@@longsleevethong1457 WHY? BTW, Tony Stewart didn't kill anybody. The kid got out of his car, after the wreck, and wandered out to the middle of the track. That was extremely stupid, dangerous, and cost him his life. The rule is stay in the car until a safety team arrives unless the car is on fire.
I remember seeing Frank Hawley in those old "...And They Walked Away" Diamond P Sports videos back in the day. He had a fire or two in that funny car and I remember Steve Evans interviewing him afterwards.
OMG that was pure eye crack!!! I couldn't look away and replayed it several times! LOVE watching you behind the wheel of any racing vehicle! You and speed go together so well!
Hey Smoke, I like to relate myself to you and have a variation of racing disciplines. Although I have never made it big time, and will never have the money to do it myself, I still enjoy racing my dirt modified, asphalt street stock, and the BMW M3 I race in the ChampCar Endurance Series. Ultimately, you're my childhood hero dude. Can't wait for what the premier is all about!
Way to go Tony! Living it up! Still the same guy you were when I stood behind you in line to get in at Williams Grove. I believe you are the best racing steward alive! Your quick to acknowledge who was before you and quick to recognize who is current, even your competitors. Thank you for all you do
He’s one of the most versatile drivers of his era. Not afraid to try something new and humble enough to let the experts show him how. Would be cool to see him in an NHRA event.
so cool man!! never stop pushing and learning something new.. things you o and have done for the racing community using your platform to push the sport forward buy example.. from watchin you run sprint cars at my home town track brewerton speedway in new york. traveling to your eldora track to watch big block modifieds and the truck series slinging dirt.. or the time i spent in college at UNOH...your name and legacy have touched every aspect. iv realized that if tony is going to touch a track it will always be left better. or a race will always be raced at a higher level.. and the fire it puts into some of these younger guys to be on the track with a legend.. and youre never to big to mingle with the grass roots...youre the man tony!!
Holy smokes Smoke !!! My favorite motor sport and you're one of my all time hero's ...holy crap Leah Pruitt and all ...Frank Hawley is the best ...new subscriber and looking forward to your videos !!!!
The names and faces that are in this video... Leah Pruett and Frank Hawley... if you wanna learn how to drag race, these are the people to learn from. Frank's been running his Drag Racing school for over 2 decades, just... ugh, this is so cool!
If you were to compete you’d join Danny Ongias and John Andretti as drivers that have done it in Indy, Cup, Sprint, and drag racing. Pretty cool company.
Did Kurt Busch ever race sprint cars? If so, he would be in that list.. and I did ‘t know that Ongias drag raced.. was it in one of the professional categories (Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock)?
@@srsykes49 the “43” in my tag is for Richard...lol And I do remember him racing those Plymouth’s on the drag strip way back when...😁 But I’m sure it wasn’t in Pro Stock. I think he was running in a Modified or Super Stock eliminator class. (Wasn’t going to embarrass himself running up against the big boys.. Sox and Martin, Mopar Missle and all the other Top Guns...Grumpy, Dyno...etc....lol)
Tony You Tha Man.... A True Wheel Man. AJ Foyt, Tony Stewart & Kyle Larson 3 different generations but so similar in many ways. Raw Talent a person that can get into anything and drive the wheels off and be competitive. I was hoping somehow sponsorship would have come around and KL would have been in your stable for 2021, I truly believe the two of you together could have something something special and a bright future for the next decade for SHR. I’m not saying anything negative about Hendricks great organization however you and Kyle speak the same language and are better suited to coach this young man to Greatness in a stock car. Great Video Tony have a Great Christmas & Happy New Year !
Idk what I'm more impressed with, Stewart again adding to his diverse driving record or getting all that protective clothing the drag racers wear on Stewart's body lol
@@nealhowell9574 lol ok. This isn't "average" weekend racers and Stewart didn't drag race to wear or be used to that. NHRA doesn't have many his size. And I clearly have but since you don't know me, I live close to Ohio Valley dragway and Lucas oil raceway.
Very cool that you went to school of drag racing. That last shot of you driving the Alcohol car shows that car hooking up really good and going down the track pretty fast. Would have like to have known how fast your drag runs were. I have driven a Richard Petty Driving experience car and that was very cool for me to do that. Driving a drag car would be a nice thrill for me to do that too. It great to see you are still evolving in any automotive sport you are diving into. keep it up man..
