Lots of articles on this . Jenna Fryer sums it up very nicely .
Stewart seems to Go Off His Medication about twice a year .... hopefully we have seen the end of it for this season ... he has single handedly fvcked up my Fantasy League picks the past couple of weeks :angryfire
Enjoy ....
Stewart sending out mixed message
Jenna Fryer On NASCAR
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LONG POND, Pa. - Tony Stewart is many things, but the Emily Post of NASCAR etiquette is most certainly not one of them.
Stewart wants to preach a give-and-take attitude on the race track. Yet when it comes time to practice it, NASCAR's champion only wants to take as much as he can get.
He longs for a garage leader like the late Dale Earnhardt, who made it his job to teach cocky, young drivers a thing or two about respect. But instead of stepping up and adopting Earnhardt's approach, the two-time champion wants to be the judge, jury and executioner on the race track.
That's what he was at Pocono Raceway after rookie Clint Bowyer pinched him into the wall very early into Sunday's race. After waving a menacing fist out his window, Stewart slid back into Bowyer to start a chain-reaction crash that collected Carl Edwards.
After speaking with Bowyer on Monday, Stewart issued an apology.
''I'm taking 100 percent responsibility for the final incident that occurred on lap 32 between myself, (Bowyer) and (Edwards). It was totally my fault,'' Stewart said in a statement.
''At the same time, there were circumstances that led up to that wreck, and after talking with Clint this morning, we both have a better understanding as to what happened. I reacted, causing the wreck that I take responsibility for and regret.''
Stewart's action earned him a one-lap aggressive driving penalty, and it almost certainly eliminated Bowyer and Edwards from championship contention. Both drivers were fighting mad after the race, but Bowyer couldn't get close enough to Stewart to do anything and -- much to the dismay of garage insiders -- Edwards thought better of it.
''If it weren't for the respect of the sport and the people watching and his team, he'd be out there bleeding right now,'' fumed Edwards, who was also penalized one lap for his retaliatory spin of Stewart.
If there's one thing that's certain, it's that the portly Stewart doesn't want any part of Edwards and the six-pack abs that landed him on the cover of several magazines.
What's not so clear is who and what Stewart is thinking these days.
As the defending Nextel Cup champion, the platform is Stewart's to do and say what he wants and he's repeatedly used it this season. But his messages are so mixed that he's struggling to keep his audience.
His dire warning at Daytona that someone was going to be killed if NASCAR didn't curb aggressive driving certainly caught everyone's attention, including the sanctioning body, which implemented a policing system.
But Stewart was the very first violator of the new guidelines, intentionally crashing into Matt Kenseth during the season-opening race.
He then spent the first quarter of the season feuding with Kyle Busch, whom he accused of being too wild on the race track and tuning out Stewart's veteran's advice.
And just last week, the driver who wants everyone to give-and-take on the race track refused to give Ryan Newman an inch of space to pass him.
So he says one thing, then stubbornly -- and often out of anger -- does the other.
''He's one of the best race car drivers I've ever raced against,'' four-time champion Jeff Gordon said. ''The only thing Tony has going against him is he's got a little bit of a temper and sometimes that gets the best of him.''
In fairness to Stewart, everything he's angry about is true.
There is little give-and-take on the race track, with drivers fighting fender-to-fender for every position. And NASCAR has shifted its focus toward younger drivers who lack the Cup experience, etiquette and respect for the veterans still out on the track.
Add in the pressure to make the Chase for the championship -- the spotlighted 10-race postseason where only the participants matter and everyone else is a nobody -- and NASCAR has created a template for aggressive, angry and sometimes desperate driving.
''Right now the pressure is on everybody, and everybody is racing hard,'' competition director Robin Pemberton said. ''We're getting down to a handful of races to make it to the Chase, and the tension level, unfortunately, is high at this point.''
So what should Stewart do?
He wants another Earnhardt around, but he's the logical choice to fill that void. He's a winner on and off the track (remember, Stewart gives millions to charity and is revered for his generosity), he's outspoken and has earned the right to be heard.
