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And Tony Stewart was certainly being the Tony Stewart that people have come to admire or disdain after winning Sunday’s Price Chopper 400.

Don’t let the Kansas City Star story fool you. Mr. Stewart was not gleeful or giddy.

He was far from it.

“Yeah, as soon as I get done with this stimulating conversation that we’re having here, (that will) make me feel smarter when I leave here, then I’m going to get to Knoxville as quickly as I can. That’s my goal to get out of here soon. Just a hint,” Stewart said.
Moments earlier, Stewart joked about taking the chair when it was mentioned to him that Gordon had—just minutes before—sat in the same chair that Stewart was sitting in.
“That’s awesome. I never would have thought Jeff Gordon would have came in here,” Stewart sarcastically said.
And those in attendance thought it was a joke as Stewart said that he was going to take the chair and have Gordon sign it.
But no, it wasn’t a joke, as after the final question, Stewart wheeled the chair out of the media center, intent on proving the point that, yes, he was serious about taking the chair.

Saturday night’s finals of the Knoxville Dirt Late Model Nationals were rained out. Stewart and teammate Ryan Newman were scheduled to race. The finals were postponed and moved to Sunday evening.

Since Stewart won, that meant that he was going to get to Knoxville, Iowa late. And yes, he did take the chair, which was last seen somewhere in the vicinity of his hauler.

The win cut Stewart’s deficit to points leader Mark Martin by 39 to 67 points. And apparently restored Stewart’s arrogance.

When Tony’s arrogant, watch out. That usually means bad things for the competition.