by Holly CainFiled under: Tony Stewart, Chase for the Sprint Cup, FanHouse Exclusive, NASCAR
After a heartbreaking near-win in the first race of NASCAR's Chase for the Sprint Cup two weeks ago, Tony Stewart has found himself in the unfamiliar position of playing championship catch-up as the series heads this week to Kansas Speedway, where he is the defending winner.Still reeling from a second consecutive sub-par outing in the Chase -- a 21st-place effort last week at Dover -- the two-time Cup champ isn't ready to concede a third title yet. But he admits his No. 14 Office Depot/Old Spice Chevrolet team faces an uphill battle.
He is 11th among the 12 Chase drivers, 162 points behind leader Denny Hamlin as the series prepares for Sunday's third event in the 10-race Chase playoff at Kansas Speedway.
"Now we're in a position where we're kinda screwed,'' said Stewart, who is partnered with FanHouse for a weekly interview series throughout the Chase for the Sprint Cup. "All we can do is go and try to win races. I'm not really in control of my destiny now. Those other guys will have to have some bad luck.
"It's kind of disheartening, really,. But we can't change the last two weeks so it's just a matter of pushing forward. We may not win the championship but we'll get every spot we can get.''
FanHouse caught up with Stewart this week after he visited Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway to help promote the Oct. 31 race there. We got "off track" with 20 non-racing related questions that offer a personal glimpse of the popular driver nicknamed "Smoke." Here are his answers:
Tony Stewart Goes Off Track With FanHouse originally appeared on Motorsports FanHouse on Thu, 30 Sep 2010 10:21:00 EST . Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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