Stewart-Busch tussel shows NASCAR drivers are ready to race

everybody’s freaking out over tony stewart’s hair

Posted 2/8/2008 on The Fast and the Fabulous

Ya go and try to do something different and everybody’s a critic. I still don’t know how I feel about it, but at the end of the day it really doesn’t matter. I just think it’s funny that there are message board threads dedicated to this topic and that for the past week the number one search term for people coming to my site has been “ Tony Stewart’s ...

Starting Order Set for the Bud Shootout - My Predictions

Posted 2/8/2008 on NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog

The unoffical start to the NASCAR season is the Bud Shootout and it is this Saturday, I can't wait! Here is the complete list of the Shootout's starting order: 1. Kurt Busch 2. Mark Martin 3. Michael Waltrip 4. Jamie McMurray 5. David Gilliland 6. Reed Sorenson 7. Dale Earnhardt Jr 8. Kasey Kahne 9. Martin Truex Jr 10. Tony Stewart 11. J.J. Yeley 12. Denny Hamlin 13. Ken ...

This Budweiser Shootout was pert’ near perfect

Posted 2/10/2008 on On Pit Row

“I want a billion dollars and a monkey.” I got what we all hope is just a bite-sized sample of the kind of race the 50th Daytona 500 will be a week from now. That was one hell of a race, that there Bud Shootout . And it was won by one hell of a driver too - the best restrictor plate racer there ever was, according to second place Tony Stewart. Smoke said that Dale Jr is ...

New Year, New Cars, New Drivers And Junior Is Back!

Posted 2/10/2008 on FastMachines.com

The Bud Shootout kicked off the Sprint Cup season tonight and I have to admit the action did not disappoint. Unless your name was Denny Hamlin....

Change is a good thing for Dale Jr.

Posted 2/10/2008 on The Pit Stop

As the 2008 season begins with 23 drivers, the most ever, in the Budweiser Shootout the poll sitter Kurt Busch and a bunch of other drivers are getting sent back due to accidents or engine changes. Kurt Busch brought out his Martinsville car. On the wreck with Tony he said we need to “Learn how to handle each other better.” Tony Stewart on the wreck said that I made a move and he made a ...

Did Tony Stewart Punch Kurt Busch?

Posted 2/10/2008 on FanHouse

Check out all of the NASCAR Fanhouse Daytona Speedweeks Coverage. Friday night's Budweiser Shootout practice at Daytona International Speedway was action-packed, but what happened off the track may be a bigger story. Tony Stewart, according to multiple sources, punched fellow driver Kurt Busch in front of NASCAR officials in the NASCAR hauler. The two had been involved in an on-track ...

Kurt Busch Should be Parked Tonight

Posted 2/9/2008 on 8racingfan.com :: The Blog

Practice for the Budweiser Shootout last night produced a continuing rivalry between Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart. An accident on the track between Busch and Stewart produced additional shots from Kurt Busch with his car to the side of the #20 Home Depot Toyota. This happened after the incident and during the caution when both cars were heading for pitroad. This is not the first incident ...

Stewart and Busch Told to Play Nice

Posted 2/9/2008 on Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field

Gentleman, start your engines. But first, stop your bitchslapping. NASCAR drivers Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch had a pre- Bud Shootout scuffle on the racetrack Friday night so immature even a pair of archenemy 7-year-olds would say, “Guys, act your age, not your shoe size.” Here’s a snippet from the FOXNews rundown of the episode: Busch attempted to block Stewart and ...

The Daily Dose: Did he or didn't he?

Posted 2/9/2008 on From the Marbles

Saturday morning, Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch were in the NASCAR hauler for a second meeting regarding Friday night's on-track incident where Busch purposely banged into Stewart's car, a retalliation for Stewart pushing Busch into the wall during Bud Shootout practice. Following Saturday morning's second meeting, also attended by Stewart's team owner Joe Gibbs, Stewart released the ...

Stewart imMEDIAtely gets in the face of this...

Posted 2/9/2008 on Answer this...

2008 NASCAR Sprint Cup Media Day NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 The Home Depot Toyota, poses for a photo during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series media day at Daytona International Speedway...

Stewart and Busch get first call to the NASCAR trailer

Posted 2/9/2008 on On Pit Row

That didn’t take long at all. The Home Depot Toyota of Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch’s Miller Lite Dodge got together while jousting for position in Budweiser Shootout practice. The dispute continued into pit lane as Kurt repeatedly banged doors with Smoke and Tony stopped his car blocking the garage entrance to Busch. “Come on down boys we need to talk” said ...

NASCAR: Stewart and Busch feuding

Posted 2/9/2008 on Teeoff Sports

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch started the year off with incident as the two crashed in practice…for an exhibition. The NASCAR season hasn’t even started and they are already bumping fenders. Usually, practice is pretty uneventful, especially in car racing. Teams test engines and make final adjustments to the car as race day approaches. But, [...]

Here we go!

Posted 2/9/2008 on Unrestricted: My Nascar Rants & Raves

And the racing hasn't even begun. All this happened during practice for the Bud Shootout. Video clips below: Clint Bowyer/Ryan Newman incident Kurt Busch/Tony Stewart incident

NASCAR: Open Wheel Invasion

Posted 2/9/2008 on Bleacher Report

When 1997 IRL Champion Tony Stewart bolted open wheel racing for NASCAR a year later he set a big precedent in the process.  Stewart won the 1999 NASCAR Rookie of the Year and quickly progressing into one of the best drivers on the circuit.  He has 32 career victories and won Cup Series Championships in 2002 and 2005.    It took another open wheel driver by the name of ...