But he's grown increasingly frustrated of talking all the time and not getting any results.
''I sit down and talk with them all week long, but the thing is they look at you like you got three heads,'' he said. ''They don't pay attention and they don't care.''
So he gets angry and does his talking on the race track -- and that's not unlike Earnhardt, either. But if Stewart could just stick with one message, and find a consistent way to deliver it, he someday might be able to get his point across.
Here's a quote from Carl Edwards after the race last Sunday.
"I've got to choose my words carefully - if it weren't for the respect of the sport and the people watching and his team, he'd be out there bleeding right now," Edwards fumed. "That's so frustrating. How can a person make it this far in life being such a jerk?
"I want to like Tony. If you hold that guy up, like if he thinks you held him up, he gets so upset and then he can wreck two guys and give you the finger. That's spectacularly self-centered. I can't imagine being like that."
T. stewart is great. the guy cares. So what big deal. To quote Gay Bee "rubbin is racin". I mean where is the massive outcry toward that Homo Jeff Gordon?? 2 weeks back he intentionally wrecked kenseth. Why no outcry??? i dont get it. Stewart is great driver and a good person, he comes to little old lebannon valley speed way here in upstate ny every year and races and signed a gazillion autographs yet everyone wants to get mad at him because he over reacts??? WTF. maybe you wrech heads should appreciate what you got instead of bitching.
memo to Carl edwards, maybe if in the 1st 15 races you actually showed up and did something you might not have to worry about being leftout of the chase.
Tony Stewart is a fucking dick man. He preaches give and take yet, he doesn't give anyone shit. You don't see other assholes out there wrecking someone for racing them hard. He needs his ass fucking kicked!
I don't disagree with him being a great race car driver or a good person off the racetrack. He has a problem with his fucking temper. For him to wreck two decent cars cause he's a hothead is uncalled for.
I'll appreciate something .....what ta fuck are you talking about ? Appreciate what dick brain ? :confused:
Stewart needs to double up on his Med's for a couple of weeks .....
hey Dumb fuck. He donates millions. he goes to many po-dunk tracks and gives his time and efforts to support them. you dont see that showing up on Sportscenter or in articles now do you. Nope and guess what he still does it. Why you ask??? cause he is a good guy. Does he drive hard?? yep but so fuckin what, so does many others and they dont take near the flack that stewart does. Get a clue u wrench head
Stewart has the same attitude as Dale Sr. Dale Sr. would race hard, spin other drivers, and stick his middle finger out of his window at other drivers. And Dale Sr. is a "God" to these rednecks. So what's the big problem here?
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Stewart does not have the same attitude as Dale Sr. Not even close. Dale Sr. didn't talk out of both sides of his mouth like Stewart. If Sr. preached it, you better believe he practiced it. Stewart is the first guy to call someone out for rough driving (as in the Daytona 500 this year) and then is the first guy to send someone flying through the infield at 190 mph (Kenseth) just cause he loses his cool.
hey Dumb fuck. He donates millions. he goes to many po-dunk tracks and gives his time and efforts to support them. you dont see that showing up on Sportscenter or in articles now do you. Nope and guess what he still does it. Why you ask??? cause he is a good guy. Does he drive hard?? yep but so fuckin what, so does many others and they dont take near the flack that stewart does. Get a clue u wrench head
Bwahahahahaha ..... ur killin' me here Diner !
So.... if you go out on Friday and do sometime Good for the Little people ....then you have a right [sic] to go out on Sunday and drive like an idiot , crash a 1/2 millon dollar$ worth of race cars , fuck up two other drivers seasons and that should be okay ?
Maybe you can have some of the Med's that Tony's not been taking !
Don't get me wrong I know what Tony does and MOST of the time I like him but ..... he still drives like a dickhead !!
I don't have a problem with him racing hard or flipping people off, that's part of racing. I'm just tired of him saying rough driving this rough driving that and he doesn't give anyone a single fucking inch. He wants everyone to get the hell out of his way, but when it's the other way around he doesn't give an inch.
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