Tony Stewart will confirm that he is to quit the Joe Gibbs Racing Sprint Cup team at the end of the year, to join Haas CNC Racing as a driver/owner with a 50 percent stake of the two-car outfit.
Autosport.com unveils that speculation had been mounting since last April about Stewart's future with Joe Gibbs Racing, when he admitted that his continuity with the team was not set yet despite having a contract signed with them for next year.
Stewart has reportedly achieved a release from his contract a year earlier and will now become owner of the Chevrolet team that will be renamed as Stewart Haas Racing, fielding Hendrick Motorsports cars for him and a yet to be named second driver.
Stewart has spent ten seasons driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, winning the Sprint Cup title in 2002 and 2005. He has 32 Cup victories to his credit in his time with the team, plus five wins in the Nationwide series, all of them achieved this season.
Autosport.com unveils that speculation had been mounting since last April about Stewart's future with Joe Gibbs Racing, when he admitted that his continuity with the team was not set yet despite having a contract signed with them for next year.
Stewart has reportedly achieved a release from his contract a year earlier and will now become owner of the Chevrolet team that will be renamed as Stewart Haas Racing, fielding Hendrick Motorsports cars for him and a yet to be named second driver.
Stewart has spent ten seasons driving for Joe Gibbs Racing, winning the Sprint Cup title in 2002 and 2005. He has 32 Cup victories to his credit in his time with the team, plus five wins in the Nationwide series, all of them achieved this season.