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No. 22, Tony Stewart, 1999 The Home Depot Dallara/Oldsmobile. Stewart was the
first homegrown star of the Indy Racing League. His pedigree was perfect: An
Indiana native who won national titles in Midgets, Sprints and Silver Crown cars
(all in the same season!) who proved immediately adept at driving Indy cars,
too, winning races and a title in those as well. Alas, Stewart instead decided
instead to pursue a full-time career in NASCAR. He was fast right off the bat
in stock cars, too, and finished his NASCAR career with three Cup titles and
two wins in the Brickyard 400. In the 1999 Indianapolis 500, Stewart finished 9th,
four laps down to winner Kenny Brack. But Stewart’s workday was just beginning,
because he flew from Indianapolis to Charlotte, N.C., to compete in the
600-mile NASCAR race that night and finished an impressive fourth. #ThisIsMay
#Indy500
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