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Originally Posted by Garry Walker
Indeed they are.
It's comical. People take shots at Tony Stewart, yet he continues to win. He has won at every type of car he has sat in, and sits in a lot of cars every year. He ran the IRL and won there, and was probably as porky in appearance as he is now. In fact, people covering NASCAR have said he has actually lost weight this past year. He is a naturally stocky and tough looking guy. Ryan Newman is another no-neck wonder who at first appearence looks out of shape. Yet both are capable of running up front. Beware of appearences in NASCAR. Being in shape is an asset, but the lean jockey builds of f1 guys are not needed since the car isn't a pencil with some void to pour 150 lbs. of driver into. What Stewart lacks in svelte sleek lines he makes up for in brute strength. He would turn one of those f1 weasels inside out if he felt like it.
Jarno I am sure will find out that his fitness would be an asset BUT NASCAR is a combination of things, and a rude change of culture for a driver. JPM took to it like a duck to water, and I didn't think he would. Cant wait to watch how any of the other Euro rejects coming to NASCAR adapt.
Nobody said Stewart couldn't win because he is porky, just that he is porky. I however cannot comment on matters of size and stomachly girth :D , I'm probably a stone or two heavier than I should be.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
Stewart must be a fit guy because of the demands of NASCAR, but compare him to Carl Edwards, Jarno and even Juan Pablo, and I doubt he has their endurance.
I've never taken to Stewart personally, he seems a little too arrogant for my taste, but that doesn't have anything to do with his weight I can assure you.
He has had enough endurance to win 2 championships and a lot of races. What is more, he ran to top 10 finishs at Indy and then the 600 in Charlotte later than night twice. Stewart is like his hero, AJ Foyt, just one tough SOB.Quote:
Originally Posted by woody2goody
As for his personality, he is the closest in personality to Dale Sr. Sometimes grouchy and sarcastic, but under it all a really good guy. Just don't tell anyone that, he denies it....
I couldn't care less what Stewart can or cannot do. The fact is he is overweight and wouldn't fit in an F1 car.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark in Oshawa
I doubt whether being able to fit in an F1 car worries Tony Stewart too much.Quote:
Originally Posted by DexDexter
I'm sure it doesn't. The point is you can be out of shape and still succesful.Quote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Tony Stewart has to spend a lot of time running his own successful two-car Sprint Cup team, other race teams at lower levels, his own race track, his charitable foundation, which includes the successful "Prelude to a Dream", and other things that I'm probably not aware of.
If the only thing he was capable of doing was to drive in 18 or 19 races a year, he'd have a lot more time spend in the gym and monitoring his diet. He can, and does, do a lot more than just drive a race car.
Tony Stewart is awesome - great driver and his charity work would put a lot of other drivers to shame.
You got that right. I doubt that there are many drivers as involved as tony in so many different functions, and he is still one of the best in nascar.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lee Roy