{"id":5351,"date":"2016-09-09T19:37:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-10T00:37:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=5351"},"modified":"2016-09-09T19:37:32","modified_gmt":"2016-09-10T00:37:32","slug":"texas-motor-speedway-celebrates-tony-stewarts-career-with-limited-edition-bobblehead-promotion-at-aaa-texas-500","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/09\/texas-motor-speedway-celebrates-tony-stewarts-career-with-limited-edition-bobblehead-promotion-at-aaa-texas-500\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Motor Speedway celebrates Tony Stewart&#8217;s career with limited-edition bobblehead promotion at AAA Texas 500"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH \u2013 While bobblehead giveaways of star athletes may be commonplace at other professional sports facilities, the promotion is a rarity at motorsports venues.<\/p>\n<p>So it is fitting that in honor of three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion <strong>Tony Stewart<\/strong>&#8216;s final season, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasmotorspeedway.com\">Texas Motor Speedway<\/a> will distribute a limited-edition bobblehead of the racing star to the first 30,000 fans attending the AAA Texas 500 on Sunday, Nov. 6.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/09\/09\/texas-motor-speedway-celebrates-tony-stewarts-career-with-limited-edition-bobblehead-promotion-at-aaa-texas-500\/18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911.jpg?fit=800%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,450\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911.jpg?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911.jpg?fit=640%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5352\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911.jpg?resize=300%2C169\" alt=\"18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911.jpg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/racedaysa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/18b77348-5872-4530-95e3-1bb6c8625911.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The bobblehead, presented by State Waterheaters and created by Colleyville&#8217;s TAT Company, features Stewart&#8217;s likeness with his trademark facial scruff and familiar Mobil 1 firesuit as he hoists a checkered flag inside Texas Motor Speedway. The bobblehead is part of &#8220;Tony Stewart&#8217;s Last Ride at Texas Motor Speedway&#8221; weekend, where the speedway and Stewart fans will salute him as he makes his final NASCAR Sprint Cup start at Texas Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>The bobbleheads will be distributed in Texas Motor Speedway&#8217;s Fan Zone beginning at 8 a.m. CT on race day. Fans must show their individual AAA Texas 500 race ticket in order to receive a bobblehead. The promotion will limit one bobblehead per individual.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart has a successful history at Texas Motor Speedway dating to the venue&#8217;s opening in 1997. While known for his success in NASCAR, Stewart was the speedway&#8217;s inaugural Verizon IndyCar Series polesitter for the True Value 500k in 1997. He also is the only driver to win a pole in both the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and Verizon IndyCar Series at Texas Motor Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>In 36 career starts at Texas Motor Speedway (27 Sprint Cup, six XFINITY and three INDYCAR), he has two victories, four poles and has led 1,176 laps. Stewart also holds the speedway&#8217;s Sprint Cup Series pole record with a lap speed of 200.111 miles per hour coming in qualifying for the 2014 AAA Texas 500.<\/p>\n<p>Stewart has also been a major contributor to Speedway Children&#8217;s Charities-Texas Chapter through his work as host of the Tony Stewart &#8220;Smoke Show&#8221; Fantasy Camp. The &#8220;Smoke Show&#8221; has raised more than $1.5 million since Speedway Children&#8217;s Charities debuted the event in 2009. The &#8220;Smoke Show&#8221; continues to be Speedway Children&#8217;s Charities largest grossing, single-day event of the year.<\/p>\n<p>The AAA Texas 500 (1 p.m. CT, TV: NBC, Radio: PRN, SiriusXM, 95.9 The Ranch locally) is the second of three races in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Round of 8 that will determine which four drivers will vie for the series championship in the Nov. 20 season finale at Homestead-Miami Speedway.<\/p>\n<p>The AAA Texas 500 also is part of a NASCAR tripleheader weekend at Texas Motor Speedway that also features the Camping World Truck Series Longhorn 350 on Friday, Nov. 4, and the XFINITY Series O&#8217;Reilly Auto Parts Challenge on Saturday, Nov. 5.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the AAA Texas 500 start as low as $49 for adults and $25 for kids 12 and under. To purchase tickets or for additional information, please contact the Texas Motor Speedway ticket office at (817) 215-8500 or visit<a href=\"http:\/\/www.texasmotorspeedway.com\/\">www.texasmotorspeedway.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Story and photo courtesy of Texas Motor Speedway Media Relations<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FORT WORTH \u2013 While bobblehead giveaways of star athletes may be commonplace at other professional sports facilities, the promotion is a rarity at motorsports venues. 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