Tony Stewart is an American semi-retired professional race car driver who won three Drivers' Championships in the NASCAR Cup Series. He made his NASCAR debut in the Busch Series with the Ranier-Walsh Racing team in 1996 before moving to the Labonte Motorsports squad for part of the 1997 season. Following this, Stewart moved to the Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) team for the remainder of the season and 1998. Stewart moved to the higher-tier Cup Series with JGR in 1999, winning that season's Rookie of the Year for finishing fourth in the Drivers' Championship with three race victories. He won six races in the 2000 season, more than any other driver that year. This was followed by another three race wins each in 2001 and his first championship winning season in 2002 with three more race victories. St