A by-the-numbers look at Tony Stewart’s career in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series:
234,560 – Miles driven.
176,138 – Laps driven.
12,815 – Laps led.
1999 – Sprint Cup debut.
617 – Career starts.
308 – Top-10 wins.
125 – Career winnings (in millions).
187 – Top-5 finishes
49 – Wins.
45 – Age.
26 – Races missed (all since 2013).
18 – Seasons.
15 – Poles.
14 – Car number.
11 – Rank in NASCAR career wins list.
10 – Years with Home Depot as primary sponsor.
9 – Number of drivers, including Stewart, to win at least three Cup championships.
8 – Road course wins.
7 – Short track wins.
6 – Wins in 2000.
5 – Wins at Watkins Glen, his most at any NASCAR track.
4 – Cars owned with Gene Haas at Stewart-Haas Racing.
3 – Championships (2002, 2005, 2011).
2 – Brickyard 400 wins (2005, 2007)
1 – Nickname (Smoke).
0 – Victories in Daytona 500, Indianapolis 500, Southern 500.
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Sources: AP research, http://racing-reference.info
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