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If the tide and momentum starts going our way, we can knock two or three wins off in a row. By no means is his spot locked up now, but it goes a long way, and if he can just have a decent finish in the final two races before “The Chase” begins, he will have a chance...

Tony Stewart already had a grin under his budding beard when the pickup truck hauling the three-time Sprint Cup champ and fellow driver Martin Truex Jr. eased to a stop on pit road at Watkins Glen global on Sunday afternoon.

“I think it’s a little early to pass judgment whether we got it figured out”.

He said that “The videos did not demonstrate any aberrational driving by Tony Stewart until the point of impact with Kevin Ward, at which point his vehicle veered to the right up the track as a result of the collision”.

AJ Allmendinger drives during qualifying for today’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen global in Watkins Glen, New York Allmendinger won the pole position.

He is also referred to as the “Rushville Rocket”, “Tony the Tiger”, “The Columbus Comet” and “Big Orange”. There was no comment from Stewart, who was with his crew in the garage before a final practice Friday afternoon. He would do...

AJ Allmendinger has won the Sprint Cup pole at Watkins Glen global.

The fact of the matter is if Kevin Ward Jr. didn’t come down on the track that was active, Kevin Ward Jr. would be racing a sprint vehicle tomorrow night and Tony Stewart wouldn’t be replaying that tragedy everyday.

It’s been almost two decades since Jeff Gordon won his first Sprint Cup road race. Fans reflect on Tony Stewart’s career a year after a tragic accident… “I’d love to race in the rain”. Kyle Busch takes a break and American Idol David Cook to...

Since the incident, Stewart has not competed in a sprint-car race. Drivers with at least one win and in the top 30 in points are virtually assured of a spot in the field of 16. He trails David Gilliland (currently ranked 30th) by 13 points with five regular season races remaining.

As he was out for final practice, news broke that the family of Kevin Ward Jr. filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Stewart. The suit alleges that Stewart behaved recklessly during a caution period in an Empire Sprint Series race last year at Canandaigua Speedway.

The lawsuit, filed on Friday in New York, includes claims that Stewart wrongfully caused Ward’s death by acting with “wanton, reckless and malicious intent and negligence”.

“Hell, I’ll take that”, he replied. From 1997-99, Gordon won three straight Watkins Glen events, but hasn’t had a top-five since that 2001 win. He has only three top-five outings this season but will get plenty of attention this weekend as he is honored...