Tony Stewart Puts Indy 500 in the Past With Focus on the Daytona 500

During his inaugural season in the Indy Racing League in 1996, he sat on the pole for the series' biggest race of the year, along with being crowned the Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year. The following year in 1997 he became an IRL champion on the strength of one win, four top-five, and six top 10 finishes. Five times during his IRL career, Tony Stewart entered Gasoline Alley during the month of May, hoping that his turn would come when he could wrap his hands around the cold bottle milk that awaits the winner. While taking a closer look at all the accolades that Stewart has garnered throughout his 15 plus years driving professionally. Along with the Indy 500 that has eluded this one time IRL, and two-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, the ...

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