NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series regular and 2005 Champion Tony
Stewart plans to enter the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour (NWMT)
New England 100 at New Hampshire International Speedway
(NHIS) on Saturday, July 15.
Stewart’s entry for the New
England 100 will be prepared by Chase Racing. Team owner
Curt Chase also fields a regular Modified Tour entry for
Doug Coby.
Stewart is the only driver to win
in the Indy Racing League and the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup
Series at "The Magic Mile". He finished second
in his only NASCAR Busch Series start at NHIS. Stewart
has 10 Top-5 finishes, 11 Top-10 finishes, and 3 wins on
New England’s only Superspeedway.
Stewart will be extremely busy on
Saturday, July 15. Tony will participate in two morning
practice sessions in preparation for the NASCAR NEXTEL
Cup Series New England 300, and then compete in the
NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour New England 100 at 1:00 p.m.
Advance tickets for all NASCAR
events, including a limited number of seats for the New
England 300 on Sunday, July 16 and the SYLVANIA 300 on
Sunday, September 17, are available online at
