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102-742: UMP was created in 1984 by Bob Memmer. In late 2002, the organization was bought by Ken Schrader , Bob Sargent, Robert Lawton and Howard Commander. In late 2004, UMP merged with Doug Bland's Xtreme DirtCar Series and was bought by Boundless, later rebranded World Racing Group . UMP began by sanctioning UMP Late Model and UMP Modified cars. UMP Modified cars are quite similar in appearance to IMCA Modified cars. UMP reorganized their class system in 2007 by sanctioning one new class. The revised class system included: UMP Super Late Models, UMP Modifieds, UMP Pro(Crate) Late Models, UMP Limited Modifieds, UMP Sportsman, and UMP Street Stocks, UMP Factory Stocks,& UMP 4 Cylinders. UMP announced in late November 2007 that

204-454: A NASCAR Supertrucks practice session on May 13. He won his final pole with Hendrick, at Pocono Raceway and dropped back to 17th in points. He survived a horrific crash in the DieHard 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. After he improved only to 12th in the standings in 1996 , Schrader left Hendrick Motorsports after a nine-year association with the team. In 1997 , Schrader was hired to drive

306-537: A bang, as he qualified his No. 20 The Home Depot -sponsored Pontiac on the outside pole for the Daytona 500 . He showed courage in one of the Gatorade Twin 125s when he was involved in a battle with Dale Earnhardt for the lead in the last laps. Though Earnhardt came out on top, Stewart had nonetheless impressed quite a few people with his performance. In the 500, Stewart ran near the front until problems with

408-412: A close second to fellow rookie Buzz Calkins . He also led laps at Phoenix in the early stages before a myriad of pit stop woes and mechanical issues led to his early exit from the race. For his Indianapolis 500 debut, he initially qualified on the outside of the front row, but the disqualification of Arie Luyendyk 's time and the death of his teammate Scott Brayton a week later propelled Stewart to

510-782: A first-timer in 1966. Not surprisingly, he ran away with the Winston Cup Rookie of the Year award. Stewart also attempted to race 1,100 miles (1,800 km) on Memorial Day weekend , as he competed in both the Indy 500 during the day and the Coca-Cola 600 in Charlotte, N.C., at night. He finished in the Top 10 at both races: 9th in the 1999 Indianapolis 500 and 4th at Charlotte. However, he only completed 1,090 miles (1,750 km) of

612-591: A fleet of the new Toyota cars. After two weeks, it was announced that a primary sponsor had backed out of its deal, leaving BAM Racing and Schrader with no other option but to temporarily suspend operations. NASCAR.com reported on April 15, 2008, that the team would enter a hiatus, and not return to racing until the fall. Schrader ran the race in a one-off at Talladega on April 27, 2008, in the No. 70 Haas/CNC Chevrolet, sponsored by Hunt Brothers Pizza , qualifying 3rd, but finishing 42nd due to motor problems. Schrader qualified

714-474: A fourth Richard Childress Racing entry into the Coca-Cola 600 on May 25. He qualified the No. 33 Camping World Chevy in the 33rd position and finished 33rd. Schrader signed a multi-race deal in August that allowed him to share a seat with Joey Logano for Jeff Moorad ( Hall of Fame Racing ) in the No. 96 DLP HDTV Toyota in various races through the end of the year. It was later announced that he would split

816-541: A one-time ride in the Craftsman Truck Series with Mueller Brothers racing, where he finished 10th. Stewart was poised to improve his IRL standing in the 1996-97 season but at times he struggled to finish. He failed to finish the first three races of a ten-race schedule, but recovered to come in second at Phoenix . At that year's Indy 500 , Stewart's car was good enough to enable him to win his first IRL race, leading 64 laps. However, he trailed off near

918-409: A pit stop seemed like an unlikely contender for the win. However, Stewart amazed the audience when in the final 10 laps he drove from 14th up to second place, and passed Boris Said to take the lead and win. After the race, Stewart said he no longer wanted to climb the catch-fencing at Daytona because of the fans crowding him but he later changed his mind on that thought. On July 23, Stewart once again

1020-399: A pullover site sealing Stewart's win. As Joe Gibbs Racing officially switched its manufacturer partnership from Chevrolet to Toyota , Stewart began the 2008 season with a 6th-place start in the Daytona 500 . During this race, he was only able to come up with a 3rd-place finish after being passed by Ryan Newman and Kurt Busch on the last lap. The finish of this race was somewhat like

1122-508: A race high 132 laps, but a late race caution moved Stewart to 2nd, where he finished behind Jeff Gordon . In the following week, Stewart implied the cautions were "bogus" and that NASCAR is "rigged like professional wrestling ". On June 4, 2007, Stewart and Kurt Busch had another altercation on pit road in the Autism Speaks 400 at Dover . Kurt Busch passed Stewart on the inside and then slid up, which caused contact, sending him into

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1224-526: A repeat of the previous year's Daytona 500 , in which Stewart's close friend Kevin Harvick passed Mark Martin to win it. On lap 109 of the UAW-Dodge 400 , Stewart's car cut a tire and slammed hard into the turn 3 retaining wall. Although he climbed out under his own power, Stewart was transported by ambulance to the infield care center. Stewart had complained about a sore foot from a wreck that occurred

