Stewart car 2 for 2
Apparently there was some debate on whether Tony Stewart's NASCAR Nextel Cup Series team would take the same car that won the race at Chicagoland Speedway to Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Stewart is glad his team chose the Chicagoland car, even though it wasn't his first choice.
Chassis No. 143 was up against a car that won three races last year. Stewart was leaning toward the three-time winner, but crew chief Greg Zipadelli chose the Chicagoland winner.
“We debated about which two cars we should bring back,” said Stewart, driver of the No. 20 Chevrolet for Joe Gibbs Racing. “I wanted the car that we didn’t run. That’s why he’s the crew chief and I’m the driver. I get in the one that has my name on it and that’s the one I drive that weekend.”
The car that won the races at Chicagoland and Indianapolis is a new one. It is two-for-two in Cup races.
No word yet on if the car will make the trip to Pocono Raceway in Pennsylvania for this weekend's Cup race.
Comments
This was pretty interesting, hadn't heard this anywhere else. Given his personality, I'm surprised that Stewart defers to anyone on matters like this, even his crew chief.
Posted by: thedope | July 31, 2007 8:10 AM