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Tony Stewart Opens Up About Heart-Wrenching Decision to End Stewart-Haas Racing: “More Bitter Than Sweet”

Harry Bright by Harry Bright
October 26, 2024
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Tony Stewart Opens Up About Heart-Wrenching Decision to End Stewart-Haas Racing: “More Bitter Than Sweet”

May 23, 2019; Concord, NC, USA; NASCAR Cup Series car owner Tony Stewart looks on in the garage during practice for the Coca-cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

As the 2024 NASCAR season winds down, an era is drawing to a close with Stewart-Haas Racing (SHR) set to shut down operations after 16 years on the track. This iconic team, co-founded by Tony Stewart, a three-time NASCAR Cup Champion, has decided to bow out, citing financial pressures and a shifting landscape that no longer fosters sustainable growth for independent teams.

In an emotional conversation on the Happy Hour podcast, Stewart opened up about the decision and the personal toll of saying goodbye to a team he helped build from the ground up. He reflected on the painful reality of parting with long-standing staff and friends, saying, “It’s more bitter than sweet. Knowing that I may never see some of those people again, people I’ve known for 16 years… It’s tough. But things in life change; priorities change, and variables outside of your control change as well.”

The SHR co-owner also tackled the growing strife within NASCAR, which has been further fueled by ongoing legal tensions between team owners and NASCAR in the FRM-23XI lawsuit. Stewart pointed to this as one of the final nails in the coffin, adding, “Watching the owners and NASCAR fight, and just the chaos going on over there… I’m fine being done with this at the end of the year.”

As he prepares to hand over operations to his longtime partner Gene Haas, Stewart’s outlook is both reflective and resigned. After years of making his mark in the racing world, the 2024 season will mark the end of SHR as a powerhouse in NASCAR. With SHR’s final laps ahead, fans and the NASCAR community are left to wonder: what’s next for one of the sport’s most passionate figures?

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