1326-400: A reputation of having a hot temper, and he became known as NASCAR's "bad boy". Stewart started the 2002 season even more inauspiciously than last year's, as the Daytona 500 lasted just two laps for him due to a blown engine. He went on to win twice early in the season at Atlanta and Richmond, but he was only seventh in the points standings at the season's halfway point. At Darlington, Stewart

1428-456: A rough Bud Shootout on February 12, Stewart expressed concern to the media about the possibility of aggressive driving resulting in the serious injury or death of a driver. It came during a week in which the racing world remembered the fifth anniversary of Dale Earnhardt's death. Just a few days later, during the Daytona 500 , Stewart was involved in several incidents with Jeff Gordon , Kyle Busch , and Matt Kenseth , whom he chased halfway across

1530-467: A scary start for the 2001 season: during the Daytona 500 , he was involved in an 18-car crash on lap 173. The crash began on the back straightaway and also collected Bobby Labonte and his brother Terry , Rusty Wallace , Steve Park , Jason Leffler , Jerry Nadeau , Buckshot Jones , Andy Houston , Ward Burton , Mark Martin , Kenny Wallace , Jeff Gordon , Elliott Sadler , Dale Jarrett , Jeff Burton , John Andretti , and Robby Gordon . Stewart took

1632-517: A season best finish of 21st at Martinsville during the fall race. He ran thirteen races for the team in the Sprint Cup Series in 2012. Schrader also inked a deal to run at least nine races in 2013 for FAS Lane Racing with Federated Auto Parts as the sponsor. Schrader ran in the truck series at the inaugural Mudsummer Classic at Eldora Speedway . In qualifying at Eldora, Schrader had a lap speed of 91.329 miles per hour (146.980 km/h),

1734-449: A second Cup championship. Stewart got collected in a multi-car crash, which started when Robby Gordon repaid Greg Biffle some retaliation, and Stewart t-boned Biffle. Stewart had to make repairs and lost three laps. He finished two laps down, causing him to lose his shot at his second championship. Gordon did not get off the hook however and was penalized with a $ 15,000 fine and a 50-point deduction for his actions. After losing his bid for

1836-640: A shoulder injury due to two heavy crashes in both the Busch and Cup races at Charlotte during the Memorial Day Weekend races (Stewart's Busch car hit the Turn 4 wall so hard it even knocked the rear end off the car). During the Dover race, he was substituted by Ricky Rudd and, in later weeks, had to drive in pain. Additionally, he has once again been involved in several on-track controversies. Following

1938-497: A sixth-place finish at Bristol Motor Speedway . He had three more Top 10s the following season and matched his previous year's run of 31st in points. In 2006 , Schrader drove the No. 21 Little Debbie / Motorcraft / United States Air Force Ford for Wood Brothers Racing, earning his final two career Top 10s that season. In 2007, he ran a part-time schedule with the Wood Brothers, sharing the ride with rookie Jon Wood . After

2040-550: A track record, and clinched the pole, becoming the oldest pole winner in any NASCAR series at age 58. He eventually finished 14th. On May 21, 2013, he became the oldest ARCA race winner. On October 27, 2013, Schrader announced that he would retire from NASCAR after the 2013 season; he described it as "not retirement", but that there were "just no plans to come back"; he planned to continue competing in ARCA and dirt modified events. Despite his retirement, Schrader drove an entry in

2142-536: Is 90 points. Bonus Points= 1 point for every car in the pits over 20 in their division in the pits that night. UMP Racing Points Breakdown for all eight UMP racing divisions. 1st-75, 2nd-70, 3rd-65, 4th-60, 5th-58, 6th-56, 7th-54, 8th-52, 9th-50 10th-48, 11th-46, 12th-44, 13th-42, 14th-40, 15th 38, 16th-36, 17th-34, 18th-32, 19th-30, 20th-28, 21st-26, 22nd-24, 23rd-22, 24th-20. Year: Champion, Hometown Year: Champion, Hometown There are currently over 100 UMP sanctioned track in 19 United States states and two tracks in

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2244-494: Is a first cousin once removed of fellow NASCAR driver Carl Edwards . He races in many racing divisions and has been successful in any division he has stepped into. He owns a dirt late model and dirt open-wheel modified car. Both of these cars, along with his Camping World Truck Series and ARCA series cars, are sponsored by Federated Auto Parts. He owns Federated Auto Parts Raceway (formerly I-55 Raceway) in Pevely, Missouri , and

2346-776: Is an American professional racing driver. He currently races on local dirt and asphalt tracks around the country while also competing part-time in the ARCA Menards Series , driving the No. 11 Ford for Fast Track Racing . He previously competed in the NASCAR Cup Series , the NASCAR Xfinity Series , and the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series , as well as the Superstar Racing Experience . He

2448-525: Is an American semi-retired professional stock car racing driver, and former NASCAR team co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing . He also competes in NHRA . He is a four-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, winning two as a driver (2002, 2005), one as owner/driver (2011), and one as an owner (2014). Throughout his racing career, Stewart has won racing titles in Indy , midget , sprint , and USAC Silver Crown cars. He