Busch, Stewart Tangle at Daytona (Again)

Posted 2/9/2008 on FanHouse

Check out all of the NASCAR Fanhouse Daytona Speedweeks Coverage. This really is going to be a crazy Daytona Speedweeks. Hours after strapping into their cars for the first time that it mattered in 2008, Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch had already managed to get in each other's way again. Props to Jayski (again!) for providing on-the-spot coverage of Budweiser Shootout practice: A second ...

Bench Racing’s top 18 Budweiser Shootout countdown

Posted 2/8/2008 on On Pit Row

OK, Kurt Busch is on the pole for Saturday’s Budweiser Shootout but does that mean anything? It might. Check out our countdown of compelling Bud Shootout factoids and impress your friends at the 2008 NASCAR kickoff party. 70 - Total laps in the race, up from the 20 run the first year of the event in 1979 44 - No, not DJ’s UPS truck car number. Its the most laps led in a ...

The Daily Dose: Media Tour Pt. 2 - The Tony Show

Posted 2/7/2008 on From the Marbles

DAYTONA - As the afternoon session of the annual Daytona 500 Media Day got underway, it was the Tony Stewart Show, which was as entertaining as ever. Interviewing Stewart can often be a challenge. That's because Stewart has little time or patience for nonsensical questions offered by reporters who have done little or no homework on their subject. It's not unusual for Stewart to respond to a ...

Junior Johnson’s trying to haul his moon to Daytona

Posted 2/7/2008 on On Pit Row

Moonshine and NASCAR - now that’s getting back to your roots. NASCAR legend Junior Johnson is going to drive the pace car at the 2008 Daytona 500. That’s fantastic. I wonder if Tony Stewart will bump draft him during the yellows? On top of Junior in the Pace Car, Johnson’s Midnight Moon will be sponsoring Jeremy Mayfield’s Chevy for Haas CNC Racing . Piedmont ...

Stewart, Old Spice continue relationship

Posted 2/6/2008 on NASCAR - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports

Joe Gibbs Racing officials announced Tuesday that Old Spice will continue its relationship with driver Tony Stewart in 2008, sponsoring Stewart in the Nationwide Series in seven races. Stewart will drive the No. 20 Toyota for JGR at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 1, at Texas Motor Speedway on April 5, at Talladega Superspeedway on April 26, at Darlington Raceway on May 9, at New Hampshire ...

NASCAR Car Number Countdown - #11

Posted 2/5/2008 on One Bad Wheel

We’re at number eleven on the Car Number Countdown to the Daytona 500. The #11 is currently being ran by one of the sport’s fastest rising stars, Denny Hamlin, in the FedEx Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing. But this car number has been ran by so many racing legends. Some famous drivers to run the [...]

Where there's Smoke...

Published 2/10/2008 on FOXSports.com News for NASCAR

Race emotions got the best of Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch Friday. The NASCAR on FOX crew says it's not all their fault.

Busch, Stewart pick up from last season at practice

Published 2/9/2008 on NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, who each spent more than half of last season on NASCAR probation, kicked the new season off in the same potential vein Friday night at Daytona International Speedway.

Stewart, Busch warned to avoid confrontation

Published 2/9/2008 on FOXSports.com News for NASCAR

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch were ordered to steer clear of each other Saturday in hopes of preventing a repeat of their high-octane confrontation during the first day of Speedweeks. NASCAR officials summoned Stewart and Busch for a follow-up meeting ...

NASCAR warns Stewart, Busch to avoid another confrontation

Published 2/9/2008 on Other - BostonHerald.com

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch were ordered to steer clear of each other Saturday in hopes of preventing a repeat of their high-octane confrontation during...

NASCAR warns Stewart, Busch to play nice

Published 2/9/2008 on SportingNews.com NASCAR News and Exclusive Analysis

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch were ordered to steer clear of each other Sa...

No fines yet for Stewart, Kurt Busch after incident

Published 2/9/2008 on ESPN.com - Autos

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch had better keep their distance during Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout. That was the message from Sprint Cup series director John Darby on Saturday morning.

Busch and Stewart trade bumps, words at Daytona

Published 2/9/2008 on ESPN.com - Autos

Kurt Busch and Tony Stewart got into a bang-bang exchange with their cars on pit road in the final practice for Saturday's Budweiser Shootout at Daytona.

Busch, Stewart pick up from last season at practice

Published 2/9/2008 on NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines

Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch, who each spent more than half of last season on NASCAR probation, kicked the new season off in the same potential vein Friday night at Daytona International Speedway.

Speedweeks has volatile start, with wrecks and flared tempers (AP)

Published 2/9/2008 on Yahoo! Sports - NASCAR News

Speedweeks got off to a volatile start Friday night, with former NASCAR champions Tony Stewart and Kurt Busch at the center of it all.

Daytona 500 one milestone Stewart hasn't yet reached

Published 2/5/2008 on NASCAR.COM - Sprint Cup Series Headlines

Tony Stewart has mastered Daytona International Speedway, evident by his multiple victories there, although there is one milestone that continues to elude the champion: the Daytona 500.