...and brings home the Sprint Cup trophy for the third time (although really, it's only been the 'Sprint Cup' trophy twice, I think? -- but that's another ramble).
What makes this time special, given that Tony Stewart's done this three times before?
1) His only real chance to win the championship was to win the race. He did so.
2) He won on a tiebreaker based on number of wins... 5-1. A tie. In the Sprint Cup series. Seriously??
3) All those wins came IN THE CHASE. He won 1/2 of the Chase races. After going winless prior to the Chase, he dominated the 'playoff'.
4) First owner-driver to win the championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992, although there are some major differences in the level of outside support provided in the current sport.
Given that Tony is one of the major investors in the International Motorsports Industry Show, I'm sorta hoping the Sprint Cup trophy makes the trip to the Indiana Convention Center, despite the fact that potentially seeing it in person doesn't really mean anything (for a lowly, if geeky, spectator like me)... Regardless, I rather doubt that it will... ah, well.
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