2550-423: Is co-owner of Macon Speedway , near Macon, Illinois , along with Kenny Wallace , Tony Stewart , and local promoter Bob Sargent. During the 1990s and the early part of the 2000s, Schrader was running as many as 100 races among many types of racing, including NASCAR's national and regional touring series, ARCA, short track, and dirt track. Schrader is also remembered as being one of the other drivers involved in

2652-860: Is married, to his wife, Ann. and they have two children. Schrader was inducted into the St. Louis Sports Hall of Fame in 2024. ( key ) ( Bold  – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics  – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ) * Season still in progress. ( key ) ( Bold  – Pole position awarded by qualifying time. Italics  – Pole position earned by points standings or practice time. * – Most laps led. ) Season still in progress Ineligible for series points ( key ) ( Bold  – Pole position. * – Most laps led. ) ( key )  * – Most laps led.  – Heat 1 winner.  – Heat 2 winner. Tony Stewart Anthony Wayne Stewart (born May 20, 1971), nicknamed " Smoke ",

2754-537: Is still the only driver to have won championships under both the Chase and non-Chase formats. During the 2005 season, Stewart won a total of $ 13,578,168, including $ 6,173,633 for winning the championship, the largest season total in NASCAR history. Stewart's 2006 season had up and down notes. He had competitive cars and scored early wins at Daytona and Martinsville . However, he also had strings of bad luck. He also suffered

2856-561: Is the only driver in history to win a championship in both IndyCar and NASCAR. Stewart became known for his hot temper and for his sarcasm with the media. He last competed full-time in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series (now known as the NASCAR Cup Series) during the 2016 season, driving the No. 14 Chevrolet SS for his team, Stewart-Haas Racing , under crew chief Mike Bugarewicz . From 1999 to 2008, he drove

2958-564: The Ames/Peak 200 . Kodiak became Schrader's sponsor in 1990 . Although he failed to win, he collected three poles, and seven top fives, dropping to 10th in points. In 1991 , he got his third win, at the Motorcraft Quality Parts 500 , and his final Winston Cup Series win, at Dover International Speedway. He had nine total top-five finishes and finished ninth in the final points standings. In 1992 , he dropped to 17th in

3060-617: The Hut Hundred and 4 Crown Nationals were the highlights of the year. With the advent of the Indy Racing League (IRL), which intended to provide opportunities for grassroots racers, Stewart found his way into Indy car racing; after unsuccessful negotiations with A. J. Foyt Racing , he signed early in 1996 for Team Menard as a last-minute addition for the abridged three-race initial season. In his Indy car debut at Walt Disney World Speedway , Stewart led 37 laps and finished

3162-715: The Pennzoil 150 on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway's road course, but plans were called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic . After competing part-time during the 1996 NASCAR Busch Series season with the team, Stewart had planned to move up to the Winston Cup Series in 1997 driving for Ranier-Walsh Racing; however the deal fell through when Stewart decided he was not yet ready for the move. Stewart started his NASCAR Cup career in 1999 with

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3264-717: The United States Auto Club (USAC) series with the help of one of his karting sponsors and friend Mark Dismore . Stewart was the USAC Rookie of the Year in 1991, USAC National Midget Series Champion in 1994 and 1995, and USAC Silver Crown Series champion in 1995. In 1995, Stewart became the first driver to win USAC's version of the Triple Crown , earning championships in all three of USAC's major divisions, National Midget, Sprint, and Silver Crown. His winning

3366-691: The chase playoff format , and is the only driver to win the title under three different sponsorships ( Winston in 2002 , Nextel in 2005 , and Sprint in 2011 ). He is also the first driver in the Cup Series to win the championship by a tiebreaker. On May 22, 2019, Stewart was voted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame , and on January 31, 2020, was inducted alongside the 11th Hall of Fame class. On November 21, 2021, he married NHRA Top Fuel Drag Racer Leah Pruett . He will replace Pruett in Top Fuel for

3468-535: The 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series schedule in Phoenix Racing's No. 09 car alongside Brad Keselowski , Sterling Marlin , and Mike Bliss , but never made a race attempt. He made two starts in the truck series for himself, and seven starts in the ARCA series with six Top 10s in 2009. Schrader started 14th and finished 14th in the Bud Shootout at Daytona International Speedway on February 6, 2010, driving

3570-582: The 2014 Camping World Truck Series Mudsummer Classic at Eldora. While he was originally entered in Haas Racing Development 's No. 00 truck, he instead drove his own No. 52 Federated Auto Parts truck. Schrader finished 4th; his best NASCAR finish in several years. In the 2015 running of the event, Schrader finished 11th after starting 3rd. In the 2016 race, now known as the Aspen Dental Eldora Dirt Derby, he drove

3672-608: The 2024 season as Pruett steps aside to start a family with Stewart. Tony Stewart got his first competitive go kart in Westport, Indiana in 1979. In 1980, he won his first championship. He grew up racing go karts and was successful very early, winning a World Karting Association championship in 1987. He moved up to the United Midget Racing Association (UMRA) where he raced TQ (three quarter) midgets until 1991 when he again moved up this time to

3774-455: The Canadian province of Ontario . States currently with a UMP sanctioned race track include: Alabama , California , Colorado , Florida , Georgia , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa , Kentucky , Louisiana , Michigan , Mississippi , Missouri , New York , Ohio , Oregon , Pennsylvania , South Carolina , & Texas . Ken Schrader Kenneth William Schrader (born May 29, 1955)

