Three-time NASCAR Cup champion knocked off Madison Payne in finals on Monday.
Don't look now, but three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Tony Stewart is closing in on an NHRA championship.
Stewart, who in his first full season racing in the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series' Top Alcohol Dragster class, went 5.213-seconds at 271.19 mph in his McPhillips Racing dragster to defeat Madison Payne on Monday at Maple Grove Raceway, near Reading, Pa. For Stewart, it was his second national event win. He also has two divisional wins to give him four wins in his first full year of NHRA competition as a driver. Stewart also owns a team in the NHRA Camping World Drag Racing series that fields Top Fuel driver and wife Leah Pruett and tw0-time Funny Car champion Matt Hagan.NHRA/National Dragster“This is huge. I’m so glad we made it to Monday and pulled this off,” Stewart said.
“I’ve always liked the opportunity to hopefully get a points lead, at least be in the lead, even if it’s just by one point. The fact that you’re in the lead I feel like carries weight. This is huge. There’s not but a handful of races left this year and we’re trying to make the most out of every one of them. Getting maximum points is a huge deal for us.”
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