NASCAR: Five Lessons Learned From Darlington

Tony Stewart Hates Being Blocked

Even though he’s retiring at the end of the season, Tony Stewart is still the same driver he always was.

And one of the biggest things he hates in NASCAR is when someone blocks him. It doesn’t matter who it is, from Jimmie Johnson to a rookie driver, if you block Smoke you’re going to get dumped.

That’s exactly what Brian Scott found out on Sunday night at Darlington.

Now it wasn’t an intentional block, at least that’s how Scott makes it out to seem, but clearly Tony saw it differently as he spun the driver of the  44 car out on Lap 203.

Scott was apparently trying to let Smoke go by him even signaling out of the car for him to pass, but Stewart must have already been annoyed at that point and decided to take matters into his own hands.

Smoke remained calm over the radio with his crew chief as it happened and even after Tony was done with the race, his engine blew and ended his chances of finally winning at Darlington, he didn’t make a big deal of the incident.

NASCAR wanted to speak to both Stewart and his crew chief after the race, but with Smoke on the verge of retirement, what lecture could they possibly give him?

It doesn’t matter who you are the fact still remains, if you block Tony Stewart you’re going to get dumped.

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