First up was Joe Gibbs, inducted himself alongside Stewart into the 11th Hall of Fame class just hours earlier. It was the “Smoke Show” for NASCAR for one night again as Stewart reigned supreme. “I was devastated,” Stewart said of what he described as “wrecking his primary” and “bringing out the backup” when he opened his Friday night speech. I didn’t know it at the time, but they mortgaged the house in order for me to go racing,” Stewart said. Foyt, and there probably will never be another like Stewart: Three-time NASCAR champion and new Hall of Famer.

Source: Washington Post February 01, 2020 20:15 UTC