We don't really talk much Nascar here, but this seemed so right that we couldn't pass it up. Tony Stewart driving a Toyota just seemed like an unatural change, which was made for him.
Tony has a contract with Joe Gibbs Racing (and Toyota) thru the 2009 season, but is he looking for a way out? We found this on
Autoblog giving an interesting conspiracy theory of how Tony is talking to the Haas CNC team about a possible partnership.
I think it is far fetched but I hope it's true, because I think Tony is as American as Baseball and Apple Pie, he shouldn't be behind the wheel of a Toyota.
Recent spots for Armor All that feature NASCAR's perpetually unshaven Tony Stewart almost make one forget what emblem is now placed on the front of his race car. The television commercials show Stewart staring longingly at a shiny Chevrolet Corvette, despite the fact that he now rolls around the track in a bestickered-to-look-like-a Toyota Camry. Even though Stewart's contract with Joe Gibbs racing extends through 2009; rumor has it that he has been in talks with Haas CNC Racing to put him back behind the bowtie logo by next year. The team gets its Chevy engines and race support through Hendrick Motorsports. There is also an indication that Stewart is interested in a 50-percent stake in the Haas CNC team.
A more controlling team role seems like one that would better suit a vocal driver like Tony Stewart, as he would only have himself to yell at after one of his media outbursts. Plus, any problems with team management would be between he and himself. The situation's likelihood is still a bit far fetched at this point though, as Joe Gibbs Racing seems unwavering in releasing Tony Stewart from his contract early.
[Source:
Autoblog via
Star Tribune, Photo by Rusty Jarrett/Getty]