Tony Stewart says he would fire NASCAR's entire upper management
The gist
NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart said he would fire all of NASCAR's upper management on day one.
The comment lands as his own race teams keep winning titles across series.
How it unfolded
- Feb 13, 2026Stewart, 54, was out early after contact in his NASCAR return in the Craftsman Truck Series at Daytona, driving the No. 25 Ram; when his crew chief radioed about doing it again, Stewart replied there was "a pretty good shot of that."
- Sep 18, 2026Tony Stewart Racing announced eight-time NHRA Top Fuel world champion Tony Schumacher signed a multi-year deal to drive for the team starting with the 2027 NHRA Mission Foods Drag Racing Series season.
- Oct 17, 2026Rico Abreu won the Interstate Batteries High Limit Racing championship, giving Stewart his 37th owners' title and his 10th sprint car owners' championship.
Key terms
- NASCAR
- American auto racing sanctioning and operating company best known for stock car racing.
- NHRA
- A governing body that sets rules for drag racing and hosts events across the United States and Canada.
- sprint cars
- Open-wheel race cars built mainly to race on short oval dirt or paved tracks.
Source: Wikipedia