When I saw Tony’s paint scheme he would be running at the race at Texas Motor Speedway, I knew it was going to be a tough road to hoe. Why? Because this was his paint scheme last weekend:
So, you may be asking yourself, how is it possible that Tony Stewart has already won at Texas Motor Speedway before the race that runs tomorrow evening? Let me answer that for you. Yesterday Tony Stewart picked up two awards at the Texas Motorsports Hall Of Fame Dinner and Induction Ceremony held at Texas Motor Speedway! Stewart-Haas Racing tweeted this picture last night of his “hardware” that he won:
Tony Stewart won 2011 Fan Choice Award and the 2011 Racer of the Year award last night at Texas Motor Speedway. (photo credit: Stewart-Haas Racing Twitter Account)
YEY Tony!!!
Here are some pictures from the event:
Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy/Office Depot Chevrolet, speaks on stage during the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Dinner at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo Credit: Brandon Wade/Getty Images North America)
(L-R) Becky of The Great American Sweethearts, Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy/Office Depot Chevrolet, Ramon Jones, Foreigner's Mick Jones and Katie of The Great American Sweetheart pose on stage during the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Dinner at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo Credit: Brandon Wade/Getty Images North America)
Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy/Office Depot Chevrolet, poses on stage with the Fan Choice Award during the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Dinner at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo Credit: Brandon Wade/Getty Images North America)
Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Mobil 1 Advanced Fuel Economy/Office Depot Chevrolet, smiles on stage during the Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame Dinner at Texas Motor Speedway on April 12, 2012 in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo Credit: Brandon Wade/Getty Images North America)
Congratulations Tony!!!
Dale Junior’s Car Graveyard: A Bird’s Eye View- Jay Busbee for Yahoo!Sports
NASCAR’s Pre-Race Pairings Make For Some Interesting Conversation- Dustin Long for SportsIllustrated.com
Danica Patrick Doesn’t Deserve Her Ride? Give Me A Break- Bob Pockrass for SportingNews.Com
An Open Letter To Bruton Smith- Pete Pistone Eye On NASCAR forCBSSports.com
Backseat Drivers Council- 2012 surprises, tips for the track and listening to NASCAR on SiriusXM Radio- Dustin Long for Athlon Sports
Telltale Signs: Key Questions That Could Be Answered In The Next Four Races- Bob Pockrass for SportingNews.Com
A Tony Stewart Quote for you:
For us to battle through all the variables that were thrown at us throughout the year makes our championship even more remarkable. It definitely makes you go, ‘How did we do this? How did we overcome all these variables to get to where we are?’ At the same time, it made the championship very gratifying because we were able to take a less-than-perfect scenario and have success with it. (Tony Stewart answering a fan’s question about his favorite part of the 2011 Championship. Office Depot Racing website)
Your Gratuitous Tony Stewart Picture:
Blatantly Stolen from The Official TSR Fan Page (Click picture to be taken to Official TSR Facebook Fanpage).
Well…it seems with Texas just days away it is time to face reality and finally accept that the 4/1/12 Martinsville race was no April Fool’s joke, despite the number of fools that crowded the race stage in the final laps. What could have been Hendrick Motorsports 200th Sprint Cup win, either from the race lap leader and dominant 24 car, or by 5-time Champ, Jimmie Johnson, turned into madness and disaster for the HMS team when a caution was called for Fool of the Day, Reutimann, who had been circling the track for several laps seemingly without rhyme or reason. I won’t bother to recap the rest, it is done and over and as much as I had hoped that NASCAR was playing a grand practical joke, sadly for Jeff Gordon and his fans that was not the case.
When I was offered the chance to read and review the new book 100 Things NASCAR Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die by Mike Hembree- I jumped at the offer. I am a NASCAR fan after, so part of the book’s target audience. I am also a huge fan of reading and knowledge. Plus, judging by the name of the book I thought it could even be the jumping off point in creating a NASCAR bucket list of sorts which is something I’ve been thinking a bit about recently. As a matter of fact, I was so excited with the book arrived in the mail that I ripped right into the package before even leaving the post office.
(Photo Credit: Triumph Books)
Autoclub Speedway 2012. Click mosaic to be taken to photo set on flickr. (photo credit: Amy K. Marbach)
My trip to the race at Autoclub Speedway was a gift. The tickets were part of my Christmas present from Misty and the hotel was part of my birthday present from her (my birthday is about 3 weeks after Christmas). We met in southern California on Friday and spent Saturday hanging out at the Victoria Gardens Shopping Center in nearby Rancho Cucamonga. It’s a really nice outdoor shopping village- and the two of us laughed probably way more than two grown women probably should. (more…)
Here is my almost weekly list of recommended articles out there on the internet:
What I Learned From The NASCAR Sprint Cupt Series Rulebook- Jeff Gluck for SBNation.com
Interview: Tony Stewart on Hunting, Fishing and Racing-The editors of Outdoor Life
Have Jimmie Johnson and Chad Knaus Lost Their Edge?- Dustin Long for AthlonSports.com
Earnhardt Jr, Keselowski lambaste Reutimann’s Costly Move- Nate Ryan for USAToday.com
Tony Stewart Joins A Legend- Matt Willis for ESPN Blogs
Dale Earnhardt Jr Saves The Day for Tardy Reporter- Jeff Gluck for SBNation.com
Tony Stewart Just Getting Warmed Up- Ed Hinton For ESPN.com
David Stremme Interview: “You’ve Got To Understand Where You Fit In”- Jeff Gluck for SBNation.com
Stewart, Newman Setting Strong Pace- Mike Hembree for SpeedTV.com
Amanda Beard Slams Former Boyfriend Carl Edwards- Bob Pockrass for Sporting News
Your Gratuitous Tony Stewart Pictures:
(Blatantly Stolen from the Official Tony Stewart Facebook Page)
This one needs a witty caption don't you think? (Blatantly stolen from the Official Tony Stewart Facebook Page).
(Yes I know this is late- but I wanted to make sure I gave this entry the attention it deserved. I hope you find it worth the wait-Amy)
The sights of the Kobalt 400 in Las Vegas 2012. Click collage to be taken to Flickr photo set from the race. (Photo Credit: All photos in collage taken by me- Amy K. Marbach)
The NASCAR race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway holds a special place in my heart- it was the first NASCAR race I ever attended (and the first oval track race I ever attended). Las Vegas Motor Speedway was also the first Speedway I ever held a media credential at- so it is a track of firsts for me. (more…)