American NASCAR ace Tony Stewart, will compete in the international sprintcar events over the Christmas-New Year period at Tyrepower Sydney Speedway.

Stewart, one of the most prominent motorsport competitors in the world, will commence his latest Sydney campaign on December 26 at the venue with the running of the time-honoured Valvoline Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix.

Stewart, from Columbus, Indiana, has been booked to appear at five fixtures during his stay in Sydney.

His commitments also include the December 29 Sydney Sprintcar Internationale, the $50,000 to Win Scott Darley Classic (January 2 and 3) and the International Sprintcar Spectacular (January 15).

Stewart will again link with the sprintcar team owned and operated by ten times Australian Sprintcar Champion and national speedway Hall of Famer, Garry Rush.

“Tony Stewart is a world class act, easily one of the biggest motorsport names, and we are absolutely delighted to have him back with us again for this season’s major sprintcar races,” Tyrepower Sydney Speedway General Manager David Tapp said.

“He started his speedway career in open wheel competition where he became a four time American champion before he branched into NASCAR racing. It’s great that Tony has kept in touch with his origins in the sport and still likes to race sprintcars,” Tapp added.

Stewart’s appearances will co-incide with the International Speedway Festival at the venue where all sprintcar events pay $10,000 to win in addition to the Scott Darley $50,000 race.

Stewart returns Down Under after another highly successful season on the American NASCAR circuit. His total earnings on the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship circuit netted $5,664,250 for a seventh placing overall in the final standings.

Stewart also is one of the most successful current day sprintcar team owners in American oval track racing and in 2010 he walked away with two American Championships after his driver Levi Jones won the United States Auto Club National Sprintcar title and the USAC Silver Crown Championship.

He also fields two cars under the Tony Stewart Racing banner on the US World of Outlaws Sprintcar Championship trail campaigned by four times National Champion Donny Schatz and American Sprintcar racing legend, 20-times US titleholder Steve Kinser who finished second and third respectively in this year’s championship.

Earlier in his career Stewart created history with the United States Auto Club when he took out the celebrated triple-crown with National Championships in Midgets, Sprintcars and the longer wheel-base Silver Crown cars.

To this day he remains the only

man to accomplish this feat. Stewart is a two times USAC National Midget Champion after his previous success came in 1994.

A product of Kart racing, he is a dual NASCAR Champion, having won the NASACAR Sprint Championship in 2002 and 2005.

A press conference featuring an appearance by Tony Stewart will be conducted on December 23. Further details will be announced shortly

The best of the best from the Land of Stars and Stripes will converge on Tyrepower PCR from Boxing Day, to kick off Sydney’s International Speedway Festival – a celebration of the pinnacle of Speedway racing in Australia.

America’s best Sprintcar drivers will be at Tyrepower PCR:

Valvoline Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix - $10,000-to-win

Boxing Day (December 26, 2010):

• Donny Schatz
• Brian Montieth

Sydney Sprintcar International - $10,000-to-win

December 29, 2010:

• Donny Schatz
• Joey Saldana
• Cody Darrah
• Brian Montieth
• Craig Dollansky

12th Annual $50,000-to-Win Scott Darley Sprintcar Classic

2-3 January, 2011:

• Donny Schatz
• Joey Saldana
• Cody Darrah
• Brian Montieth
• Craig Dollansky

Sprintcar Grand National - $10,000-to-win

8 January, 2011:

International Sprintcars:

15 January, 2011:

• Donny Schatz (TBC)
• Joey Saldana
• Cody Darrah
• Craig Dollansky

Donny Schatz

Having snared four World of Outlaws Championships in a row in America – and as many Knoxville Nationals crowns – Australians will once again, have the pleasure of seeing the world’s number one lighting up Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway driving for the Garry Rush Pick ‘n Payless team.
Web Site: www.donnyschatzmotorsports.com

Joey Saldana and Cody Darrah

Kasey Kahne Racing teammates, Joey Saldana and Cody Darrah, will be packing up all the Kasey Kahne Racing inventory, and sending it straight to Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway in December, and unleashing their firepower at the Australian Sprintcar Grand Prix on Boxing Night.
Joey Saldana Web Site: www.joeysaldana.com
Cody Darrah Web Site: www.codydarrah.com

Brian Montieth

The call him ‘The Edge’ – and for good reason - as Sydney Speedway fans will discover when Pennsylvanian born and bred Sprintcar star Brian Montieth tears up Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway from Boxing Day through the New Year.
Brian Montieth Web Site: www.brianmontieth.com

Craig Dollansky

Dollansky, from Elk River, Minnesota, returns to Australia driving for Tasmanian businessman, Darren Goodyer, with all the firepower and artillery to launch a full-scale nuclear attack.

Dollansky will have all of his American-based Big Game Motorsport equipment at his disposal as his Australian car-owner, Darren Goodyer, currently has a forty foot container on the Pacific Ocean with two Craig Dollansky Big Game Sprintcars aboard, and a battalion of six brand new Sprintcars.

“I have eight cars arriving in Australia including Craig’s [Dollansky] own American Sprintcars. I didn’t buy all of this gear to turn up and run second. Mark my words – we are coming to beat [Donny] Schatz,” exclaimed Goodyer, directing his ambitions towards the man who has made the $50,000-to-win event his own by virtue of winning eight of the ten previously held races; American Donny Schatz.
Craig Dollansky Web Site: dollanskyracing.net

Superstar Stewart means business

Where is steve Kinsers name on that list please? he allways goes Down Under to race after the The Woo Season is over !

Long Live  20 Time  World Of Outlaws Champion Steve 
Kinser #11 

"Brian Montieth tears up Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway from Boxing Day thru New Years". No truer words were spoken. Look out Parramatta City Raceway.

On the other hand, Tony Stewart is one of the most talented motorsports drivers in the world. The guy can drive anything and be up front. Winged 360s took about a season and he was running up front. Winged 410s took another season and he was up front. Could have won the All Star race in Fargo,ND last summer but hit a tire 3/4 of the way thru that ended his night. Last year I didn't think he would finish in the top ten in any race in Australia. WRONG! Look to him to challenge for wins this year. And with GM (and Lotus) getting into Indy Car racing in 2012, and the increase in popularity of the that series it wouldn't surprise anyone to see him try the double, the Indy 500 and what is it, the Napscar Coke 600 or something.

Damn, I've got 5 feet high snow on the side of my driveway and its only mid-December.

 Lawlessness and liberalism equals Hell.  NY City, 
Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, Minnepolis, etc. We saw it. 
Burning hundreds of buildings, a thousand assaults and 
dozens of murders. Getting worser and worser.

Highly doubtful that Dana is able to travel yet (at least internationally) after heart surgury mid-year this year.

This is also Kurt's Senior Year @ Indiana University where he wrestles for the university team in the Big 10 Conference and (last I knew) was ranked #3 in his weight class.

Change some of those circumstances, and Steve may have went to Australia this year, but with Dana's health and Kurt being the youngest of his children and finishing up his wrestling career (unless he tries for the Olympics), I think he's right where he should be at the present time.

I do cherish the times I get to see him race however, as being in his mid-50's, I don't think we'll see him nearly as much after the next 3 or 4 years...