3876-541: The Chase we wouldn't have that ability". Stewart won three races in the 2006 Chase ( Kansas , Atlanta , and Texas ). The season was not unkind to Stewart, however. He was a participant in the 30th season of IROC and won 2 of the 4 races (Texas, and the Daytona road course) on his way to capturing the series championship. He won a million dollars for the effort but made an offer to return his prize money if IROC would hold one of its events at his Eldora Speedway. This offer

3978-597: The Coca-Cola 600, Stewart finished sixth, after having to come into the pit for fuel. On July 15, 2007, Stewart led a race-high 108 laps and recorded his 30th career NEXTEL Cup win at the USG Sheetrock 400 at Joliet . On July 29, 2007, after leading a race-high 65 of 160 laps, Stewart won the Brickyard 400 again, just 45 minutes from where he grew up. This was his second win in the race at his favorite track. It

4080-546: The Cup championship. Stewart also began to get some bad press for his on-track incidents. The best known of these came at Watkins Glen when he and Jeff Gordon tangled and crashed. Stewart made his displeasure toward Gordon known in an obscenity-laden tirade. Stewart won the Turkey Night Grand Prix midget car event at Irwindale, California , which he called, “one of his greatest wins ever." Stewart got off to

4182-633: The Cup level, Stewart continued racing in the Busch Series on a part-time basis. On August 16, 2005, Stewart was fined $ 5,000 and placed on probation until December 31 for hitting Brian Vickers after the completion of the Busch Series Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen. He was driving a Busch car owned by Kevin Harvick Incorporated at the time. In 2013, Stewart renewed his RCR deal to drive the No. 33 Oreos/Ritz Chevrolet. He won

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4284-524: The Gatorade 125. In the Daytona 500 , he and Dale Earnhardt Jr. both dominated the race, leading 156 laps overall (98 for Stewart). Stewart was in contention to win it, only to lose the lead to Earnhardt Jr. with 20 laps to go. That would be Stewart's best finish in the Daytona 500. At Infineon, Stewart was involved in an altercation with rookie driver Brian Vickers . On lap 88 of 110, Stewart got spun out by Vickers as retaliation for an earlier collision in

4386-512: The IRL title. He also raced in several midget events, finishing thirteenth and eleventh in the 1997 and 1998 USAC national points, and winning the Copper Classic both years. Between his time in USAC and the IRL, Stewart earned the nickname of "Smoke", first for slipping the right rear tire during dirt races and then for blowing his engine often during his 1997 championship run. As he had done

4488-526: The Nextel Cup 10-race playoff). Following his win in the Pepsi 400, Stewart began climbing the fence separating the fans from the race track after each victory, borrowing IndyCar Series driver Hélio Castroneves ' trademark move. After winning the 2009 All-Star race, Stewart was quoted as saying "I'm too damn fat to be climbing fences," and recently purchased $ 17,000 worth of exercise equipment to remedy

4590-410: The No. 18 Fastenal Dodge Ram , earning two Top 5 finishes. Schrader returned to BAM Racing in 2008. However, after making only two of the first five races, BAM Racing switched to Toyota. After the sixth race of the season, at Martinsville, Virginia , where Schrader qualified the new Microsoft Toyota in 7th place and finished 37th, BAM Racing decided they needed to sit the next two races out to complete

4692-416: The No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing car, under crew chief Greg Zipadelli with The Home Depot as the primary sponsor. While driving for car owner Joe Gibbs , Stewart won two Cup Series championships in 2002 and 2005. In 2011, Stewart became the first owner-driver since Alan Kulwicki to win the Cup Series championship. Stewart is the only driver to win the Cup Series championship under the old points system and

4794-525: The No. 25 for the following race, Schrader purchased a racecar from Buddy Arrington to drive in the No. 67 Ford, this time successfully qualifying. Schrader won his first career race, at the Talladega DieHard 500, and finished fifth in the final standings. He won his second career Winston Cup Series race the following season at Charlotte Motor Speedway , and finished fifth in the standings again. He also earned his first career Busch Series win at

4896-434: The No. 33 Skoal Bandit Chevrolet Monte Carlo for Andy Petree Racing . He had eight Top 10s and won two poles, finishing 10th in the standings, his most recent Top 10 points finish. The following season, he posted three 4th-place finishes and won two poles over the last five races of the season. He won his final Winston Cup Series pole, at Talladega, in 1999 , but despite a 15th-place points run, Schrader failed to finish in

4998-443: The No. 64 Ford normally owned and driven by Elmo Langley . He ran his first race at Nashville, qualifying 27th and finishing 19th in a 30-car field. He ran four more races out of the 64 that season, his best finish seventeenth at North Wilkesboro Speedway . In 1985 , he signed to drive the No. 90 Ultra Seal -sponsored Ford for Junie Donlavey full-time. He had three 10th-place finishes and finished 16th in points, winning rookie of

5100-606: The No. 71 Chevrolet to 12th-place finish. On May 27, 2017, Schrader entered into the Little 500 sprint car race held at Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana , where he finished tenth. In July, he returned to the Eldora Truck race, driving the No. 66 Silverado for Bolen Motorsports . On May 4, 2022, Schrader was announced as a driver in the Superstar Racing Experience at the track he owns, I-55 Speedway . Schrader won

