington Times (Free subscription) | 15/11/2009

AVONDALE, Ariz. | Tony Stewart won't win the Sprint Cup championship this season, and his bid to join the late Alan Kulwicki in the NASCAR record books will have to wait at least another year. That won't change how he views his first season as owner of his own race team. "I think it's hard to be disappointed no matter where we end up," Stewart said Saturday at Phoenix International Raceway....