NASCAR Championship Notes-n-Nuggets " Tony Stewart Won his third Cup Series championship in 464 starts. He won the 2002 and 2005 Cup championships. " Tony Stewart is the only driver to win a Cup championship in the pre-chase format (2002) and the Chase format (2005,2011). " Tony Stewart has been in the Chase's seven of eight seasons, all but 2006 when he missed the Chase by 16 points. " Tony Stewart is the ninth driver to win three or more championships in the 63 Cup Series seasons. " Tony Stewart is the first driver to enter the Chase winless in the regular season to win the championship. " This is the first time 1-2 in points have been tied at the end of the season. " Tony Stewart made his first Cup start at Daytona in Feb. 1999 and has started every race since. " Tony Stewart has at least one Cup victory in each of his 13 seasons -- the longest active streak. " Tony Stewart is the eighth driver to win Cup Series championships for more than one organization and the first since Terry Labonte in 1996. " Tony Stewart is the first owner/driver to win a championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992. " Tony Stewart is the seventh driver to win the championship and the season finale. " This is the first-time the champion and second in points finished 1-2 in the season finale. " Tony Stewart's nine top-fives are the fewest top-five finishes by a champion since Bill Rexford had five in the 1950 season with only 17 starts. " This is the 28th Cup Series title for a Chevrolet driver including the past seven. " Tony Stewart is 40 years old (May 20, 1971) from Columbus Ind. He is the oldest champion in the Chase era. " Crew Chief Darian Grubb earned his first Cup Series championship. He has been a Cup crew chief for 148 races.
Copyright 1999-2013 | AutoRacing1 is an
independent internet online publication and is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed
by IndyCar, NASCAR, FIA, Sprint, or any other series sponsor.
This material may not be published, broadcast, or redistributed without
permission.
