Rebel With a Cause: A Season With Nascar Star Tony Stewart

by Dutton, Monte

• ISBN13: 9781574882803
• ISBN10: 1574882805
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-01
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr

Summary

Monte Dutton's Rebel With a Causeprovides an inside look at emerging NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart's 2000 racing season. Stewart's impressive 2000 campaign has not disappointed the fans who applauded his stellar rookie year, 1999. In 2000, Stewart not only racked up impressive wins, but his fierce competitive spirit and his tell-it-like-it-is attitude have made him a fan favorite. He has made headlines with his dramatic victories but also with his occasional scraps on and off the track with Jeff Gordon and other drivers. Tony Stewart is, without a doubt, one of NASCAR's most rebellious heroes as well as one of the sport's best young drivers.

Table of Contents

Introduction	vii
He Can Be a Media Darling	1	(4)
A Disastrous Beginning	5	(12)
Back to Normal	17	(4)
It Rained Too Soon	21	(6)
So Many Walls, So Little Time	27	(6)
Modest Improvement	33	(6)
One Tempest after Another	39	(4)
Rumors Start to Fly	43	(6)
A Place He Loves to Hate	49	(8)
Trouble from All Sides	57	(10)
Frustrations Mount	67	(6)
Rock Bottom	73	(6)
``He Wants to Be Great''	79	(8)
Everyone but Tony	87	(6)
Victory at Last	93	(8)
One More Time	101	(6)
Man Bites Dog	107	(6)
Under the Weather	113	(6)
Tony's Band of Merry Men	119	(4)
Angst on the Banks	123	(8)
Tragedy Close to Home	131	(8)
A New Balance	139	(6)
Zippy	145	(4)
No Place like Indy	149	(6)
Sometimes the Fire Burns	155	(6)
Tony and the Press	161	(4)
Return to Michigan	165	(6)
Long, Hot Night	171	(8)
Too Tough to Tame...In the Rain	179	(6)
Return to Richmond	185	(8)
Miserable Racing	193	(6)
Better than Back to Normal	199	(4)
His Finest Moment	203	(4)
Labonte's Turn	207	(6)
An Extraordinary Sunday	213	(6)
A Race Track Can Be Subtle	219	(6)
The Coach	225	(6)
The Past Means Nothing	231	(4)
Home Sweet Homestead	235	(6)
The Famous Final Scene	241	(8)
Index	249	(15)
The Author	264