Tony Stewart leaves Joe Gibbs Racing

Tony Stewart and Joe Gibbs Racing have agreed to part ways at the end of the 2008 season. Stewart is reportedly headed to Haas/CNC Racing next year and will have an ownership stake in the two-car Sprint Cup Series team.
Stewart has scheduled a news conference Thursday at Chicagoland Speedway to announce his future plans in NASCAR.
He will be in the Joe Gibbs Racing No. 20 Toyota for the remainder of the Cup season and will race in two Nationwide Series races for the team. He will be in the No. 20 car for JGR in the Nationwide Series races at this weekend at Chicagoland Speedway in Illinois and Aug. 16 at Michigan International Speedway.
"I cannot thank Joe and J.D. Gibbs enough for the opportunity they gave me and for the support they've given me throughout my entire NASCAR career," Stewart said. "I've learned so much from them and have a tremendous amount of respect for what they've built."
Stewart won two Cup championships and 32 Cup races racing for Joe Gibbs Racing.
"We've had a lot of success with Tony in our 12 years here at Joe Gibbs Racing," said J.D. Gibbs, president of JGR. "While this moment is bittersweet, we're parting on good terms and we know that each of us has benefited greatly from the other."