It is funny that the press (and some bloggers) thought Kyle Busch was in a slump because he hadn't won in what 2 weeks!

But there are a number of drivers who haven't won in quite a while.

Tony is my guy and He is currently 12th  and on the bubble 499 points behind the leader. His finish average this year is 14.7,  with no wins, 4 top 5's, 6 top 10's, 2 DNF's.  

This is his lowest average finish in his NASCAR career. I guess he will have to resort to point racing for the remainder of the chase. He can not afford anymore DNF's or early race crashes. 

However this is his prime time and when it gets hot and the tracks get slick Smoke kicks it into a different gear.

Tony likes racing at MIS with 8 top 5 finishes and 12 top 10's in 18 starts. He say's there are plenty of grooves and you can race from the white line all the way to the wall.  

Tony's quotes about MIS: "The drivers can really help themselves out if they don't have a car that's working right. You can move around on the race track and find a spot that helps your car do what you need it to do."

"I####uy gets going and gets his car balanced, then he'll tend to run away," Stewart said. "That's just the characteristic of that kind of track. It's fast, it's flat and momentum is so important there, that i####uy is off just a little, he's off a lot. The drivers like it from the standpoint that if you can find a way to get around it a little better, then it'll help them in the long run. You end up racing the race track instead of each other."

Tony's primary chassis at MIS is #209 which he ran at Charlotte 5/25/08 starting 31st and finishing 18th.  His backup chassis is #203 which he ran at Fontana 2/24/08 s6*/ f7th, Atlanta 3/9/08 32/2nd and Texas 4/6/08 24/7th. 

All of the Gibbs drivers are using their Charlotte cars as their primary this week. Bet Kyle likes that #193 - s1/f3. Denny #208 - s16/f24.

OK SMOKE LET's ROLL!

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So many want to blame NASCAR and Toyota but who really is to blame?

Back in the 1980s the Big 3 and the UAW handed the foreign auto makers the market on a silver platter. Some of the Big 3 started marketing foreign cars with their names on them. Then they allowed their dealers to sell foreign cars from their dealerships.

What a SWEET deal. NO - planning and developement expense, land acquisition and building overhead, hiring sales and maintenance staff (they were already there and trained by the Big 3). And then there is no UAW with the bloated contracts which added thousands to the cost per vehicle. So they didn't start out with a level playing field.

The next BIG 3 blunder was during the first gas shortage (and actually today too) they refused to alter their lineup of products until the competition was already producing smaller fuel efficient vehicles. They insisted on producing their big gas guzzlers where they were making the most profit (SUV's today). Leaving themselves to play catch-up.

They say insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.

Do we even have to mention quality? They have made great strides in recent years, but why did they wait so long and only after they were getting their a**es kicked?

There really isn't such a thing as a 'American' car anymore. I am not a Toyota lover or owner. The last 3 cars I bought were 'American' (GM), two were built in Canada and one in Mexico. When I go to the dealer to buy genuine GM factory parts they are made in china. And they are importing whole engines to put in “American” cars.

I am not anti-union. I've been a union member for over thirty years and I know that they have gotten fat and complacent. You want to talk about people rolling over in their graves, let the founding fathers of the labor movement see what has happened to them.

The top leaders (executives?) of the unions act like C.E.O.s with all the luxuries and have forgotten where they started and who/what they are working for. They used to go out and orgainize all of the plants and the contracts were almost identical amoung the Big 3 , a level playing field.

Now all they want to do is tell people they are unpatriotic if they buy a 'foreign' car even if it is made here.

So you tell me who sold America out to Toyota?

It sure wasn't NASCAR

In celebration of Tony's 37th birthday we submit this to help him get it started.

Who would have thought that Smoke would be considered the level headed one at JGR. LOL

But as we are approaching June and it is sure to get Hot out we are ready for Smoke to turn up the Heat! It's time  to show the Shrub how it is done.

High School Picture - Anthony Wayne Stewart

1992 - 21 years old 

Watkins Glenn - 2005     

2005 Championship

Daytona Pepsi 400 - 2005 & 2006

Chicagoland - 2007

Let's have a great summer and see you in the winners circle soon Smoke.

How many races do you think Tony will win this year?

Will Tony & Jr team up and help each other at the super speedways again, I think they work together better than their teamates do.

Thanks JW.