From running a race to running his mouth, and everywhere in between, Tony Stewart is remarkable.
We’ve found out about the in between part this year as Stewart has made fools of all those who doubted him, which pretty much includes everyone, because really, who didn’t think he would crawl out of the box as an owner/driver.
But not only is Stewart standing tall, he’s looking down at the NASCAR world, red firesuit on, smiling from ear to ear.
It’s taken him just four months to do what no one else who’s tried has been able to do since 1998 – win a race as an owner. Appropriately, he did that by beating the odds, too.
On a track where a single tank of fuel is …Â Details
Event: Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen (Round 5 of 12)
Series:Â Daytona Prototype division of the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series
Location:Â Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International (3.4-mile, 11-turn road course)
Start/Finish:Â 3rd / 2nd (Running, completed 188 of 188 laps)
Winners:Â Scott Pruett and Memo Rojas in the No. 01 Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates Lexus Riley
It wasn’t the ever-elusive victory in the Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen that they’ve been chasing for oh-so-long. But Wayne Taylor and the No. 10 SunTrust Racing Ford Dallara team, featuring the driving duo of Max Angelelli and Brian Frisselle, are more than happy to leave Watkins Glen (N.Y.) International with first place in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series standings after Saturday’s runner-up finish in the latest renewal of one of America’s longest-standing endurance classics.
The SunTrust team weathered major practice-session setbacks on Thursday and Friday to …Â Details