5202-475: The No. 82 Team Red Bull Toyota. That same year, he qualified for Martinsville marking his first NASCAR Sprint Cup Series points race since the November 2008 event at Phoenix International Raceway. Schrader finished 18th after starting 38th and leading seven laps for Latitude 43 Motorsports . In 2011, Schrader ran a part-time Sprint Cup Series schedule for FAS Lane Racing . With seven starts, Schrader posted

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5304-406: The Top 5 all year and departed Petree. He signed to drive the No. 36 M&M's Pontiac Grand Prix for MB2 Motorsports . In his first year of competition, Schrader had two Top 10s and finished 18th in the standings. He posted five top 10s in 2001 , but dropped to 19th in the standings. While competing in the Daytona 500 , he was involved in a final-lap crash where Dale Earnhardt crashed into

5406-505: The car relegated him to a 28th-place finish. Stewart spent most of his rookie season wowing people, as his car was often in the Top 5. He won a pair of pole positions at short tracks , and set a series record for wins by a rookie with three—Richmond, Phoenix, and Homestead—surpassing Davey Allison 's record set in 1987 (Stewart's record would hold until 2002, when Jimmie Johnson tied the feat by winning three times; although Carl Edwards won four times in 2005, his first full Cup season, he

5508-570: The championship title, Stewart finished sixth in the Nextel Cup point standings. In November 2004, Stewart became the owner of one of the most legendary short tracks in America, Eldora Speedway . Located in New Weston, Ohio , Eldora is a half-mile dirt track known to many as "Auto Racing's Showcase Since 1954." Stewart began racing there in 1991 and continues racing in special events alongside other Sprint Cup drivers and dirt track legends. 2005

5610-410: The decade, he moved to the USAC series, competing in its various sprint car competitions. Schrader attempted to qualify for the 1983 Indianapolis 500 but wrecked his car during practice. In the USAC series, he won four USAC sprint car races, six Silver Crown races, 21 in USAC midgets, and 24 midget races in other divisions. Schrader made his NASCAR debut in 1984 in the Winston Cup Series, leasing out

5712-489: The discount. After his victory in Indianapolis, The Home Depot presented fans who presented the advertisement of his Allstate 400 win with a discount on purchasing bricks. He mentioned in a press release from his sponsor, "I plan to keep winning races and helping to drive down the cost of home improvement for The Home Depot customers." On November 20, 2005, Stewart won his second Cup Championship, joining Jeff Gordon as

5814-416: The end of the race and settled for 5th place. He finally got his first career win at Pikes Peak , where he led all but seven laps of a 200 lap race. He became the leading contender for the series championship after a bad slump knocked points leader Davey Hamilton out of first place. Despite an average end to his season, finishing 7th, 14th, and 11th, and five DNFs, Stewart did just enough to beat Hamilton for

5916-420: The final standings. He also made his Busch Series debut, at North Carolina Speedway , finishing fifth in his own No. 45 Red Baron-sponsored Ford. In 1988 , Schrader moved over to the No. 25 Folgers sponsored Chevrolet for Hendrick Motorsports . In his first race, he won the pole for the Daytona 500 , beginning a three-year streak in which he won the pole for that race. After initially failing to qualify in

6018-625: The first heat race of the night and finished 9th in heat 2. At the end of the main event, Schrader finished on the podium in 3rd. On August 14, 2023, Schrader won the Freshstone Dirt Classic at Ohsweken Speedway in the NASCAR Pinty's Series , becoming the first non-Canadian driver to win in the series and the oldest driver to win a NASCAR sanctioned event at the age of 68. Schrader resides in Concord, North Carolina . He

6120-471: The front most of the season. Statistically, he had a worse season than 2000, but he finished 2nd to Gordon in the final points standings. For the second time, Stewart ran the " Memorial Day Double ", in spite of a 17-minute rain delay at Indianapolis . He finished sixth in the Indianapolis 500 and third in the Coca-Cola 600 , running all 1,100 miles (1,800 km) of the two races. The 2001 season

6222-505: The incident. One of Stewart's pit-crew members jumped out of the way of Busch's car to avoid being hit, while Busch was parked for the contact made on pit road. Busch would later be fined $ 100k for his actions by NASCAR, while Stewart got off with a pre-race warning from NASCAR before the following race at Pocono. At the All-Star Race at Charlotte , he finished 5th behind Kevin Harvick, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, and Jeff Burton. At

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6324-647: The last lap crash at the 2001 Daytona 500 which killed Dale Earnhardt . Schrader was born in Fenton, Missouri . In 1971, he was the sportsmens champ at Lake Hill Speedway in Valley Park . That same year, he moved up to sprint cars , racing in various locations across the Midwest. In 1980, he started racing in USAC's Stock Car Division and was the series' rookie of the year. He returned to USAC's Stock Car Division one year later, finishing third in points. Early in

6426-441: The lead lap and eventually rallied to finish 7th and get back in the top 10 in the point standings. After initially refusing to take responsibility for the incident he apologized the next day. Stewart missed the cut to qualify for the 2006 Chase for the Nextel Cup by 16 points, becoming the first defending champion to miss the Chase the following year. He finished poorly at Richmond after wrecking his primary car in practice, and

