KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Sept. 5, 2012) – As a native Midwesterner more comfortable in jeans and a T-shirt, there is little Tony Stewart has in common with Wall Street shark Gordon Gekko, the fictional character made famous by actor Michael Douglas in the 1987 film Wall Street.
However, there is one aspect of Gekko’s persona that resonates with Stewart, driver of the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet for Stewart-Haas Racing, coming into the Federated Auto Parts 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race Saturday night at Richmond (Va.) International Raceway.
Gekko believed that greed was good, that it “clarifies, cuts through, and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit” and that it “marked the upward surge of mankind.”
With three Sprint Cup wins already ... FULL STORY »
Office Depot/Mobil 1 Driver Finishes Uncharacteristic 22nd after Starting from Pole
Date: Sept. 2, 2012
Event: AdvoCare 500 (Round 25 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.54-mile oval)
Start/Finish: 1st/22nd (Running, completed 326 of 327 laps in a green-white-checkered finish)
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HAMPTON, Ga. (Aug. 31, 2012) – Fresh off his helmet-throwing performance last weekend, Tony Stewart won the pole for Sunday’s AdvoCare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway with a lap of 29.787 seconds (186.121 mph).
“That pole is 100 percent due to ... FULL STORY »
Tony Stewart, with a qualifying lap speed of 186.121 mph, captured the 2012 NSCS AdvoCare 500 Coors Light Pole Award at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
This was Stewart's 1st series pole of the 2012 season, his 14th series career pole and his 1st ... FULL STORY »
TONY STEWART, NO. 14 OFFICE DEPOT/MOBIL 1 CHEVROLET, met with members of the media at Atlanta Motor Speedway and discussed the first practice session, the importance of bonus points in the Chase and other topics.
THIRD ON THE BOARD FOR PRACTICE ... FULL STORY »
KANNAPOLIS, N.C., (Aug. 29, 2012) – It’s déjà vu all over again as Tony Stewart comes into the penultimate race before the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup with a tenuous hold on his top-10 point standing.
Last year, Stewart entered ... FULL STORY »
Office Depot/Mobil 1 Driver Gains 10 Spots in Last 15 Laps to Finish 19th
Date: Aug. 12, 2012
Event: Finger Lakes 355k at The Glen (Round 22 of 36)
Series: NASCAR Sprint Cup Series
Location: Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (2.45-mile, 11-turn road course)
Start/Finish: 7th/19th ... FULL STORY »
