{"id":1298512,"date":"2021-01-13T07:47:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T12:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1298512"},"modified":"2023-07-04T11:48:47","modified_gmt":"2023-07-04T15:48:47","slug":"tony-stewart-once-said-nascar-races-were-rigged-like-pro-wrestling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/tony-stewart-once-said-nascar-races-were-rigged-like-pro-wrestling\/","title":{"rendered":"Tony Stewart Once Said NASCAR Races Were Rigged Like Pro Wrestling"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

With his stocky build and famous temper, Tony Stewart<\/a> was not a man to tangle with during his days as a NASCAR driver. The fiery winner of 49 races had run-ins with a number of other competitors during his 18 seasons competing in the NASCAR Cup Series<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stewart might well have accepted offers to settle a few of the disputes<\/a> in a steel cage match, especially since he once famously put his own sport on a par with pro wrestling. It was an unflattering and controversial take, but it\u2019s unlikely Stewart was alone in thinking it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tony Stewart was a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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