[autotag]Tony Stewart[/autotag] received the opportunity to celebrate his first NASCAR Xfinity Series championship as an owner when Cole Custer took the No. 00 car to victory lane at Phoenix Raceway. It was a massive day for Stewart-Haas Racing in a bittersweet weekend as Kevin Harvick competed in his final NASCAR Cup Series race as a full-time driver.
Stewart was at Phoenix for the entire weekend and even made a comment about the NASCAR Truck Series event, which was the night before the Xfinity Series. After watching the event, it is not surprising that Stewart didn’t hold back his thoughts.
“Maybe the [NASCAR Truck Series] drivers will pay attention and learn something from tonight,” Stewart said. “You don’t have to destroy each other to win races and championships.”
Stewart was blunt but right. Corey Heim was penalized 25 points and fined $12,500 for intentionally wrecking Carson Hocevar with three laps to go. This was after Hocevar accidentally spun Heim. Then, the race went to four overtimes. It was a wild yet messy night. Stewart had every right to call out the Truck Series drivers as it was embarrassing for NASCAR.
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