CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK: TOP `99 ROOKIE AT IRWINDALE.Byline: Steve Ramirez Staff Writer FONTANA - Tony Stewart For other persons named Tony Stewart, see Tony Stewart (disambiguation). Anthony Wayne "Tony" Stewart (born May 20, 1971) is an auto racing driver who was born in Columbus, Indiana. He has won championships in sprint cars, Indy cars, and stock cars. , 1999 NASCAR NASCAR (National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing), organization that sanctions American stock-car races, est. 1948. It held its first race in Daytona Beach, Fla. Winston Cup Rookie of the Year Rookie of the Year may refer to:
Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box 100 at Irwindale Speedway Irwindale Speedway is a motorsports facility located in Irwindale, California. It features banked, paved 1/2 and 1/3 mile oval tracks. It is mainly used for USAC sprint car and regional NASCAR races. . Barring any unseen circumstances, Stewart will drive the car owned and operated by Kenny Smith, an El Monte resident. Stewart, who failed to make the top 25 in first-round qualifying for Sunday's NAPA Auto Parts 500 at California Speedway, will be making his second appearance at the twin-ring facility. A former USAC USAC Universal Service Administrative Company USAC United States Auto Club USAC Universidad de San Carlos (University of San Carlos, Guatemala) USAC US Airways Center (Phoenix, Arizona) national champion, Stewart finished a disappointing second to Jason Leffler of Long Beach in last season's USAC Turkey Night Grand Prix The Turkey Night Grand Prix is an annual race of sprint cars and midget cars. It has been held on Thanksgiving night most years since 1934. It is currently held in Irwindale, California. Drivers The event is considered a major event in the sprint and midget cars series. . --Mayfield in limbo: NASCAR announced Friday that it has not reached a conclusion toward a possible rules violation involving the No. 12 Ford Taurus driven by Jeremy Mayfield. The possible violation were the result of a postrace inspection following the DieHard 500 at Talladega, Ala., two weeks ago. NASCAR has yet to announce what it found wrong. ``Simply put, we did find an issue with (Mayfield's car) at Talladega,'' said Mike Helton, NASCAR vice president and chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. . ``When there is an issue, NASCAR has to be precise and correct as we can be when we react to an issue. ``Because of different things on our plate - the test (April 17) at Talladega, the Easter holidays - this is taking a little bit longer. We will probably have something come out regarding this issue next week. We are not denying the fact we have an issue with (Mayfield's car). We just ask for everyone's patience until we get this wrapped up and we'll talk about the details next week.'' --Unhurt: Mike Bliss was uninjured after crashing in turn two during Friday's morning practice session. Bliss was taken to track care center, examined and released. He suffered minor bruises. ``It's frustrating,'' said Bliss, who made a qualifying attempt in his back-up car. ``I feel bad. I don't care about myself. It's those guys working on it that I feel bad for. They've got enough junk at the shop right now to repair.'' --Busch update: Jeff Burton had the top speed Friday during the final practice for today's NASCAR Busch series Auto Club 300. Burton, who will start second, led the speed chart with a fast lap of 175.187 mph. Pole-sitter Jeff Green was next at 174.762. Palmdale native Ron Hornaday, who starts 16th, was seventh at 174.271 mph. Pole-sitter Ken Schrader led practice for the Winston West Pontiac WideTrack Grand Prix 100 with a fast lap of 175.187 mph. CAPTION(S): box Box: NAPA Auto Parts 500 schedule of events |
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