Stewart in talks to join new team in 2009

kcudah posted 4/23/2008 from sportsillustrated.cnn.com [flag]

Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs have created one of the most dominant teams on the Sprint Cup circuit with Stewart's No. 20 Toyota. Two titles, two Brickyard 400s, and 32 wins overall highlight a decade that's left them, with Roush Fenway Racing and Hendrick Motorsports, fighting for the label of top team in the sport. Next season, they'll be waging that battle on opposite sides. Sources tell ... [link]

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RevJim

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This is just more slow news day speculation. There is nothing to support it, and the quotes in the article do nothing but debunk it.
Wasn't the last slow news day "big story" something about Toyota stealing a propriety part from Roush Fenway? Didn't that just turn out to be a salvo in the on going battle between Jack Roush and Lee White, and therefore no biggy anyway? Lee Spencer "reported" this story two weeks ago, and it was pure speculation then, just as it is now. What happened to responsible journalism.

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Major Tony Stewart Rumor and more….
Published 4/23/2008 by Richard Ginn at The Pit Stop
... Sports Illustrated says that Tony Stewart is working on a deal to move from Joe Gibbs Racing to Haas CNC racing in 2009. Right now Tony Stewart is 7th place in the points. The #66 Haas CNC car is 28th place in the points while #70 Haas CNC is out of the top 35. I say this story is complete junk. ...

Tony Stewart Considers Gibbs Racing Departure and Team Ownership?
Published 4/24/2008 by James J. at One Bad Wheel
nascar driver tony stewart home depot So what section of the paper has Tony Stewart been reading anyway? Perhaps comparing Home Depot stock to that of Lowe’s and Menard’s? Or maybe the grocery store sale flyers for specials on Schlitz? Well, it seems the Classifieds or Employment section would be your best guess. Earlier this evening SI.com’s Tom Bowles broke news on what is sure to be the hottest silly season topic of the year when he reported that Stewart is in talks to leave Gibbs . Read the story for full details, but the short of it is that Tony isn’t just considering ...

Tony Stewart Considers Gibbs Racing Departure & Team Ownership?
Published 4/24/2008 by James J. at One Bad Wheel
nascar driver tony stewart home depot So what section of the paper has Tony Stewart been reading anyway? Perhaps comparing Home Depot stock to that of Lowe’s and Menard’s? Or maybe the grocery store sale flyers for specials on Schlitz? Well, it seems the Classifieds or Employment section would be your best guess. Earlier this evening SI.com’s Tom Bowles broke news on what is sure to be the hottest silly season topic of the year when he reported that Stewart is in talks to leave Gibbs . Read the story for full details, but the short of it is that Tony isn’t just considering ...

Don't go getting any 'Smoke + Joe 4-ever' tattoos
Published 4/24/2008 at From the Marbles
A couple weeks back, the rumor of Tony Stewart leaving Joe Gibbs Racing to pursue "other interests" (ballet? Szechuan cooking?) was pretty much roundly laughed off. But it's fast moving from rumor toward fact. Sports Illustrated's Tom Bowles is reporting that Stewart is indeed in discussions to depart JGR: Sources tell SI.com that Stewart is working on the final stages of a deal to move from Joe Gibbs Racing to Haas CNC next season. Considering the ramifications of such a move, no one's admitting anything quite yet, as you'd ...

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After 10 years with Joe Gibbs Racing, Tony Stewart is on the verge of a deal to leave to race and partially own Haas CNC next season.

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