And for the past three seasons, Stewart has walked away without so much as a lump in his throat about "what could have been."
The No. 20 has led 51.3% of all Food City 500 laps in the past three years but has only managed an average finish of 20th thanks to horrible luck or on-track incidents.
Sunday, Stewart had the familiar Bristol swagger going throughout much of the race and even showed plenty of patience in letting cars by him at times. Towards the end, it was shaping up to be a great finish with Stewart, Kevin Harvick, and Denny Hamlin.
After a caution with 15 to go bunched up the field and Harvick ducked to pit road for fresh tires. Harvick caught Stewart with three laps to go, and on a daring move to the inside he wiggled up the track and slammed Stewart, sending the No. 20 car around and into the wall.
He would finish 14th.
Stewart, known for being a little hot under the collar in pressure situations, was awkwardly calm in his post-race interview.
"I thought I left him plenty of room, but I don't know. I was far enough ahead of him that I didn't see where he hit me or when he hit me. I'm sure some how it was my fault. I'm just sorry I got in his way," said Stewart.Obviously, Stewart was being quite sarcastic about the incident. Unlike Goodyear, Stewart didn't throw his good friend Kevin Harvick under the bus for the incident.
That's probably a good thing considering that "Operation: Wax Smoke" is happening this Wednesday on Stewart's radio show, with who else than Kevin Harvick being the designated "shaver".
Harvick was apologetic for the incident, taking full blame.
"I just lost it. I got up on the inside there and just flat out lost the thing. I was trying to win the race and I hate it. [...] Tony and I can work it out," said Harvick.Let's certainly hope so, otherwise Operation: Wax Smoke could turn interesting.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
3-18-2008 @ 8:23AM
Moon said...
I am so glad Harvick didn't win, cause then I would have had to hate him for the whole thing.
Congrats to Burton, he stayed up there, and took advantage of Harvick's stupid move and got the win. Happy for him.
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3-17-2008 @ 10:01PM
tooslick said...
Wax Smoke? What the hell is next? Maybe Dale jr and Cuz Tony Weary, get together and do each others nails? Man, that sure is one way to sabotage Nascar, and send it down that Road-Of-No-Return. Tony, must really be sleepin too close to his hand. Remember, as the nuns said, "You can go blind doing that!"
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3-19-2008 @ 2:03AM
anzajoe said...
WOW, 3 DAYS THIS FILE HAS BEEN POSTED AND ONLY GOT 2
COMMENTS : let's fire this one up MR. MILLER?.
Let me quote a paragraph of yours and no copyright lawsuits please.
--Sunday stewart had the familiar Bristol swagger going throughout much of the race and even showed plenty of patience in letting cars by him at times.--
Well, let's try to tell that to the lifetime TONY STEWART haters and bashers on the AOL FANHOUSE BLOGS
and yahoo blogs and others, mr. miller.
Some of them have been posting on your files and TGOM files for ages.
THEY LIVE TO BASH, THEY BASH TO LIVE.
QUOTE 2:Unlike goodyear stewart didn't throw his good friend harwick under the bus for the incident.-
If tony had reacted to harwick like he did to goodyear, these pages would been flooded with cry baby, whiner, ass and other slamming antistewart comments.It has happened many times before.Trust me.
QUOTE 3 :Harwick, was apologetic for the incident taking full blame.--
YES, on the TV interview. ON MRN RADIO ,he did exactly the opposite even invited tony (on the air)
to come down and fight if he wanted to fight.
Than, he excused the incident ,blaming it on a payback to the 20 from last year in indyanapolis.
As i already said in another file STEWART must been sedated under a valium state of mind.LUCKY,LUCKY HARWICK. Does not work for me.Harwick has been called punk, sissy by many already.Last year el senor MONTOYA almost beat the hell out of sissy harwick.
Contrary to what some posters are saying in another subject jeff bourbon only deserved a top 5 not a win.Again: does not work for me.
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3-21-2008 @ 10:48PM
anzajoe said...
Sorry i tryed,3more days are about to go by and thet still not posting. This file is a wash i guess.
HEY EMERSON, maybe you should try, your comments used too fire it up all the time.Go ahead man and good luck.
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