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NASCAR drivers happy to see Tony Stewart return to action

Welcome back, Smoke!

With Tony Stewart driving at Richmond for the first time in his final NASCAR season after recovering from a broken back, we'll finally get to see the future Hall of Fame driver make his rounds one last time.

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NASCAR is in Virginia for Saturday's Xfinity Series race and Sunday's Sprint Cup competition. The Toyota Owners 400, which begins about 1 p.m. ET, will be Stewart's first race of 2016. He missed the season's first eight.