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Stewart wins the chase for the best poker hand
By Curt Cavin
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February 3, 2005
Tony Stewart doesn't know if he has a winning car for the upcoming NASCAR season, but he had plenty of winning hands this week in Las Vegas.
Stewart, NASCAR's 2002 champion, won a celebrity poker tournament for charity Tuesday night involving past and current Nextel Cup drivers.
Stewart beat fellow Indiana driver Ryan Newman in the final round of the two-night event at The Palms Casino Resort. Stewart eliminated Jeff Gordon in the final hand of Monday's preliminaries.
The other participants included Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler, Brian Vickers, Kyle Petty, Casey Mears and 1973 NASCAR champion Benny Parsons.
The drivers were in Las Vegas for offseason testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Stewart, whose favorite Las Vegas game is roulette, was traveling to California Speedway on Wednesday and could not be reached for comment.
The show, taped by Speed channel, will air sometime between April and June, a spokesman for the cable network said Wednesday.
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By Curt Cavin
[email protected]
February 3, 2005
Tony Stewart doesn't know if he has a winning car for the upcoming NASCAR season, but he had plenty of winning hands this week in Las Vegas.
Stewart, NASCAR's 2002 champion, won a celebrity poker tournament for charity Tuesday night involving past and current Nextel Cup drivers.
Stewart beat fellow Indiana driver Ryan Newman in the final round of the two-night event at The Palms Casino Resort. Stewart eliminated Jeff Gordon in the final hand of Monday's preliminaries.
The other participants included Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Michael Waltrip, Dale Jarrett, Elliott Sadler, Brian Vickers, Kyle Petty, Casey Mears and 1973 NASCAR champion Benny Parsons.
The drivers were in Las Vegas for offseason testing at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Stewart, whose favorite Las Vegas game is roulette, was traveling to California Speedway on Wednesday and could not be reached for comment.
The show, taped by Speed channel, will air sometime between April and June, a spokesman for the cable network said Wednesday.
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