6528-459: The majority of the Busch schedule in 1998 to go along with a full-time IRL schedule. The double duty did not affect his performance in either series. In the IRL, he won twice and finished 3rd in the championship. His season was a disappointment as he finished last in the Indy 500 because of an engine failure. On the Busch side, he finished in the top-five five times in 22 starts. He came close to winning his first Busch Series race at Rockingham , but

6630-592: The new Stewart-Kenseth rivalry as must-see TV. The so-called rivalry was short-lived as Kenseth and Stewart participated as friends in a joint promotional tour for DeWalt and The Home Depot; Kenseth also appeared in September at Stewart's Eldora Speedway in the NEXTEL PRELUDE with NASCAR drivers, as well as the ARCA Truck Series event there. On July 1, Stewart dominated the Pepsi 400 but after

6732-501: The only active, full-time drivers at the time to have won multiple championships. Jimmie Johnson afterward did so from 2006 to 2010. In victory circle, Stewart had said that he loved winning his 2005 championship better than his 2002 one because his 2005 season was more well-behaved than 2002. At an age of 34, this made Stewart one of the youngest drivers to win multiple championships (with Johnson joining this category as he won his five straight titles while in his early 30s) and to date, he

6834-417: The opening Nationwide Series event at Daytona , overtaking Regan Smith on the last lap, but his win was overshadowed by worry because Smith had been turned and in the resulting crash, Kyle Larson had flown into the catch fence, completely slicing off the front part of his car and injuring 28 spectators in the grandstands (2 critically). The next day in the Daytona 500 , Stewart's day ended on lap 35 when he

6936-452: The points lead at Talledega. At the end of the season, Stewart held off Mark Martin to win his first Winston Cup championship. This was Stewart's last season driving a Pontiac. As the defending champion, Stewart managed to have a relatively incident-free 2003 season. Joe Gibbs Racing changed manufacturers, so he and Labonte were now driving Chevrolets instead of Pontiacs . Stewart had his worst Cup season at this point up until 2006, but it

7038-437: The pole position. After leading 44 laps, his race ended before the halfway point due to a malfunctioning pop-off valve, which dropped him to 8th in the final point standings. When Stewart was not racing IndyCars, he raced stock cars, which he had signed to do beforehand. In 1996, he made his NASCAR Busch Series debut, driving for car owner Harry Rainer. In nine races, he had a best finish of 16th place. Stewart had more success in

7140-480: The previous year, he raced a handful of Busch Series races in 1998. This time, he was racing for Joe Gibbs , NFL Hall of Fame head coach of the Washington Redskins , who was having major success with Bobby Labonte in the Winston Cup Series. When Stewart was able to finish races, he finished in the top 10 and had a 3rd-place finish at Charlotte. Stewart so impressed Gibbs that he was signed to drive

7242-468: The problem. It also led to sponsor The Home Depot cashing in on Stewart's success with some promotions reminiscent of Stewart's Eldora Speedway drivers. After his second full climb of the fence in Loudon, N.H., they ran a discount on ladders and fencing at the stores with a campaign named, "Hey Tony, we've got ladders", where anyone who presented the advertisement in national newspapers in their stores earned

7344-481: The race at Watkins Glen International and nearly withdrew from it due to food poisoning, stomach cramps, a headache, and a sinus infection. He ultimately relented and ran the race, dominating and holding off Canadian road ringer Ron Fellows for the win. He qualified fourth for the first-ever Chase for the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup . However, an incident at the first race of The Chase at Loudon ended his hopes of

7446-504: The race. Stewart replied by confronting Vickers after the race and throwing a punch through Vickers' window. Stewart was fined $ 50,000, stripped of 25 driver & owner points, and put on probation for the rest of 2004. The season was highlighted with Stewart's first win coming at Chicagoland . This win was not without controversy as on a mid-race restart, he turned Kasey Kahne into the wall, which eventually led to an altercation between his and Kahne's pit crews. Stewart felt very sick during

7548-544: The race. This was similar to 2004 when Dale Earnhardt Jr. used an obscenity in a post-race interview at Talladega and was knocked out of the points lead as a result of the penalty. On August 12, 2007, he won the Centurion Boats at the Glen at Watkins Glen after Jeff Gordon spun his car around after wheel hopping in turn 1 with two laps to go. Carl Edwards briefly challenged Stewart on the final lap, but spun out into

7650-515: The same race, he had an incident with a Winston-Salem Journal reporter in which he kicked away a tape recorder. He confronted that same official during the Talladega race after he refused to wear a mandated head-and-neck restraint. Stewart was not allowed to practice until he wore one, and only managed to do so after his crew chief Greg Zipadelli intervened. Stewart's fines and periods of probation resulting from these incidents have earned him

7752-480: The sanctioning body will add one more class: UMP Pro ( Crate ) Late Model. UMP DIRTcar currently sanctions different touring series. UMP has a base points system for all its sanctioned tracks and is the same for each of its seven classes. If a track has 20 or fewer cars they will receive the base points. Every car over 20 increases the bonus points awarded. The bonus points are one extra point for every car in that division over 20. So if an event has 20 entries, then

