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 Stewart first got behind the wheel
of a race car at the age of seven
when his father, Nelson, served as
car owner and crew chief of a
go-kart team for his son. Tony won
his first racing championship in
1980 when he came out on top of a
four-cycle rookie junior class
championship at the Columbus (Ind.)
Fairgrounds. He followed that up
with an International Karting
Federation Championship in 1983 and
the World Karting Association
national championship in 1987...Book
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In
1989, Stewart graduated to higher
horsepower, racing three-quarter
midgets before entering the USAC
ranks in 1991, where he was named
rookie of the year. Three years
later, Stewart won the USAC
championship after a five-victory
season in just 22 starts in the
National Midge category. In 1995,
Stewart captured the USAC Triple
Crown, winning in the National
Midget, Sprint and Silver Crown
Series in the same season, a feat
that hadn't been accomplished
before.
Stewart entered the IRL in 1996,
winning its rookie of the year
award. A year later, he captured the
series championship before heading
to NASCAR and Joe Gibbs Racing the
next year.
In
1998, Stewart took the Busch Series
by storm, winning three races and
rookie of the year honors. He also
became the first person to complete
the Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola
600 on the same day, finishing ninth
and fourth, respectively.
In
2002, Stewart captured his first Cup
title. He considers it his crowning
achievement.
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