Two years after closing the doors of Eldora for NASCAR, Tony Stewart changes his mind

There was a time when NASCAR broke Tony Stewart’s heart. Not literally, but metaphorically. It happened in 2021 when the Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner went to NASCAR with a potential offer to host a Cup Series race at Eldora Speedway, a dirt oval he owns. But NASCAR made strong remarks about the offer that led Tony Stuart to close the doors of Eldora for NASCAR. However, that seems to have changed.

Tony grieves for NASCAR’s attention to the Cup Series offer since 2021. However, Tony’s grievance season is now over!

The Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner has finally opened the doors to Eldora for NASCAR. But why is Tony no longer upset with NASCAR? There is clearly a missing piece to this puzzle. Perhaps it was a potential partnership opportunity that changed Tony’s mind.

What exactly happened two years ago in 2021 that led to Tony Stewart closing Eldora’s door to NASCAR?

In 2021, Tony Stewart made a very triggering decision. Initially, people thought it was NASCAR that took Eldora out of their Truck Series program. However, Stewart later came out to say that it was actually them who hadn’t renewed their contract with NASCAR.

And there was a good reason why Tony did that. During an interview the same year, Stewart revealed he was disappointed that his lead wasn’t even considered for the cup series once.

Tony didn’t even get a chance to talk about his track’s suitability to lead the cut series. Speaking to AP, the NASCAR legend said: “I asked if Eldora was under consideration for an Xfinity or Cup race in the future, and was told no at this time.” Not even having had a chance to prove his track’s ability, Tony felt upset. It’s something he took to heart and told NASCAR officials, “We’re done!” And that’s when Tony would have decided to close the door of Eldora for NASCAR.

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For the Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner, the biggest sticking point was the lack of communication with NASCAR. He made a statement, pointing out the same issue. Tony said, “I am extremely frustrated as a track owner that there has been no communication from NASCAR.” Things are not like before between him and NASCAR. Now the doors that were closed then are now being opened by Tony. But what led to this?

Tony Stewart’s change of heart could lead to potential Cup Series partnership with NASCAR

It’s been almost two years since the spat between Tony Stewart and NASCAR. But since then Tony has worked hard to make his race tracks some of the best in the motorsports industry. The NASCAR legend now believes that Eldora Speedway can host any racing event that exists in the world, including the famous NASCAR Cup Series.

Plus, the opportunity that was once Tony’s dream can now come true.

According to sources, Bristol Motor Speedway may not continue to hold races in the next NASCAR Cup season. Having staged so many successful racing events at Eldora Speedway, Eldora Million being the most popular, Tony has proven the track’s flexibility in terms of hosting races. So there’s a good chance that NASCAR could indeed deliver a long-awaited opportunity to host Cup Series races at Tony’s track.

According to sportsnaut.com, it looks like Tony Stewart is over the 2021 kerfuffle with NASCAR. Sharing his feelings on the organization of the cup series, Tony Stewart said: “I understand the reasons we were told why they went to Bristol with this, but my feeling is that we would go beyond everything we already do now, do more than we already done to make sure it would be a huge event.

Moreover, on Tony’s side, the preparation has already begun. And if NASCAR gives him the green flag to hold cup races, he’ll definitely use the opportunity to heart. In a similar context, the co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing concluded, “But it’s in the hands of NASCAR at this point, but yeah, we would absolutely be interested in that conversation, yeah.”

Now that Tony Stewart is finally open to hosting the NASCAR Cup Series, do you think NASCAR will actually give Tony a chance? If that happens, it will be another memorable moment in NASCAR history as we once again see production cars rolling down the dirt road. It will be so much fun!