Seems like yesterday you were driving for Beast chassis 😁 First time I met you we were listening to Jack Hewitt telling stories during a rain out at Eldora. Doug Kalitta had set fast time, now here you are chasing the 1/4 mile.
No matter what you race it all comes back to Drag Racing. Nice to see Tony not chickening out and actually learning to drive something that takes some skill to do. Most of his circle track counterparts opt for something a little easier.
You can tell that those dragsters were made to teach people and not just race, there's so much more headroom in them than a normal dragster.. almost makes me think I could fit in one. (I'm 6'10 and all torso)
I took his class at woodburn drag strip in Oregon and liked it so much went to Vegas and took it again. It's an awesome experience and Frank is a great human
Wow, so cool. Im happy just to have found this channel but for this to be the first video I found is ironically cool for me personally. I've been a sprint nut for along time. I helped on a local team and have done safety-fire,push truck stuff etc. A bucket list item for me was to someday turn some hot laps in a sprint car. In April that possibility came to a end, my neck broke all on its own, no trauma!!! I didn't even have neck problems, I went to er for low back pain???? So the realization that I am gonna have to sell my Harley and no chance of hot laps(bummer). In the meantime I started following Street/drag racing and have consumed myself with it to block out the world and its ill's. Now Im fantasizing about a butler built, hanz, and 1000c.i.BBC W/ twin 'f1' ProChargered door slammer attempt at the sound barrier. Lol. So great job on the being relatable thing- you nailed it!! Im looking forward to following this channel grow. Blessings
Tony, first off I love you dude LOL ... this video had me rolling ... You can literally drive air .... like what? .... you GOTTA slap that throttle on a nitro T/F rail/car! oh yeah, Hi Leah!
What does a retired NASCAR Champion do after spending a lifetime going in circles at 200 mph? Well, if you have the money, or someone else’s money... obviously you decide to go 300mph in a straight line... Seriously Tony, enjoy, your getting to live what most of us just dream about... Stay safe my friend....lol
Hey there mr stewart, my name is nathan, I am a big fan from Colorado Springs, Colorado! I was at sonoma in 2016 to see your final win! I’m hoping one day I could meet you and have you sign the raced version diecast!
Would’ve loved to have you stop by 🇺🇸
Came here to say this. Glad you’re already here. 😂😂
Tony should I bet that would be a blast then get Cleetus in a dirt car
That would be pretty dang sweet cleet.
If that had happened, I would have fallen out. ❤
Professionals don't regard TH-camrs as anything more than superfans Cleetur.. unless you pay them. notice too that Tony wears a mask
Gotta love drag racing! 👍
I'd love it more if yall didn't skip Bristol
...and Memphis
@@SMXJH Bristol will not be skipped
I love drag racing so much that if it goes away for one year I will be so so so mad and angry
Hey NHRA! come back to Brainerd this year!
Proving once again that Smoke can drive ANYTHING! Woo hoo!!! Glad to see him and Leah having so much fun!!
Seeing Tony and Leah together just proves where there is Smoke there is Fire .
it's fun to see a circle track racer appreciate drag racing. nice going boss.
Love people that wear their emotions on their sleeve, like Tony. No BS involved!!
I think Tony should go visit cleetus and take one of the crown vics around the track
Hell yeah brother!
I think he should visit the family of the guy he killed
@@longsleevethong1457 you mean the dummy that ran down in the middle of the track like a dummy while high as a kite?
@@longsleevethong1457 WHY? BTW, Tony Stewart didn't kill anybody. The kid got out of his car, after the wreck, and wandered out to the middle of the track. That was extremely stupid, dangerous, and cost him his life. The rule is stay in the car until a safety team arrives unless the car is on fire.
@@ironnads7975 The kid was not high but super pissed off because he thought Tony caused him to wreck.
Leah's legs are amazing!
I didn't know , that we were supposed to notice ? 🙊
Dean Allison, AND that has what to do with learning how to drive a top-fuel dragster ? Grow up little boy !
