Tony Stewart signs autographs for fans before NASCAR return (Video)
By Josh Sanchez
Tony Stewart is returning to NASCAR for the first time since a fatal accident involving his car earlier this month.
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Stewart’s return comes at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the Oral-B USA 500.
While it was going to be interesting to see how Stewart was received for his return to the track after his car struck and killed 20-year-old sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., it appeared that the NASCAR fans were happy to have Stewart back and he was welcomed with open arms.
As Stewart made his way to his race car for the start of the race, he was signing some autographs for fans before turning the last couple away.
Stewart will be starting the race in the No. 12 spot.
You can check out the full starting order below:
1. (4) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 190.398 mph.
2. (2) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 190.058.
3. (42) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 189.883.
4. (31) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 189.396.
5. (20) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 188.996.
6. (78) Martin Truex Jr., Chevrolet, 188.918.
7. (43) Aric Almirola, Ford, 188.629.
8. (18) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 188.514.
9. (24) Jeff Gordon, Chevrolet, 188.45.
10. (5) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 188.315.
11. (99) Carl Edwards, Ford, 188.06.
12. (14) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 187.907.
13. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 189.163.
14. (22) Joey Logano, Ford, 189.099.
15. (1) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 188.841.
16. (48) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 188.809.
17. (11) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 188.642.
18. (16) Greg Biffle, Ford, 188.507.
19. (55) Brian Vickers, Toyota, 188.43.
20. (88) Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chevrolet, 187.875.
21. (15) Clint Bowyer, Toyota, 187.703.
22. (41) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 187.361.
23. (47) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, 187.272.
24. (13) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 186.95.
25. (7) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 188.002.
26. (17) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 187.9.
27. (10) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 187.748.
28. (37) Mike Bliss, Chevrolet, 187.481.
29. (33) Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 187.329.
30. (23) Alex Bowman, Toyota, 187.316.
31. (51) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 186.887.
32. (9) Marcos Ambrose, Ford, 186.642.
33. (27) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 185.99.
34. (77) Joe Nemechek, Ford, 185.94.
35. (66) Brett Moffitt, Toyota, 185.834.
36. (98) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 185.766.
37. (38) David Gilliland, Ford, Owner Points.
38. (34) David Ragan, Ford, Owner Points.
39. (83) Ryan Truex, Toyota, Owner Points.
40. (26) Cole Whitt, Toyota, Owner Points.
41. (32) J.J. Yeley, Ford, Owner Points.
42. (40) Landon Cassill, Chevrolet, Owner Points.
43. (36) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, Owner Points.