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Two-time Cup champion Tony Stewart visits with FOXSports.com to discuss his first season as an owner/driver, the driver he would vote into the All-Star race and more.
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" Hi I'm Bryan -- Tony Stewart drives the number fourteen Chevrolet for Stewart -- were pleased to be joined by the two time cup champion Tony -- first year. As a driver and team owner. What part of owning it he is -- league like you expected it going at him."
" I don't know if everything's been so smooth so far that I'm not sure that I thought. Found the higher the low yet of owning my own race team that. It has been really smooth which has been surprising I think it then -- went much well much better than I thought. We knew going into the season I thought it would be a lot more work from my standpoint that. You know it showed me that I made the right decisions hiring the right people for the right positions and that I don't have to be there all the time and I don't have to watch over I mean that the shops real self sufficient. Bobby hats and does a great job as a competition director and we developed a lot of great people in Europe or office and keep the business like going to so it allows me. A lot more flexibility to to have some free time to myself and enough to be a driver on the weekends. You your teammate Ryan Newman will -- qualify for the chase for the cup right now are you surprised by organizations early. Yeah -- you know I think we all knew that it was it has the potential we just didn't know how. How long will it take for all of us to gel together and I think everything's worked right out the box really well the overall and extremely happy with the results and a you know hopefully I can say in this position where we can get both cars in the chase and have a shot a one run for the -- looked in -- year. You -- teams on smaller circuit for years was only a NASCAR team of the you always wanted to deal. I can't say that it was even on the radar at and I think it was so far fetched and and you know all my life I wanted to drive you know it wasn't till. Became a car owner in the short track theories and became me at track owner that. You know it became a possibility and then I guess those kind of following suit with -- just I was. An opportunity that that hasn't come along in NASCAR and a you know I don't know how many times it will come along better and you know the right opportunity for us the right time and a and I feel like that our our background. Noting race teams and enriched trachsel. You know you know I know that I enjoy this item that I know that that's something I'd like to do after my drive anchors over. Drugs in sports always a hot topic that includes NASCAR would Jeremy mayfield they actually do you think drugs are problem in that car. I don't think it's a problem but the good thing is that we've got NASCAR ignorant their policy in place to make sure that it doesn't become a problem and that's something that. We're proud of him and we're proud that we have a sanctioning body like NASCAR that that does the random testing every weekend I mean there's not a race weekend goes by that they don't. Have the numbers come -- and and that have different drivers different crewmembers they get selected each weekend is to go through the random test so. Having that Powell in place something that were we feel lot of comfort in his drivers and owners knowing that the we have a sanctioning body that. I won't let that can control finally all our race this weekend and get a chance to vote their favorite driver into the race if you lot not -- voted who would you pick. I gotta go with the sentimental side got I would pick Joey MacDonald because over -- Home Depot car and Gibbs racing so you know we've. We've always been in the race since we started and 999 together and I would make sure that that target. Okay Tony thank taking the time good luck this weekend in Charlotte for more racy videos keep a log on foxsports.com. Bryan Webber will he next."
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