I remember seeing Frank Hawley in those old "...And They Walked Away" Diamond P Sports videos back in the day. He had a fire or two in that funny car and I remember Steve Evans interviewing him afterwards.
Those video's were classic.
OMG that was pure eye crack!!! I couldn't look away and replayed it several times! LOVE watching you behind the wheel of any racing vehicle! You and speed go together so well!
I’d like to see Tony run Pro Mod. It’s so competitive and exciting. Can you imagine Tony and Stevie Fast pairing off? That would be bitchin!
Now that would be someone who would bring back NHRA to its golden era days
Looking forward to this! Always been a big fan!
Should have stopped over next door at the freedom factory and seen ole cleetus and took a drive around his short track.
Oh......is cleetus looking to have someone ran over on the race track?? Tony can run folks over like a true murder champion.
@@longsleevethong1457 dude....
@@longsleevethong1457 hahahahahahaha
@@longsleevethong1457 uh huh... tell us more.
Looking forward to hear what Smoke has coming up. 🏁🏁
This is awesome 👏😂
Hey, aric almirola
Hey Smoke, I like to relate myself to you and have a variation of racing disciplines. Although I have never made it big time, and will never have the money to do it myself, I still enjoy racing my dirt modified, asphalt street stock, and the BMW M3 I race in the ChampCar Endurance Series. Ultimately, you're my childhood hero dude. Can't wait for what the premier is all about!
Way to go Tony! Living it up! Still the same guy you were when I stood behind you in line to get in at Williams Grove. I believe you are the best racing steward alive! Your quick to acknowledge who was before you and quick to recognize who is current, even your competitors. Thank you for all you do
Great job Tony!!
He’s one of the most versatile drivers of his era. Not afraid to try something new and humble enough to let the experts show him how.
Would be cool to see him in an NHRA event.
so cool man!! never stop pushing and learning something new.. things you o and have done for the racing community using your platform to push the sport forward buy example.. from watchin you run sprint cars at my home town track brewerton speedway in new york. traveling to your eldora track to watch big block modifieds and the truck series slinging dirt.. or the time i spent in college at UNOH...your name and legacy have touched every aspect. iv realized that if tony is going to touch a track it will always be left better. or a race will always be raced at a higher level.. and the fire it puts into some of these younger guys to be on the track with a legend.. and youre never to big to mingle with the grass roots...youre the man tony!!
Brings back memories of when I drove Hawley's Super Comp and Top Alcohol dragsters. I'm in Top Fuel these days. There's nothing like it!
Tony is the best. If it goes fast he wamts to drive it. Amazing and I thank you for all the years of memories you have given me. Love you Smoke
It would be awesome too see Smoke in the NHRA!
Rumor is he's going to have a Top Fuel team. But who knows.
And driving a Mopar! Come home smoke. Maybe he can convince Stellantis to re enter NASCAR.
@@recrdholdr austin prock needs a ride
Holy smokes Smoke !!! My favorite motor sport and you're one of my all time hero's ...holy crap Leah Pruitt and all ...Frank Hawley is the best ...new subscriber and looking forward to your videos !!!!
Smoke will always be my favorite driver! Cant wait for this!
Cool vid. I wish we could get Johnny Morris into Drag Racing. I gave him a few DVDs back in the day.
Imagine being able to see Kevin Ward jr do this...
@@cobystroud2130 There's one in every crowd.
Bradenton Motorsports baby! Right next to the FF 🤘
The names and faces that are in this video... Leah Pruett and Frank Hawley... if you wanna learn how to drag race, these are the people to learn from. Frank's been running his Drag Racing school for over 2 decades, just... ugh, this is so cool!
No matter what this dude drives he will be successful...
If you were to compete you’d join Danny Ongias and John Andretti as drivers that have done it in Indy, Cup, Sprint, and drag racing. Pretty cool company.
Did Kurt Busch ever race sprint cars? If so, he would be in that list.. and I did ‘t know that Ongias drag raced.. was it in one of the professional categories (Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock)?
I think Danny drove one of Mickey Thompson’s Funny Cars...maybe TF too...of course my brain is old and I can’t remember s#&@...
And don't forget Richard Petty. He was a drag racer for a couple of years.