7854-430: The scheduled 1,100, as he finished 4 laps down at Indianapolis. Stewart showed no signs of a sophomore slump in the 2000 NASCAR Winston Cup Series , winning a series-high six races (Martinsville, New Hampshire, Michigan, Homestead, and both Dover races). However, he fell to 6th place in the standings because of a handful of DNFs and an increase in the number of competitive drivers, among them his teammate Labonte, who won

7956-405: The standings after posting eleven top 10s. The following season, Schrader returned to ninth in the points and won a career-high six poles. He had his career-best points finish in 1994 when he finished fourth. He also won his most recent Busch race at Talladega. In 1995 , Budweiser became Schrader's primary sponsor. Schrader lost the top end of his left thumb in a mishap at Evergreen Speedway in

8058-409: The team fell out of the Top 35 in owner's points, Bill Elliott became their new driver until the team returned to the Top 35. Schrader returned to BAM Racing at Indianapolis , and later regained his spot with the Wood Brothers beginning at Loudon , before being replaced again by Elliott late in the year. Schrader also drove seventeen races in the Craftsman Truck Series for Bobby Hamilton Racing in

8160-431: The track to run into the grass. "He has no room to complain," Stewart said of his brush with Kenseth. "He started it, and I finished it". On May 20, during NASCAR's All Star Race, Stewart and Kenseth wrecked again. Each driver claimed it was the other one's fault with Stewart saying, "if (Kenseth) thinks it's my fault and I (caused the wreck) he's screwed up in his head." Following the wreck, several media outlets proclaimed

8262-468: The trio's performance, however. They had dominated the race until the last two hours when the suspension cracked. With 15 minutes left in the race and Stewart driving, one of the rear wheels came off, finally ending their run. In addition to placing fourth overall, the trio placed third in the Daytona Prototype class. Stewart started on a higher note in the 2004 season as he finished second in

8364-404: The wall and died . The image of Schrader peering into Earnhardt's car, only to jump back and frantically signal for assistance, is etched into the minds of many racing fans; his interview with Jeanne Zelasko during Fox Sports ' post-race show was the first sign to many that something was wrong with the seven-time Winston Cup champion, as he appeared visibly shaken and upon being asked if Earnhardt

8466-418: The wall, knocking out Busch, but with Stewart staying in the race. Initially, it was thought that Stewart intentionally crashed Busch due to hard feelings over their accident at Daytona that year. Under the caution, Stewart was on pit road and his crew was surveying the massive damage he received from the crash; when an enraged Busch pulled alongside and gave Stewart a profane gesture to express his feelings over

8568-423: The winner gets 75 points. With 32 entries, the winner gets 75 + 12 bonus points for a total of 87 points. Every car in the feature that night receives 12 extra points. Any car that does not make the feature will receive 10 points regardless of how many cars are there. Replacement races are based on where drivers finish, not on how many cars there are. There is a cap on points. The most points a feature winner can get

8670-504: The worst of it, as his car turned backward after being hit by Ward Burton, pushed over Robby Gordon, then flipped twice in midair, hooked Bobby Labonte's hood, and came to a stop in the infield. Stewart was transported to Halifax Medical Center after complaints of discomfort in his shoulder. Stewart's crash was greatly overshadowed by Dale Earnhardt 's fatal crash on the last lap . Stewart recovered to win three more races at Richmond, Infineon, and Bristol and, as he had done before, he ran near

8772-488: The year honors. In 1986 , Red Baron Frozen Pizza became the team's new primary sponsor, and Schrader had four top 10s, including a best finish of seventh twice, and finished 16th in the standings in points for the second consecutive season. In 1987 , Schrader won his first career pole, at the TranSouth 500 , where he led 19 laps and finished fifth, notching his first top-five. He had nine other top 10s and finished 10th in

8874-569: Was announced as the driver of the No. 49 BAM Racing Dodge Intrepid for 2003 . Soon, 1-800-Call-ATT became the team's primary sponsor. At the Brickyard 400 , Schrader's qualifying time was too slow (and the team was out of provisionals) to make the field, the first time since 1984 that Schrader had missed a Winston Cup Series race. He DNQ'd three more times that season and fell to 36th in points. In 2004 , Schrader's previous sponsor, Schwan Food Company, became BAM's new sponsor, while Schrader had

8976-526: Was announced that Stewart would be on the cover of the official NASCAR video game NASCAR 08 , published by Electronic Arts . This would be the third time this honor was given to Stewart ( 2001 & 2003 ). In his first Car of Tomorrow race with the Impala SS , Stewart was dominant at Bristol , leading 257 of 504 laps ( green-white-checker finish ), before he experienced a fuel pump problem. In his third Car of Tomorrow race at Phoenix , Stewart lead

9078-503: Was at the center of a media storm. On lap 31 of the Pennsylvania 500 , Stewart was accidentally squeezed against the wall by Clint Bowyer . Stewart responded by waving his hand in anger, then purposely hitting Bowyer's car. This contact sent Bowyer spinning down the front stretch where he collided with Carl Edwards . Stewart was promptly held one lap by NASCAR for rough driving. He did however pass leader Ryan Newman to get back on

