when did tony stewart retire

Tony Stewart retired from full-time NASCAR Cup (then Sprint Cup) driving at the end of the 2016 season, with his final Cup race being the 2016 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Quick Scoop: When did Tony Stewart retire?

If you’re wondering “when did Tony Stewart retire?” in the NASCAR sense, the key point is that he stepped away from full-time Cup Series competition after the 2016 season. He announced in 2015 that 2016 would be his final year as a full-time driver, then ran that last full season and transitioned fully into team ownership and other racing roles.

Timeline in a nutshell

• 2015: Publicly announces that the 2016 season will be his last as a full-time Cup driver.

• 2016: Runs his final full NASCAR Sprint Cup (now Cup) season in the No. 14 car.

• November 2016: Drives his last NASCAR Cup race in the season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.

So in everyday terms, if someone asks “When did Tony Stewart retire from NASCAR?”, the practical answer is: he retired from full-time NASCAR Cup racing after the 2016 season.

Is he completely done with racing?

Even after leaving full-time NASCAR Cup racing, Stewart didn’t “quit racing” in general. He remained active as:

• A co-owner at Stewart-Haas Racing in the Cup Series.

• A competitor and owner in other series and on dirt tracks, keeping his racing passion alive outside the Cup grind.

So he retired from the Cup Series grind , not from motorsports as a whole.

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