For the primary time in a decade, Tony Stewart can be again within the driver’s seat at Daytona.
The three-time NASCAR Cup Collection champion, who left the sequence after the 2016 season, has agreed to take the wheel of within the Craftsman Truck Collection opener on Feb. 13 at Daytona Worldwide Speedway.
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Stewart, the NASCAR Corridor of Famer who received the 2025 Prime Gas regular-season championship driving for Dodge in NHRA drag racing, will change gears − so to talk − as a part of Kaulig’s new .
“I’ve raced nearly every thing with 4 wheels at Daytona, however by no means a truck. So when a seat within the new Ram was supplied up for his or her first race again in NASCAR, I didn’t hesitate,” Stewart stated in a crew launch.
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Drivers with probably the most NASCAR Cup Collection wins all time
2. David Pearson, 105 profession wins.
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2. David Pearson, 105 profession wins.
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3. Jeff Gordon, 93 profession wins.
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6. (tie) Jimmie Johnson, 83 profession wins
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8. Dale Earnhardt, 76 profession wins.
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9. Kyle Busch, 63 profession wins (by June 4, 2023).
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10 (tie). Denny Hamlin, 60 profession wins (by Oct. 12, 2025).
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10 (tie). Kevin Harvick, 60 profession wins.
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12. Rusty Wallace, 55 profession wins.
Though he by no means received the Daytona 500, Stewart has had numerous memorable moments on the legendary trioval, together with 4 Cup wins, seven O’Reilly Auto Components Collection victories, three exhibition Conflict wins and three Duel at Daytona qualifying races for the five hundred.
“Ram’s Free Agent program is one other good way for me to remain sharp and have somewhat enjoyable,” Stewart, 54, stated.
Stewart has a pair of Truck Collection wins in his profession, each of them coming at Richmond in 2002 and 2003.
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One among NASCAR’s most charismatic personalities, Stewart received three Cup championships as a driver in 2002, 2005 and 2011 − and one other one as a crew proprietor for Kevin Harvick’s 2014 title. Earlier than shifting to NASCAR full-time, he received the 1997 IndyCar season championship.
“That is about honoring a legacy,” stated Tim Kuniskis, an government at Ram’s mother or father firm, Stellantis. “Tony represents grit, dedication, and the spirit of racing − pure adrenaline for the followers.”
