NASCAR legend Tony Stewart has been announced as a guest analyst on FOX for the Clash at the Coliseum and the iconic Daytona 500 in the coming season. And he isn’t alone; Clint Bowyer will also join him and so will Mike Joy.
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In a video posted by FOX, the NASCAR Hall of Famer said, “Super excited to be joining Fox for not only the Clash at the LA Coliseum but also at Daytona for the Daytona 500.”
“Gonna be awesome working with my buddy Clint Bowyer and poor Mike Joy, he’s gotta babysit both of us.”
NASCAR Hall of Famer @TonyStewart will join @MikeJoy500 and @ClintBowyer in the @NASCARONFOX booth as a guest analyst for first two races of the season — the Feb. 6 Clash at the Coliseum and the Feb. 20 #DAYTONA500, both on FOX. » https://t.co/KgqK4cKSEp pic.twitter.com/EPjMwYyENs
— FOX Sports PR (@FOXSportsPR) January 23, 2022
In a press release, Stewart described why he simply couldn’t pass up on the opportunity.
“To call the very first Busch Light Clash at the Coliseum AND the Daytona 500 is an opportunity you don’t pass up,” Stewart said. “The size and scope of both these races is massive, and it’s an honor to be a part of them with FOX.”
“Anytime you get to talk racing with Clint and Mike, you’re going to have a good time.”
Tony Stewart rectifies a mistake from his 2020 speech
When Stewart was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2020, he admitted at the beginning of his address that the speech he had prepared was ‘wrecked’ and he has to make do with a backup one.
As a result, he forgot to acknowledge his manager, Eddie Jarvis, during the speech. This was something that was nagging at him since.
Until recently, during this year’s HoF ceremony in which Stewart inducted Red Farmer, he took the moment to rectify the wrong from two years ago.
He went off-script this time and said, “Eddie Jarvis, thank you for everything you did in my career. Sorry, it took two years to make up for missing this two years ago, but we got you tonight.”
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HAMPTON, GA – AUGUST 29: Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Bass Pro Shops / Mobil 1 Chevrolet, speaks to the media prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Oral-B USA 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway on August 29, 2014 in Hampton, Georgia. Stewart hit and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a dirt track race August 9, after Ward Jr. had exited his car. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
It will be super interesting to see (and hear) how Tony Stewart fares in his analysis of the two opening races. Will he be his usual honest self? Will he be a little diplomatic?
We hope it’s the former. What about you?
Also Read: Tony Stewart’s Priceless Reaction at Being Inducted Into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame
