Gibbs: 'Our hope is ... he retires here'

Tony Stewart is apparently testing the free agent market, in search of a deal that likely would make the two-time champion NASCAR's highest paid driver - but also could drive him out of Joe Gibbs Racing. Stewart's current deal with JGR runs through 2009, and he said last summer he was interested in signing an extension with the team he's driven for since 1998. But contract talks moved slowly, with Stewart saying in January he was in no rush to get a deal done. [link]