The two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart was caught in an accident at Dover International Raceway, ruining his race after 17 laps and he finished 41st for his fourth poor finish in five races.
It’s far too early to predict the same thing will happen to Stewart this year. But if his luck doesn’t change soon, Stewart and his No. 20 team will be in for a long summer.
He led 61 laps at Talladega, only to be caught in a wreck 14 laps from the finish and wound up 38th. Two races later, he was wrecked by Elliott Sadler two laps into the Darlington event and finished 21st.
“I take 100 per cent responsibility. It’s my fault for being even anywhere close to Elliott,” a sarcastic Stewart offered. “If I’m within a half a lap of him, I expect that to happen.”
Rather, Stewart needs to shore up his future plans so everyone around him can focus on finally getting into Victory Lane this season.
So Stewart needs to get through his event at Eldora, where he hopes to raise $1 million to give to Kyle Petty toward construction on a new camp in Kansas City for chronically ill children. Then he needs to sort out his plans because dragging this out much longer might certainly sink his season.
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