It didn’t take long for Tony Stewart to hoist his first Wally trophy in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. The two-time NASCAR Champion won in the Four-Wide Nationals on the strip in Las Vegas on Sunday. Stewart was piloting a Top Alcohol Dragster in only his 4th-careet start going 269.62 MPH in the final round. Stewart made his first start in the series last fall at the Vegas track.
“I thoroughly enjoyed [the four-wide racing]. I’ll be honest — to me, it feels like it kind of brings that short track feel, like the first few rounds it felt like heat races. You don’t have to win, you just have to transfer. You just pay attention to what you’re doing and you know when you pull in your lane, what lane you’re in, you know bulb to look at. I like the four-wide format. I think it’s it’s exciting for everybody but there’s there’s a lot of extra people and a lot of stuff going on at the starting line. It’s hard not like it when you win, but I think it’s a cool deal,” said Stewart.
-Blake Smith, Host of “Let’s Talk Racing”
