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Stewart unusually pleased with fifth-place finish, will donate his winnings
By SceneDaily Staff
Monday, June 16, 2008
BROOKLYN, Mich. – Joe Gibbs Racing's Tony Stewart was especially pleased with his fifth-place finish in Sunday's LifeLock 400 at Michigan International Speedway. That was, in part, because Stewart was donating his portion of the race winnings to the American Red Cross in Columbus, Ind., to aid flood victims.
Stewart returned home from Pocono Raceway a week ago to find his home town swamped by the floods, leading him to make the pledge.
His positive outlook was also because Stewart had a best finish of 18th in his last four NASCAR Sprint Cup races. So running well and then managing to also finish well felt good for Stewart and his team.
"I'm happy we got a top-five for everyone in Columbus, Indiana, and that we can do something to help our community out," he said. "It's been on my mind all weekend. That's what this top-five is for. It feels like a win. As bad as we've been the last couple of weeks, this feels like a win. We've just been frustrated all year.
"But we got a good top-five and raised a lot of money for the people in Columbus, and that's the main thing. … When it's your own community and your own neighbors, it's good to generate a good amount of winnings for our community."
Crew chief Greg Zipadelli admitted the race was a constant struggle to get a handle on the car. Stewart led for one lap, but his team found itself constantly chasing the setup of the car on the 2-mile track before settling in for the solid finish.
"Our car wasn't good enough in the beginning to get up there," Zipadelli said. "We made a lot of adjustments on it. Rubbers in, rubbers out, air pressure - just a ton of stuff. It worked out today to get at least a top-five out of it."
Mentioned Drivers: Tony Stewart
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10 responses to "Stewart unusually pleased with fifth-place finish, will donate his winnings". Post a Comment.
Chrissie Bennett said:
Jun 15, 2008 at 10:18 PMI think that is great what Tony is doing with his portion of the winnings. Way to go Tony
Anonymous said:
Jun 15, 2008 at 10:20 PMway to go Tony.
Anonymous said:
Jun 16, 2008 at 5:48 AMLuv ya, Tony You're great
Flying Squirrel said:
Jun 16, 2008 at 9:11 AMfans can say what they will about Tony, but he's proven he has a heart of gold. this donation to flood survivors, $1 million to victory junction & more. great stuff off the track... best of luck the rest of the season on the track!
carol boudreau said:
Jun 16, 2008 at 12:19 PMYou can say what you want about "The bad bay of NASCAR" BUT, he loves his family and his community. I am sure that they can use all the help they can get. I am sure also, that all of NASCAR is proud of him, as all of his fans are too!!! Great Work TONY! WE LOVE YOU
carol boudreau said:
Jun 16, 2008 at 12:21 PMYou can say what you want about "The bad boy of NASCAR" BUT, he loves his family and his community. I am sure that they can use all the help they can get. I am sure also, that all of NASCAR is proud of him, as all of his fans are too!!! Great Work TONY! WE LOVE YOU
Gladys Bedwell said:
Jun 16, 2008 at 3:36 PMSmokem you got a heart of Gold, you are the best!
scott raymond said:
Jun 16, 2008 at 6:17 PMgreat tony finally luck went your way. we all know you should have at least 2 wins already, so keep driving hard. finally after a race on sunday i was able to sleep thanks to your good finish this weekend. and also you have sanoma coming up lets get the win.
Rex Lee said:
Jun 18, 2008 at 1:34 PMTony"best race car driver ever"Stewart!!!!!That was a good finish but not what Tony wanted at all.Things are comming together now, even if it's taken awhile this year.His pit crew has been making fast stops all season,they've struggled some on set-ups but Zippy has kept him in the race."Smoke" will be banging fenders for wins the rest of the season.Your a good man Tony for doing the things you do.Your fans commend you for that.And your fans are your fans because when the green flag drops the #%^*^$#%^* stops "Smoke" is dead off in the middle of it makin' it happen!!GO "SMOKE"!!!
Danny Seibert said:
Jun 19, 2008 at 12:06 PMTONY TELL NASCAR WHAT YOU THINK DON'T LET THEM BULLY YOU. THE CAR IS JUNK.