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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Tony Stewart made it clear he wasn't interested in rehashing an incident with a fan that took place during this year's Chili Bowl Nationals in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Stewart, a three-time NASCAR premier series champion and co-owner of Stewart-Haas Racing, was brief and to the point when asked about the incident during Thursday's Charlotte Motor Speedway Media Tour.
"If you were in Tulsa, you would have seen it," he said when the subject was raised during individual interview sessions with each of the SHR drivers and crew chiefs. "Next year, go to Tulsa and you'll see what's going on."
Stewart, a former IndyCar champ as well as NASCAR title-holder, has also enjoyed quite a bit of success in various types of sprint cars. He has attended the Chili Bowl, one of the premier midget car races of the year, in recent years to help with track preparation in addition to taking in a week's worth of racing action.
On Jan. 15, Stewart went into the grandstands to confront a fan who, according to reports and video posted on social media, had repeatedly heckled Stewart.
The fan, identified as Cpl. Kyle Hess, and Stewart exchanged words before Hess appeared to be pushed back in his seat by track security, which was on the scene during the entire altercation.
Hess is employed by the Tulsa County Sheriff's Office. According to reports, he was not on duty at the time of the incident.
Stewart said anyone wanting to know what took place in Tulsa "should have been there to see for themselves.
"I'm not going to waste my time on a NASCAR media day talking about an event that happened a week ago," he said. "Everybody that was there knew what happened. I think you guys are smart enough to see in social media now, people are coming out and talking about what happened, and we'll leave it at that."