Tony Stewart to Drive Elite Top Fuel Entry (19 Viewers)

[Paul]

No surprise

https://www.nhra.com/news/2025/tony...ue-top-fuel-next-year-elite-motorsports-entry

 

[you]

Denny Hamlin kind of a deal. Drive for one team. Own another. I guess it works.

 

[mick]

if dodge money stays with matt and leah, what a great opportunity for a new sponsor/s to come on board with the tsr/elite TF effort,
or any of the many partners tony already has.

 

[StevieP]

I am thrilled by this turn of events, but also totally confused. Practically speaking, how does a person own and finance one team and drive for a competing team? Is there no conflict of interest in this scenario? Someone who understands please explain to me how this will work. If you thought Tony risked sleeping on the sofa if he drove a second TF car racing against Leah as a team mate, you aint seen nothing yet.

 

[Chili]

I am thrilled by this turn of events, but also totally confused. Practically speaking, how does a person own and finance one team and drive for a competing team? Is there no conflict of interest in this scenario? Someone who understands please explain to me how this will work. If you thought Tony risked sleeping on the sofa if he drove a second TF car racing against Leah as a team mate, you aint seen nothing yet.

While not an owner in Elite, he has a marketing partnership with them. I’m sure the two operations will be considered team cars that share technology and information. Yes there could be an issue during a championship run by one or the other and possibly facing off. I’m sure Tony Pedregon will bring up the questions to Stewart and Freeman when and if it happens.