Find Out the Net worth details of professional stock car racer Tony Stewart aka 'Smoke'.
If you are a NASCAR or car race lover then you probably know the iconic 'number 14' star Anthony Wayne Stewart aka Tony Stewart who is a former American professional stock car racer. Born in Columbus, Ind, Stewart started racing at the go-karts at the age of 7. He is the only NASCAR driver to win both the Winston cup under the points system in 2002 and Sprint Cup under the Chase format in 2005. The three-time Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series champion as a driver won it for three-time in 2002, 2005 and 2011.
In the article we will take you to the journey of one of the living NASCAR legends Tony, peeking at his marvelous career, earnings, and endorsements. So, without wasting any time, let's dig in,
Tony Stewart Racing Career (1999-2008)
Stewart racing career started after his first competitive go-kart in Westport, Indiana in 1979. He then won his first championship in 1980. But after 1999, when he was competing for the big games, to be precise, over the period of 'Winston cup' when Tony was a 'rookie' in the game, he had to go some through some rough period - He ended up being in the tenth spot and the 2004 season was the toughest yet remarkable season of his entire racing career. Crashing into the rusty walls, feud with Casey Mears but the number 20 legend still won the race with two prominent wins and nineteen top 10 finishes.
Then came the most challenging, the next season 2005, it was expected for him to make the chase again he was sitting out of the top 10. Had a crash, tire rumbled off, the engine was on fire, feud with Jimmy Johnson. As it was about to turn into his worst seasons in the entire career eventually it turned out to be opposite and wins the cup.
And as in now, he holds 12 Awards and honors such as 1995, '2002 Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Driver of the Year', '2001 National Midget Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductee', '2002 Hoosier Auto Racing Fans Hall of Fame inductee', '2002,' '2005', and '2011 Richard Petty Driver of the Year', '2003', '2006', '2012 Best Driver ESPY Award recipient',' 2008 Legends of The Glen inductee', '2008 NASCAR Illustrated Person of the Year Award ', '2013 Myers Brothers Award recipient', '2016 Sonoma Raceway Wall of Fame inductee', '2018 Indianapolis Motor Speedway Hall of Fame inductee', '2019 Motorsports Hall of Fame of America inductee', and '2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee'.
President Obama honors champion, Tony Stewart
Tony sets record of forty-nine sprint cup series victories and eleven Nationwide Series victories. As aftermath, Tony is ranked among the thirteenth all-time NASCAR Cup Series winners from 1972-present.
Tony Stewart Made his Staggering 100 Million Net Worth All by Himself
"It's my devilish good looks and my outstanding personality," jokes Stewart, 38. "But seriously, my key is I underpromise and overdeliver."
SOURCE: Anthony Stewart Facebook
The 48 years old Tony's total earning is estimated at around $100 million boosted by his salary and high-class endorsement deals.
Matter of fact, Stewart became the first driver/owner to win the Nascar championship since Alan Kulwicki in 1992. Stewart ranked second in merchandise sales behind only Dale Earnhardt. Stewart made a splash when he signed Danica Patrick to race a part-time Sprint Cup schedule for Stewart-Haas Racing starting in 2012.
In 2013 he had a full sponsor by GoDaddy and throughout his career, he had an endorsement deal with Hendrick Motorsports - the sport's richest outfit. He won $6.8 million behind the wheels alongside Ryan Newman who made $5 million making the second highest-earning team in Nascar's 2009 cup.
As per reports from Forbes, the auto racing legend made $55 million in sponsorship revenue, the most of any two drivers overall and seventh-most overall. Companies like Kraft and Ruiz Foods joined Stewart supporters such as Office Depot, Burger King, Coca-Cola, Old Spice, the U.S. Army, and Bass Pro Shops helped him pile up green into his bank account.
Besides Tony has his own racing team Tony-Haas which competes in the NASCAR Cup Series. The three-time NASCAR Cup series champion is running the company with Gene Haas, the founder of Haas Automation. Some of his racing team sponsors are Mobil 1, Smithfield Foods, Haas Automation, and NASCAR Cup Series. So the Price Chopper 400 winner.
Smoke is definitely adding more millions per year and enjoying his life filled with riches and luxuries with gorgeous girlfriend-turned-fiancee, Penelope Jimenez.
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