9180-484: Was beaten on a last-lap pass by Matt Kenseth . Stewart finished a solid 2nd place in 2 (of 31) starts, ahead of six drivers with more starts, and had an average finish that was comparable to some of the series' top 10 finishers. Gibbs had enough confidence in Stewart that he was moved up to a Cup ride for the 1999 season. With that move, Stewart ended his three-year career as a full-time IRL driver. After transitioning to

9282-474: Was caught up in an early crash with Kevin Harvick and Kasey Kahne ; this would allow him to finish 41st. He rebounded slightly with an 8th-place finish at Phoenix and an 11th-place finish in Las Vegas. At Bristol, Stewart blew his tire on lap 3 and cut a brake line; he came back out over 20 laps down, unable to contend for the victory. In 2020, Stewart planned to make his return to the now-Xfinity Series for

9384-421: Was displaced in the top ten by Kasey Kahne . As a result, he finished the 2006 season 11th in points, his worst thus far in his career, as he had completed each of his seven previous seasons in the top ten in points. Commenting on not being in the 2006 Chase, he says: "It lets us have the ability to take chances and try things ... that we've been wanting to try but just haven't had the luxury to do it. If we were in

9486-582: Was fined $ 50,000 by NASCAR and penalized with a 25-point deduction. However, despite the controversy, he went on to win the very next week at Watkins Glen. Strangely enough, this race also ended in controversy, when it was revealed that he had jumped the restart and, despite the infraction, officials upheld Stewart's win. This win proved to be a turning point in Stewart's season; he went on a hot streak following Watkins Glen, and despite not winning any more races that season his consistent top 10 finishes, combined with his rivals running into trouble, allowed him to claim

9588-413: Was his third win in the race. He also won his qualifying race for the Daytona 500. On lap 152 of the Daytona 500, the rear of Stewart's car slid up the track and, when he tried to cut down the track, he smacked the front of Kurt Busch 's car knocking both of them out of the race. Stewart and the Busch brothers ( Kurt and Kyle ) were the three leaders for the majority of the race. On March 22, 2007, it

9690-399: Was involved in a multi-car wreck in which Jimmy Spencer 's car t-boned Stewart's car. While Stewart was sent to the hospital following the crash, he was able to start the next race at Bristol. Due to the injuries sustained at Darlington, he was relieved during the race by Todd Bodine . The second half of his season was plagued by an altercation with a photographer after the Brickyard 400 . He

9792-495: Was not entertained as IROC folded in 2007. In addition, Stewart's three wins in the Chase races gave him five total for the season, tying him with Jimmie Johnson and Kevin Harvick for second-most in Nextel Cup behind Kasey Kahne's six. Stewart started the 2007 season by winning his second Chili Bowl Nationals midget car feature. Stewart started off the Daytona Speedweeks with a win in the 2007 Budweiser Shootout . It

9894-487: Was not regarded as a rookie by NASCAR standards because he had run more than ten Nextel Cup races in 2004). He finished his first Cup season with 3 wins, 12 top fives, 21 top tens, 2 poles, only 1 DNF, 1,226 laps led, a 10.26 average finish, and a 4th-place finish in the point standings, making it the highest points finish by a rookie in the modern era (which held until 2006 when his future teammate Denny Hamlin finished 3rd) and only bested by James Hylton , who finished 2nd as

9996-436: Was not without controversy though; Stewart made the winning pass by accidentally bending the rear of Kevin Harvick 's car, causing Harvick to fall back quickly to seventh place by the time the checkers waved. Stewart apologized for the contact in victory lane and during the victory lane interview, Stewart was penalized 25 points and fined $ 25,000 for violating NASCAR's policy on the use of obscene language during interviews during

10098-515: Was not without controversy. Jeff Gordon pulled a " bump and run " on Stewart to gain a better finishing position at Bristol and Stewart retaliated in a post-race incident by spinning Gordon out on pit road. Stewart was fined and placed on NASCAR probation . He got into much bigger trouble in the Pepsi 400 at Daytona , where he confronted a Winston Cup official after ignoring a black flag , which he had received for an illegal pass on Dave Blaney . In

10200-422: Was okay, he said "I don't really know. I'm not a doctor. I got the heck out of the way as soon as they got there." Schrader later stated in a 2011 interview that he knew Earnhardt was dead, but didn't want to be the one to announce it. In 2002 , Schrader did not finish in the Top 10 in a single race, the first time since 1984. Following that season, he departed MB2. Despite an original lack of sponsorship, Schrader

10302-511: Was one of Stewart's most successful years in the Nextel Cup Series as he won his second Cup title. He won five races at Infineon, Daytona, New Hampshire, Watkins Glen (which gave him a sweep of the road course races for the year and a record 3 straight road course wins) and Indianapolis, his hometown track (in a race that Stewart said he would give up his championship to win, and took with it the No. 1 seed heading into NASCAR's Chase for

10404-425: Was still good enough for seventh in the points standings. He only won two races that season at Pocono and Charlotte but he led more laps than he did last year and was highly competitive in the final races of the season. In January 2004, Stewart teamed with Andy Wallace and Dale Earnhardt Jr. in a Boss Motorsports Chevrolet to take fourth in the 24 Hours of Daytona sports car endurance race. The result does not show

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