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Tony Stewart is excited about owning his own team, but knows it will be a work in progress. (Jeff Gross/Getty Images Photo) ยป More Photos
Soon-to-be NASCAR co-owner Tony Stewart said Tuesday he’s not certain what or how long it will take for his new team to move from the back of the Sprint Cup pack to the front, but he’s looking forward to the challenge.
Stewart will leave Joe Gibbs Racing at the end of the 2008 season to become co-owner of what will be known as Stewart Haas Motorsports, going from a team that’s won three NASCAR Sprint Cup championships this decade to one still looking for its inaugural race victory.
Although Stewart presumably will bring ample economic resources to what’s now known as Haas-CNC Racing in the form of sponsors Old Spice and Office Depot, he knows that the team has a long way to go to join NASCAR’s elite. But the specifics as far as needs and timetable remain to be seen, Stewart said during NASCAR’s weekly teleconference.
“I’m not sure that I fully understand exactly what’s holding them back right now,” said Stewart of Haas-CNC, which enters the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard weekend with its two cars ranked 36th and 44th in NASCAR Sprint Cup owner points. “I do know that they’ve good resources. It’s just a matter of figuring out where the break is. There’s obviously something that’s not exactly … the way that we want it to be and they want it to be right now. It’s going to take some more time.”
The two-time Sprint Cup champion said he’s already had his first meeting with his new team and is fielding calls from prospective employees. Stewart said he hasn’t narrowed his driver search down to a single individual yet, but is eager to quickly get a deal done and begin adding people to the team.
“Being able to
Stewart said his timetable is open-ended. “As far as how long it’s going to take, I don’t know,” he said. “I honestly don’t know the answer to that. I wish I could say that everything was going to be perfect by the time we go to Daytona (in February 2009), but I think it’s going to be a work in progress. You look at the caliber of teams and the quality of car owners that are out there and it’s going to be a lot of work to get caught up to where they’re at. But I’m excited about that challenge.”
Tom Jensen is the Senior NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com, the former Executive Editor of NASCAR Scene and a contributing Editor for TruckSeries.com. He is the author of “Cheating: The Bad Things Good NASCAR Nextel Cup Racers Do In Pursuit of SPEED,” and has appeared on television and radio shows to discuss NASCAR racing. Jensen is the President of the National Motorsports Press Association. Jensen is the 1997 National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year and has won numerous national and state awards for news reporting, columns and feature writing. The Answer Man is back at SPEEDtv.com. Tom Jensen answers your questions during every race week and looks forward to hearing from you - please e-mail it to
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