@@srsykes49 the “43” in my tag is for Richard...lol
And I do remember him racing those Plymouth’s on the drag strip way back when...😁
But I’m sure it wasn’t in Pro Stock.
I think he was running in a Modified or Super Stock eliminator class.
(Wasn’t going to embarrass himself running up against the big boys..
Sox and Martin, Mopar Missle and all the other Top Guns...Grumpy, Dyno...etc....lol)
You forgot SuperTex. Foyt drag raced in the 50's with a '32 Ford. He has even done off-road.
Tony You Tha Man.... A True Wheel Man. AJ Foyt, Tony Stewart & Kyle Larson 3 different generations but so similar in many ways. Raw Talent a person that can get into anything and drive the wheels off and be competitive. I was hoping somehow sponsorship would have come around and KL would have been in your stable for 2021, I truly believe the two of you together could have something something special and a bright future for the next decade for SHR. I’m not saying anything negative about Hendricks great organization however you and Kyle speak the same language and are better suited to coach this young man to Greatness in a stock car. Great Video Tony have a Great Christmas & Happy New Year !
Love to see ya back behind the wheel again racing!
That looks like so much fun!
Frank is an awesome guy. Couldn't learn from someone better. excited to see Smoke goin Straight line Baby!
Tony living his best life. Do your thang Tony!
Great video. Keep up the great work.
Idk what I'm more impressed with, Stewart again adding to his diverse driving record or getting all that protective clothing the drag racers wear on Stewart's body lol
you have clearly never seen the size of the " average" weekend racer at a dragstrip
@@nealhowell9574 lol ok. This isn't "average" weekend racers and Stewart didn't drag race to wear or be used to that. NHRA doesn't have many his size. And I clearly have but since you don't know me, I live close to Ohio Valley dragway and Lucas oil raceway.
@@StumlerK if you can put a firesuit on Matt Hagan, smoke is no problem
Now you have to get Leah in a cup car.
Cup car put her in winged sprint car!!
@@TheZupa636 works for me.
I approve 👍
See if she can turn a corner
They dating?
Good Job Man... Go Have Fun !!!!
That
Was
Fecking
Awesome
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Love it Tony! The need for speed!! Looks like fun! You go Tony!! That's why we call you SMOKE! Merry Christmas! ❤️
Tony: I hit the brake and the clutch with the same hand, this is stupid! 😂😂😂
Guy should keep his pinky finger tucked in and that wouldn't happen.
That's cool. Merry Christmas Smoke.
Very cool that you went to school of drag racing.
That last shot of you driving the Alcohol car shows that car hooking up really good and going down the track pretty fast.
Would have like to have known how fast your drag runs were.
I have driven a Richard Petty Driving experience car and that was very cool for me to do that.
Driving a drag car would be a nice thrill for me to do that too.
It great to see you are still evolving in any automotive sport you are diving into.
keep it up man..
Frank Hawley, a Canadian drag racing legend that left Canada for Florida decades ago for more than just golf and sunny beaches.
Seems like yesterday you were driving for Beast chassis 😁 First time I met you we were listening to Jack Hewitt telling stories during a rain out at Eldora. Doug Kalitta had set fast time, now here you are chasing the 1/4 mile.
No matter what you race it all comes back to Drag Racing. Nice to see Tony not chickening out and actually learning to drive something that takes some skill to do. Most of his circle track counterparts opt for something a little easier.
That looked awesome
Nice one , keep on keeping on ,kool nice job, love it , thanks BigAl California.
I will love to try it out
I love Tony and this is one more step to the full John Andretti resume filled.
Props Tony, I Grew up racing at bandimere speedway, Morrison CO between '96-01 I raced Jr dragster and my dad raced a '67 Camero ST class
AWWE Yeah! Tony learning how to drive in a straight line!
You can tell that those dragsters were made to teach people and not just race, there's so much more headroom in them than a normal dragster.. almost makes me think I could fit in one. (I'm 6'10 and all torso)
Went on my 30th birthday! looked like fun man miss watching you run in the cup series
Best teacher ever frank taught me exactly how to get it done and got my lis
_“I’ve got the brake and the steering wheel in the same hand....”_
*WHAAAAAT?.... 😂*
I saw John Andretti run at Atlanta many years ago. That was pretty special. I believe Smoke can handle this with no sweat.
