KANNAPOLIS, N.C. — Saying it was time for a change, the three-time Nascar champion Tony Stewart announced Wednesday that he would retire from Sprint Cup racing after the 2016 season.
Smiling and appearing at ease at the Stewart-Haas Racing shop in North Carolina, Stewart said the decision was “100 percent” his choice.
“There wasn’t any pressure from anybody,” Stewart said. “If anything, it was the opposite. I know people were trying to talk me out of it. It’s a scenario where everybody in their career makes the decision that it’s time for a change.”
Stewart, who deeply loves dirt track racing, is not getting out of the car for good, though.