Three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart scored a sprint car victory Monday night, prevailing in the 30-lap main event at Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway.
Kyle Larson, a two-time winner in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series this year, also posted a sprint-car win Monday, starting first and taking the 25-lap feature at Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario, Canada.
Stewart won his qualifying heat and started third in the A-main at the half-mile dirt track in Imperial, Pennsylvania. The 46-year-old driver took over the top spot when lapped traffic ensnared leader Tim Shaffer with eight laps to go.
The victory was the second of his career in the Arctic Cat All Star Circuit of Champions and his first in that series since Feb. 11, 2012. Stewart purchased sole ownership of the All-Star Circuit of Champions tour in January 2015.
The event — the finale of the I-79 Summer Shootout — was hastily rescheduled for Monday after a Saturday rainout.
Larson emerged from a battle with eventual runner-up Parker Price-Miller to lead the final 10 laps of the Burger Barn Northern Summer Nationals for 360 Sprint Cars.
The win on the .375-mile dirt track continued his recent hot streak this season in open-wheel competition. Larson is scheduled to race Tuesday night at Ohsweken in the World of Outlaws series.
Finally “parked it” in victory lane last night with the @ASCoC in Pittsburgh. Man it felt great winning again. #ParkedIt #weatherguardnation pic.twitter.com/yeTd8I6dVC
– Tony Stewart (@TonyStewart) July 25, 2017
Got the win last night in the 360 sprint at @OhswekenSpdway. Running with the @WorldofOutlaws tonight. Hope to back it up!
– Kyle Larson (@KyleLarsonRacin) July 25, 2017