Tony Stewart asserts NASCAR charter agreements are a “joke”
Soon to be ex-NASCAR team owner Tony Stewart has explained the issues with the charter system giving a Rick Hendrick example.
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The 2024 NASCAR Cup season has been marked with the intense charter wars. The teams were given an ultimatum to sign the new deal that will be valid from 2025 to 2031. All teams other than 23XI Racing and FRM, signed the deal budging to the pressure while the other two went onto sure NASCAR alleging monopoly.
The team owners were visibly upset and frustrated with NASCAR about the way they handled the issue. Hall of Fame owner Rick Hendrick even admitted that he signed the deal, after getting tired of the way everything played out. Now soon to be ex-team owner Tony Stewart has chimed in on the situation.
He branded the charter agreements as a joke, despite the fact that he signed for of them for the four SHR charters. Tony Stewart pointed out that frustration from Hendrick shows how messed up is the situation for the NASCAR team at the moment. This absurdity of the situation was one of the reasons behind SHR closing operations.
The charter agreements are a joke. And if people aren’t smart enough to read between the lines of when someone like Rick Hendrick says, ‘I just got tired arguing with him.’ Do you think Rick Hendrick runs his business and negotiation just says, ‘I’m just going to sign this agreement because I’m tired of arguing with you?’ Rick Hendrick has never done that a day in his life
Tony Stewart said via Cars & Culture with Jason Stein.
NASCAR Team Owner & Racer @TonyStewart says you can read between the lines with what happens with the business of NASCAR and see what's actually happening. #tonystewart #nascar #nhra #topfuel #racing #auto #automotive pic.twitter.com/lBgVJHa8hz
— Cars & Culture with Jason Stein (@CarsAndCulture) November 3, 2024
Tony Stewart claims he is a purist that doesn’t want to be part of NASCAR
While further talking about the point, the former Cup champion asserted that he is a racing purist and an old cool racer. So, he hates to be part of such an area and the recent drama justifies his decision to quit NASCAR.
It’s just an area that I don’t want to be a part of anymore. I’m a purist. I’m an old-school guy when it comes to racing.
Tony Stewart said.
The words from Tony Stewart, a champion of the sport, shows the gravity of the team owners struggles in NASCAR. They aren’t getting the support the deserves from the series owners despite the massive revenue they are bringing into the sport.
For someone like Stewart, who is getting ready to have a proper family, dealing with the stressful situation is not a healthy option and that’s why he is getting out. But the other owners can’t afford to do that, as they have already given too much to the sport and they deserve support from the whole racing community.
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