
NASCarla here...Tony is way up there on top of my favorite driver list! My interest in Tony started when Buckshot Jones lost his ride - I was depressed for quite a few races. On one of my road trips to Talladega the Home Depot car caught my eye (that's back when it was a Grand Prix). I spent a lot of money at Home Depot as a dairy farmer, so this driver choice of mine was initially sponser-based. Turns out I made an excellent choice, that was in 2002, the year Tony






So very close - yet so far away...
Got to meet Tony AGAIN! It took 7 hours - but man, was it worth the wait! Judy arrived first, around 1o'clock Oct. 6th at the Home Depot in Overland Park, Kansas. Kind of a chilly day, but perfect for my leather Tony Stewart jacket (it's all about me, right?). I arrived around 1:30, fashionably later than Judy, I won't be doing that next year, by that time there were around 200 Tony fans in front of us. Robby Young, my supervisor at work, showed up a little later with youngest son Zack; Robby's wife was out rounding up oldest son Morgan... what a hectic day for them! After they handed out the wristbands we were sent outside - brrrrrrr... Which was kind of cool, we got to see a couple of Tony Stewart Monte Carlo's, and watch the fans roll in. 700 wristbands were handed out - Tony has tons of fans! He was a little late (I forgive him), and ran us through the line like nobody's business, that was kind of a bummer, but we all get why they're late sometimes. Those drivers schedules have to be grueling, I appreciate the few seconds I got! I handed Tony a picture to sign, and our new 3 Sisters Racing autograph cards for him to keep - he actually read the 3 Sisters Racing title, and smiled! So, I'm waiting for an e-mail Tony - hopefully you'll check out this page... especially since I didn't get to ask you a couple of things. Like, do you check out the fence before the race? And were you planning on going out to Lakeside to watch the TORA races, or the Modifieds? Didn't see you there. Jeff Hammond was sitting right next to us, would have preferred you! Or J.J. Yeley - was really nice to meet him, gave him one of our cards too - J.J. is now on my Favorite Driver list. I think it's great when drivers take the time to meet fans, that's a great way to bring attention to their skills - sometimes meeting a driver is the only way I ever notice them - there are so many - so many new guys coming in. I don't think anybody will take Tony's place at the top of my list! Congratulations for your finish in Kansas, and staying on top in the points!

I'm the luckiest girl in the world with these three good-looking guys around me... I'm going to have a big smile on my face till next year...

The Young Family: Morgan, Amy, Zach and Robby. Pretty camera-shy, except for Robby, getting a picture of Zach was like pulling teeth - almost as hard as getting close to a driver...

A Tony Stewart Monte Carlo (not mine!) in the Home Depot parking lot - such a cool car!
NASCarla and Judy Kay wait in line - we're almost there!!

