By Mike Haag, Raceday San Antonio

NASCAR and NHRA race fans will soon have a rare opportunity to go bowling with NASCAR Hall of Famer Tony Stewart.

Tony Stewart. NHRA photo

Stewart, a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, along with PBA Hall of Famer Sean Rash, will host a bowling tournament at Bowlero in Euless on Wednesday, October 8. The event will benefit Texas Motor Speedway’s Speedway Children’s Charities, which since 1997 has distributed more than $12.4 million to North Texas non-profit organizations supporting children in need in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties.

The event will consist of four-person teams. The $3,000 package includes a complimentary lane sponsorship that features a company or team logo on the digital lane signs. The package also consists of two games per player, complimentary dinner and drinks, goody bags and an autographed team photo with Stewart.

The two highest-scoring teams on the night will square off in the finale to determine who is crowned tournament champion. There also will be plenty of additional activities, including the “Turkey” contest sponsored by Music Creek Photography, a silent auction and the opportunity to tag in athletes from the Professional Bowling Association for a frame throughout the evening.

Tony Stewart, driver of the #20 Home Depot Pontiac Grand Prix lifts the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship Trophy as NASCAR President Mike Helton looks on after Stewart won the NASCAR Winston Cup Championship at the NASCAR Winston Cup Series Ford 400 at the Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 17, 2002 in Homestead, Florida.(Photo by Robert Laberge/Getty Images).

Stewart, a 2020 NASCAR Hall of Fame inductee and three-time Cup Series champion and current NHRA Top Fuel driver, will be bringing several special guests to this charity-driven tournament. One of the headliners will be 2025 PBA Hall of Fame inductee Sean Rash, who has 17 career PBA Tour titles including two majors.

“This is exciting. This is a different year, obviously, than what we have done in the past with the event we’ve done with Speedway Children’s Charities,” said Stewart, alluding to the successful and long-standing “Tony Stewart Smoke Show” event. “To have our good friend Sean Rash, who is a Hall of Fame PBA bowler, helping out with this event and just doing something outside the box and totally different is going to be fun.

“Sean’s going to be impressive with the group of people he is bringing and all the work he has put into this. We’ve always been proud to be a part of Speedway Children’s Charities-Texas Chapter and the amount of money we raised after all these years.”

Stewart, who last weekend at the Cornwell Tools U.S. Nationals at Lucas Oil Raceway Park, won the regular season NHRA Top Fuel title. He will now compete in the NHRA Countdown to the Championship playoffs. He will be competing in the NHRA FallNationals at the Texas Motorplex October 10-12, 2025.

Tony Stewart. NHRA photo

Stewart said that before he comes to Texas for the bowling event, he plans to put in extra work on his game. At his home in Hidden Hollow Ranch in Columbus Indiana, he has two bowling lanes that are in his basement.

“I’m afraid I’m going to embarrass Sean and his friends by not doing a good job, so I’ve got to get practicing a lot,” Stewart said. “It’s going to be fun with all these people coming and to be able to have a great time all night, be around great friends, and great people that are like minded and want to help out Speedway Children’s Charities.”

There are three additional sponsorship opportunities available for individuals or business:

TMS President/GM Eddie Gossage (L) poses with Texas Motorsports Hall of Fame inductee Tony Stewart. (Getty Images)

 Title sponsor: includes company name in title of event, five teams of four bowlers, inclusion in all marketing collateral and event signage, distribution of promotional items, group photos with Stewart, check presentation with Tony Stewart Racing and SCC-Texas, and more.

Presenting sponsor includes “Presented By” in event logo, three teams of four bowlers, inclusion in all marketing collateral and event signage, distribution of promotional items, group photos with Stewart, and more.

Bar sponsor: exclusive sponsor of the bar with on-site signage, two teams of four bowlers and group photos with Stewart.

 The event begins at 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 5:30 p.m.) at Bowlero, which is located at 1901 West Airport Freeway in Euless. Register here now. For more event information, pricing on sponsorships or to discuss opportunities to contribute, please contact SCC-Texas Director Marissa Chaney at mchaney@texasmotorspeedway.com.