“People thought I was just trying to be an a****** all the time to be an a******. No, I was uncomfortable. I just didn’t like the position I was in.” That one statement from Tony Stewart has many more layers to it than one sees on the surface. Through his time in both NASCAR and IndyCar, Stewart had a relentless hunger to win. Add to that his fiery, uncompromising temperament and several on-track rivalries, and his nickname ‘Smoke’ fits the bill perfectly.
But beneath it all was a man creating his legacy the hard way, toiling for years to achieve one of the most remarkable careers in motorsport. But the accompanying fame and the…
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