| Tony Stewart |
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| Born | Anthony Wayne Stewart
(1971-05-20) May 20, 1971
Columbus, Indiana, U.S. |
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| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
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| Weight | 225 lb (102 kg) |
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| Achievements | 2002, 2005, 2011 NASCAR Cup Series Champion
1997 IndyCar Series Champion
1995 USAC Triple Crown Champion
1994 USAC National Midget Series Champion
2006 IROC champion
2021 SRX Series Champion
2005, 2007 Brickyard 400 Winner
2009 Sprint All-Star Race winner
2001, 2002, 2007 Budweiser Shootout Winner
2006, 2008, 2009 Prelude to the Dream Winner
2005, 2007, 2012 Gatorade Duel Winner
2000 Turkey Night Grand Prix Winner
2002, 2007 Chili Bowl Winner
2014 NASCAR Cup Series Champion as co-owner
2017 Daytona 500 winner as co-owner
Has won with three separate manufacturers in NASCAR (Pontiac, Toyota, Chevrolet) |
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| Awards | 1999 Winston Cup Series Rookie of the Year
1996 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year
National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame (2001)
USAC Hall of Fame (2016)
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame (2018)
Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (2019)
NASCAR Hall of Fame (2020)
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame (2022)
Named one of NASCAR's 75 Greatest Drivers (2023) |
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| 618 races run over 18 years |
| 2016 position | 15th |
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| Best finish | 1st (2002, 2005, 2011) |
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| First race | 1999 Daytona 500 (Daytona) |
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| Last race | 2016 Ford EcoBoost 400 (Homestead) |
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| First win | 1999 Exide NASCAR Select Batteries 400 (Richmond) |
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| Last win | 2016 Toyota/Save Mart 350 (Sonoma) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 49 |
308 |
15 |
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| 94 races run over 15 years |
| 2013 position | 96th |
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| Best finish | 21st (1998) |
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| First race | 1996 Goody's Headache Powder 300 (Daytona) |
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| Last race | 2014 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona) |
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| First win | 2005 Hershey's Take 5 300 (Daytona) |
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| Last win | 2013 DRIVE4COPD 300 (Daytona) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 11 |
41 |
6 |
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| 6 races run over 5 years |
| Best finish | 61st (2005) |
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| First race | 1996 Cummins 200 (IRP) |
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| Last race | 2005 MBNA RacePoints 200 (Dover) |
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| First win | 2002 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond) |
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| Last win | 2003 Virginia Is For Lovers 200 (Richmond) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 2 |
5 |
0 |
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| 1 race run over 1 year |
| Best finish | 11th (2002) |
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| First race | 2002 Canada Day Shootout (Cayuga) |
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| Wins |
Top tens |
Poles |
| 0 |
0 |
0 |
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| 26 races run over 5 years |
| Team(s) | Team Menard
Tri-Star Racing
Chip Ganassi Racing |
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| Best finish | 1st (1997) |
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| First race | 1996 Indy 200 (Disney) |
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| Last race | 2001 Indianapolis 500 (Indy) |
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| First win | 1997 Samsonite 200 (Pikes Peak) |
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| Last win | 1998 New England 200 (Loudon) |
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| Statistics up to date as of June 19, 2021. |
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Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed "Smoke", is an American semi-retired professional auto racing driver, and former NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. He currently competes in the NHRA Top Fuel class. He is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005), one as owner/driver (2011), and one as an owner (2014).
Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won racing titles in Indy, midget, sprint, and USAC Silver Crown cars. He is the only driver in history to win a championship in both IndyCar and NASCAR. Stewart became known for his hot temper and for his sarcasm with the media.
He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (now known as the NASCAR Cup Series) during the 2016 season, driving the No. 14 Chevrolet SS for his team, Stewart-Haas Racing, under crew chief Mike Bugarewicz. From 1999 to 2008, he drove the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing car, under crew chief Greg Zipadelli with The Home Depot as the primary sponsor. While driving for car owner Joe Gibbs, Stewart won two Cup Series championships in 2002 and 2005. In 2011, Stewart became the first owner-driver since Alan Kulwicki to win the Cup Series championship. Stewart is the only driver to win the Cup Series championship under the old points system and the chase playoff format, and is the only driver to win the title under three different sponsorships (Winston in 2002, Nextel in 2005, and Sprint in 2011). He is also the first driver in the Cup Series to win the championship by a tiebreaker. On May 22, 2019, Stewart was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame, and on January 31, 2020, was inducted alongside the 11th Hall of Fame class. On November 21, 2021, he married NHRA Top Fuel Drag Racer Leah Pruett. He will replace Pruett in Top Fuel for the 2024 season as Pruett steps aside to start a family with Stewart.