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Tony Stewart Biography

The American stock car racer Tony Stewart was born in 1971 in Columbus, Indiana. Tony spent his childhood racing go karts and even won the World Karting Association championship when he was sixteen years old. In 1991, he began racing for the United States Auto Club, earning the Rookie of the Year Award in 1991. Four years later, Tony won the Triple Crown of the USAC, winning the Silver Crown, Sprint, and National Midget.

Around the same time, Tony Stewart also began racing stock cars, making his NASCAR debut in 1996. Since that time, Stewart has risen to become a NASCAR favorite and three-time Sprint Cup Series champion. Up until 2008, Stewart drove the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing car sponsored by The Home Depot. Between 2002 and 2005 he earned two championships and was usually in the top five for most races. Today, he races the No. 14 Chevrolet SS in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.

In addition to his own racing, Tony Stewart owns a number of racing cars and owns a fifty percent stake in Stewart-Haas Racing. He also owns multiple USAC car owner titles in the Silver Crown division, and in 2004 he purchased the Eldora Speedway in Ohio. Additional raceways under Stewart’s ownership include  Macon Speedway in Macon, Illinois and Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, Kentucky.

The Tony Stewart Foundation, established in 2003, is another focus of Stewart’s time. The foundation serves to help chronically ill and underprivileged children, and raises funds for other similar organizations worldwide.