Dear Mr. Stewart,

I’m writing this letter in response to some feelings that I have been feeling lately and how I think some of your fans are feeling after the heartbreaking weekend in Charlotte.

First off, you won that race. In the hearts of all of your fans, and even some of the people who don’t like you, you won it. You know it, the fans know it, your crew knows it, and Kasey Kahne knows it. I listened to the in-car audio the entire race and you were in perfect form all night. From joking about the tire that hit the motor home to telling your crew what a great job they did after pit stops, you were on your game and so were they.

As a huge fan of yours and the #20 Home Depot Joe Gibbs Racing Team, it scares me to think that you won’t be there in the future. I guess in a way we know how the Earnhardt fans felt last year when their “fan world” was in the midst of being turned upside down. The important thing with your contract talks is that you find something that makes you happy and something that will more than likely take you until the end of your career.

Honestly, the Haas CNC discussions are a bit scary to me. In the back of my mind, it scares me to think that you could go over there and close out your career on a possibly less than stellar mark such as Dale Jarrett did after moving to Michael Waltrip Racing which is still struggling to stay in the Top 35.

Tony, you are Joe Gibbs Racing. I know that Jarrett and Bobby Labonte were there before you, but you are what makes JGR what it is. The first thing people think of when you hear “Joe Gibbs Racing” is Tony Stewart. The first time I went to Joe Gibbs Racing, I was amazed at how much of a shrine it was to you. They’ve been there for you when everybody else wanted to throw their hands in the air at you. It’s hard to picture you working with anybody else but Greg Zipadelli in the Cup series.

Why change something that isn’t broken?

You’re not broken, Tony Stewart. Your team isn’t broken. Your organization isn’t broken. You’ve won two championships with Joe Gibbs Racing. You’ve started winning those Nationwide Series races with them that had been out of your reach for so long (except for the ones you won for DeLana Harvick). You’re in the Top 10 in points. You would have won two or more races by now if it hadn’t of been for pure bad luck or last lap passes.

We want you to be happy, Tony, but will starting completely over somewhere else (especially a team that struggles week in and week out like Haas) make you happy when you have a championship winning team of guys who have been with you for ten years who have stood by you through thick and thin?

I know this letter will probably come off as snobbish and rude, but it’s not intended to be. It’s just from a concerned fan, worried about the future of her favorite racing team.

You’re a winner, Tony Stewart.

Sincerely,

Karah from Georgia
and all the other fans that agree with this