OREGON, Wis. (AP) — Sprint Cup points leader Tony Stewart runs short-track special events in what little spare time he has. On Tuesday night he walked away from Madison International Speedway with a top-five effort. Former Cup Series champion Matt Kenseth finished second at his hometown track to Chris Wimmer, and Stewart wound up fifth in the All-Star Challenge, a 100-lap super late model race on a half-mile oval.
Wimmer, a short-track veteran from Wausau, Wis., not only beat the NASCAR Cup stars, he also earned praise from Stewart, a two-time Cup champion.
“I don’t know much about him, but it doesn’t take long to figure out how good he is,” Stewart said of Wimmer. “Obviously, you go beat Matt Kenseth like that, it’s a big deal. Not taking anything away from the guys that are here, because man, these guys are tough. This is the toughest pavement late model racing deal that I’ve had.”
Kenseth led 86 laps, but did not have the dominant car of the night. That distinction belonged to Wimmer.
“He was kind of dogging me the whole time, and there was no one close to him, so I just figured it was a matter of time,” Kenseth said. “The outside seemed like it was kind of slick, so I just tried to park it on the bottom and sit there as much as I could.”
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