Tony the Terrible
The split personality of Tony Stewart was on display last weekend. After visiting with a terminally ill child and then donating an assortment of items including bullet proof vests to the Indianapolis Police Department, Stewart slipped into his other persona during the USAC Silver Crown Series race at O'Reilly Raceway Park.

If you've seen the fan video then you know all about the USAC official holding Stewart's driver on pit road - doing what he was told by the tower - then assaulted verbally and physically moments later by an angry Smoke.

Stewart slapped and shoved the official, throwing his headsets to the ground, before storming away. It was an action that would have gotten him thrown out of pretty much every other sanctioning body inthe country.

But not USAC.

USAC will meet with Stewart this week and I'll bet the family fortune (not much mind you) Stewart will have his wrists slapped with a lot less force than he used on the official.

Tony fans say he's passionate about racing. His detractors says he's a bully and needs to return to anger management.

I'm somewhere in the middle.

I don't think that all the charity work and donations he makes shoudl give him a free pass for stuff like what happened last Thursday.

But I also think it is cool to see someone who is such a throwback to guys like A.J. Foyt, who not surprisingly is Stewart's hero.

USAC got some major national attention of a niche series in the process and I'll bet Stewart has already talked with the official.

Maybe Stewart has it figured out anyways. He can get all of the anger at officials out of the way at USAC and short track events before each NASCAR weekend where an incident like what happened at ORP would have landed him at least a week or two suspension.
Posted: 7/28/2008 10:30:06 AM
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I'm sure you sleep well every night Mouthflap. Swilling cases of beer does that to you. That's why you burped.
Posted On: 8/15/2008 12:03:23 PM
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Posted On: 8/14/2008 8:32:03 AM
Sorry - Roofflap - but you don't "see things as they are" - you see things as YOU see them - big difference. I don't recall ever saying I spoke for any NASCAR fan other than myself. Last time I looked I was allowed to see things the way I saw them also. btw - the way you sleep is of little importance in this venue - I thought we were talking about racing & what an arrogant jerk TS is..... which he has proven by HIS actions time after time after time after time - etc etc etc etc
Posted On: 8/8/2008 6:04:50 PM
I just see things the way they are and not the way I want them to be. It's simple Tony has very high expectations for himself and he loses control sometimes. You are being very judgemental and simple minded. Tony acts like a fool on occasion, but he his very calm and collected most of the time. Who is arrogant here when you say "most NASCAR fans feel the same way we do"? Nice to know all the fans can count on the red headed step child and danada1 to stick up for all the NASCAR fans. I'll sleep better, tonight. Burp.
Posted On: 8/7/2008 12:25:08 PM
Right on to you too Red Headed Woman. Roofflap's amorous crush on Stewart aside, most NASCAR fans feel the same way we do. There's always a few beer swilling slugs that grunt like apes when Stewart acts like a fool. I agree that Stewart is a throwback from the past. But it's the neanderthal past.
Posted On: 8/1/2008 3:01:29 AM
Right on danerno...... and as I've said many times before - Tony is an arrogant jerk. "Throw back' my hind leg - he behaves like a 12 year old over and over again and then of course feels entitled because folks use the ole 'that's just Tony' line. BS..... If TS is looking for perfection, he should avoid all mirrors.
Posted On: 7/28/2008 6:19:11 PM
Tony Stewart is not immature and he is definitely not little. Tony is a throw back to when racing had passion. Although, I can see how that can be interpreted as immature in this world of political correctness. Tony has high expectations for everything he does and anything less than perfect is unacceptable. Could Tony handle situations, differently? Sure, he could, but where would that leave all the Stewart haters. Tony has issues, but we all know, you do, too. Welcome to reality.

Stewart adds spice to a sport that definietly needs the help. Especially after this weekend's spectacle. Lighten up and enjoy the show.
Posted On: 7/28/2008 2:43:52 PM
I've said it many times before, and I'll say it again. Stewart is an immature, out of control little puke who feels he needs to act macho for all of his boyfriends. He's a discredit to all of racing, especially NASCAR. His main charity is the "Stewart Adoration Society".
Posted On: 7/28/2008 11:57:31 AM

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