The #20 that Tony Stewart drove while racing for Joe Gibbs, remained with Joe Gibbs Racing. It is now Joey Logano's number.
Being that Stewart had to choose a new number after he left, he chose #14. This was done in honor of his childhood idol, A.J. Foyt.
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Currently Tony Stewart drives the number 14. Chosen due to his childhood idol AJ Foyt who used to use the same number.
Tony Stewart currently drives the #14 car in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series. His primary sponsors are Bass Pro Shops and Mobil 1.
Tony Stewart is the co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing. The team has two cars in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series, the #14 is driven by Tony and Ryan Newman drives the #39.
Yes, he has. Tony Stewart drove the #44 car in 1997 and 1998. It was in the Nascar Busch Series, now known as the Nationwide Series.
Because he won a lot of races. He is also an IRL champion and a two time Nascar Cup Series champion.
It is to honor his childhood idol, open wheel legend A.J. Foyt.
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Tony and Kurt haven't been getting along at all, and at the 2008 Daytona 500 practice right before the Budweiser Shootout, an incident on the track, while racing occurred and Kurt hit Tony's car when they came on to pit lane. They are both getting punished for it.