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Tony Stewart wrecked with 12 laps remaining in Saturday night's Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca-Cola at Daytona International Speedway, but the night ended with good news for the Stewart-Haas Racing driver and co-owner.
In an event that led to the race's fourth caution, Stewart got loose and smacked the outside wall. He was running fifth at the time, but had to bring his ride to the garage, where he confirmed a tire didn't go down -- it was driver error.
"Got loose into (Turn) 1 there," Stewart told NBC. "Hadn't been loose all day, but I got loose there and then over-corrected for it and drove it in the fence. So definitely my fault."
The good news? Due to an earlier wreck that took out other drivers near him in the standings, Stewart actually climbed two spots and sits 30th in points. With his win at Sonoma last week, he now is in the provisional Chase Grid by virtue of his victory and being in the top 30.
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