I have to say, I am really, really glad to see Tony Stewart’s take on this. I haven’t been a huge fan of his in recent years, but maybe the new team and car have been helping his attitude. Because this is what I keep saying.
“The thing is now we have to talk about the potential of six,” 2002 and 2005 champion Tony Stewart told reporters. “But I think there’s been too much emphasis on it not being good for the sport, people thinking that it’s bad.
“I think it’s pretty exciting that an organization has been able to be that good for that long. That’s a compliment to what they’ve done. I think too much effort has been spent looking at the negative side of it, which there really isn’t, when all the guy has done is gone out there and done what he’s supposed to do. He’s gone out and done what we’re all trying to do.
“I think what he’s done has been under-appreciated, in my opinion.”
When asked to make a case for Johnson winning No. 6, Stewart reacted with mild incredulity.
“How do you bet against him right now?” Stewart asked. “When a guy has done it five times, what basis would you have to bet against him? That’s the argument.”
