Tony Stewart got over his skirmish with Goodyear Saturday morning, and in good fashion.

The Columbus, Ind.-driver scored his fourth win in 9 Nationwide Series starts at Daytona International Speedway after holding off a charging Kyle Busch during a valiant last-lap charge.

The win, however, didn’t make his thoughts towards NASCAR’s sole tire supplier any better.

Busch and Stewart ran nose-to-tail for many for the final laps and on the last one, Busch attempted to push Stewart out of the way as the field entered turn 2. Amazingly, Stewart kept control with the battering ram of Busch placed squarely in his No. 80 Chevrolet’s rear bumper and sneaked out a win.

At the line, Carl Edwards grabbed second, Clint Bowyer third and Busch wound up 4th.

DAYTONA BEACH, FLA. — Anyone wearing a Goodyear logo was best advised to stay away from Tony Stewart on Saturday.

During the final practice for Sunday’s Daytona 500, Stewart’s teammate Ryan Newman lost a right rear tire and crashed in turn 2. The crash collected Stewart, and thanks to the damage that was deemed unfixable for such an aerodynamic track, both drivers went to backup cars for Sunday’s race.

As a result, they will both start at the end of the field for Sunday’s race, though that wasn’t the primary focal point of Stewart’s anger. Read the rest of this entry »