Q.
Does Earnhardt's crash seem like a long time ago?
TONY STEWART:
There's days when it seems like it was yesterday, and there's days that it seems like it was a million years ago, like you said. Just kind of depends on what the scenario is around it that reminds you of it.
Kind of interested to see what the stuff on Speed is going to be this year about the tribute stuff, see what they show and everything. I'm kind of interested, like everybody else, to see what they do.
Q.
Do the drivers miss him?
TONY STEWART:
Yeah, we miss him every day. There is not a weekend that goes by that we don't think about something that happened in the two years that I got to know him. But, you know, there's Scott who I lost as an IndyCar teammate, there's guys that were in other series that I miss that passed away like Kenny Irwin who I raced with a ton. I miss Kenny more than I miss anybody in that group so far.
There are all kinds of guys that you race with that you miss, you know, and wish they could be here in this time and they're not.
Q.
Is there more aggressive driving, with all the safety stuff that's come about? Is there more aggressive driving than when he was still here?
TONY STEWART:
There's not more than there was when he was still here. I mean, if you go out and tear your car up, you still can't win the race. So, you know, the series is still the same. You got to take care of your equipment to get there at the end.
That side of it really hasn't changed, I don't believe.
Q.
On the importance of a good driver/crew chief relationship
TONY STEWART:
It's very important. I mean, that's where, you know, there's some races that I've said, hey, this is what I want. He's trusted my decision. There's days that, you know, I know that he knows the scenarios of what everybody else is doing and I trust his decision.
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