I took his class at woodburn drag strip in Oregon and liked it so much went to Vegas and took it again. It's an awesome experience and Frank is a great human
This the same drag strip next to the Freedom Factory? If so, missed opportunity
WHY? Freedom Factory race track is an old beat-up POS joke.
🤘😎👍 Tony Stewart Vlogs... So subbed!!!
Teaching “SMOKE” how to do a burnout..... LOL!!!
lol don't sound bad put them both together and be gone less then 60 seconds
Agree...
Years ago, Tony drove an F1 car (best braking and cornering cars in the world), and now a dragster (fastest accelerating). I'd say he's spoiled!
Wow, so cool. Im happy just to have found this channel but for this to be the first video I found is ironically cool for me personally. I've been a sprint nut for along time. I helped on a local team and have done safety-fire,push truck stuff etc. A bucket list item for me was to someday turn some hot laps in a sprint car. In April that possibility came to a end, my neck broke all on its own, no trauma!!! I didn't even have neck problems, I went to er for low back pain???? So the realization that I am gonna have to sell my Harley and no chance of hot laps(bummer). In the meantime I started following Street/drag racing and have consumed myself with it to block out the world and its ill's. Now Im fantasizing about a butler built, hanz, and 1000c.i.BBC W/ twin 'f1' ProChargered door slammer attempt at the sound barrier. Lol. So great job on the being relatable thing- you nailed it!! Im looking forward to following this channel grow. Blessings
Wow. Now wait until Tony dates an astronaut.
You had me at Drag Racing
Looks like you had fun!
Super stuff!!
Good stuff!! We need to get you into some diesel drag machines sometime. Maybe UCC in May.
Freakin awesome!!
That's pretty cool!
I’m ready
Way cool! Go Smoke!!!
Multi-talented driver!
Tony, u r the luckiest guy in the world to get to race all the different cars
Tony, first off I love you dude LOL ... this video had me rolling ... You can literally drive air .... like what? .... you GOTTA slap that throttle on a nitro T/F rail/car! oh yeah, Hi Leah!
So Cool~!
What does a retired NASCAR Champion do after spending a lifetime going in circles at 200 mph?
Well, if you have the money, or someone else’s money... obviously you decide to go 300mph in a straight line...
Seriously Tony, enjoy, your getting to live what most of us just dream about... Stay safe my friend....lol
Love me some Tony. Now step up to fuel, that SMOKE makes your eyes water son!!!
God Tony don't get hurt i have lost so many great stars in the last few years ! Love drag racing used to go to E-Town every year
Nice job Smoke.
It’s about time you Venture out of NASCAR! Good for your enjoy your time .
Awesome!
Should have visited Cleetus while you were there!
Could you imagine having Lea Pruitt as a mentor. It doesn't get any better.
So cool. Would love to get behind the wheel of an alcohol dragster.
Very awesome! I’ve always been a fan of yours. Put me down for diver if you go fuel racing.
Smoke got a Chanel? Sweet! Don’t wreck dude!
Tony! Did you ever get the old western speed west coast super mod finished?
Damn cool to see Tony Drag racing. Come race a radial car with us!
You got this.. have fun.. One of your many Fans.. "Smoke..
Way to go bud yeah!!!!!
Smoke, it looks about time to saddle up on a Top Fuel Hemi!
Frank Hawley, sir. Jeez guy is a f'ing legend!
I love working on that plane.
Smoke welcome to Drag Racing. I did the Funny car School with Frank great group of guys .
Bossman, bet your driving Top Fuel dragster!! Judging by the looks of that tire. Brendon Bernstein was my fav yrs ago!🤟
You mean Brandon...
@@SlipFitGarage Picky Picky
@@recrdholdr
Hey Stan, at least when I talk about my "favorite" people, I get their names right. Lolol. 😁
Glad you found your passion.......if you know what I mean Tony 😉
I loved Frank Hawley's school, I did it at Gainesville 25 years ago :o
Hey there mr stewart, my name is nathan, I am a big fan from Colorado Springs, Colorado!
I was at sonoma in 2016 to see your final win!
I’m hoping one day I could meet you and have you sign the raced version diecast!