Tony Stewart upset with NASCAR's penalty, 'super glad' he's at NHRA event rather than playoff race
foxnews.comNASCAR legend Tony Stewart was still fuming Wednesday after the stock car racing organization determined the race team he co-owns manipulated the finish of last week’s race.
Stewart-Haas racing is still appealing the $200,000 fine and ruling, but Stewart decided not to talk about the decision. NASCAR said Tuesday a review of data and team communications showed that the race team manipulated the results of the Charlotte race, the final event of the Round of 12 in the playoffs. "I’m not going to talk about it," Stewart said Wednesday in Texas for his 13th Smoke Show racing fantasy camp, which raises money for Speedway Children’s Charities in the state.
Tony Stewart talks to other drivers prior to the SRX qualifying race at Sharon Speedway July 23, 2022, in Hartford, Ohio. (Jason Miller/SRX/Getty Images) He’s set to go to the NHRA Texas Fall Nationals in Ennis, Texas, instead of this weekend’s NASCAR race in Las Vegas.
He has a car in the NHRA’s top two divisions. "Super glad I’m going drag racing this weekend," Stewart said. "If it weren’t for the fact that I’ve got a couple of appearances that I have to make, I wouldn’t be in another NASCAR race the rest of the year.
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