Charlotte, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – Tony Stewart will not compete in Saturday night’s Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway, Stewart-Haas Racing announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
It’s the third straight Sprint Cup race that Stewart has skipped since he struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint car race on Aug. 9 at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Motorsports Park.<\/p>\n
Jeff Burton will substitute for Stewart in the No. 14 Stewart-Haas Racing Chevrolet for the second straight week. Last Sunday, Burton started 27th and finished 37th at Michigan International Speedway. He experienced a mechanical issue and had to spend more than 20 laps in the garage for repairs.<\/p>\n
Burton, who is running a partial schedule in the series this season before he serves as an analyst for NBC Sports’ coverage of NASCAR next year, has 40 Cup starts at Bristol, which includes a victory in the March 2008 race there.<\/p>\n
Regan Smith drove Stewart’s car to a 37th-place finish in the Aug. 10 Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International.<\/p>\n
SHR noted that Stewart’s plans for upcoming Sprint Cup races have yet to be determined. After Bristol, the series moves on to Atlanta Motor Speedway (Aug. 31) before the 26-race regular season concludes at Richmond International Raceway (Sept. 6). The Chase for the Sprint Cup championship begins on Sept. 14 at Chicagoland Speedway.<\/p>\n
Stewart is currently 25th in the point standings and has yet to win a race in the series this season.<\/p>\n
There are presently no criminal charges pending against Stewart; however, the investigation regarding Ward’s death is ongoing. The investigation could take several more weeks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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