He is a throwback in more ways than one, from his racing background to his politically incorrect candor to his general scruffiness and less-than-athletic physique. Even in an age of made-for-television spokesmodel drivers, it's very easy to picture Tony Stewart, almost exactly as he is today, banging fenders with the likes of Curtis Turner and Tiny Lund on some dusty short track decades ago. Settling things with their racecars, and then later by other means if necessary.