Tony Stewart had a strong run going in the Sprint Unlimited Saturday night at Daytona (Fla.) International Speedway. Unfortunately, his time in the non-points exhibition race was limited after a crash on lap 68 ended his race seven laps short of the finish.
Stewart had driven his No. 14 Mobil 1/Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) from 22nd in the 25-car field to as high as second with 15 laps to go. But coming off turn two of the 2.5-mile oval on lap 68, Stewart got sideways and collected his teammate, Kurt Busch. Both cars sustained heavy damage, and while the drivers were able to walk away unharmed, their racecars had to be towed back to the garage.
“I just pushed trying to get back in line there. I just wasn’t clear,” said Stewart, a three-time winner of the Sprint Unlimited (2001, 2002 and 2007). “It’s kind of what we all have to do. You have to push, especially this close to the end. You have to fight to get into a spot there. I either wasn’t all the way clear, or didn’t get there quick enough. It’s just part of it.”
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