Staff Reports
Tony Stewart will be back to defend his back-to-back titles Tuesday night in the King of the UMRA Three-Quarter Midget race at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds.
Stewart, a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion, was recently selected for induction into the NASCAR Hall of Fame for the Class of 2020. The Columbus native has returned to his hometown for the TQ Midget event — and won — each of the past two years since retiring as a NASCAR driver.
Stewart is coming off a victory in a TQ Midget race June 27 at the Rush County Fair in Rushville.
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Pits open at 4 p.m. Tuesday. The drivers meeting will be at 5 p.m., followed by hot laps at 5:30 p.m. and qualifying at 6 p.m. Heat races will begin around 7 p.m., with the feature expected to start around 9 p.m.
Admission is $10 for adults and $5 for children.
Tuesday’s race will be co-sponsored by the Tony Stewart Foundation, which serves critically ill or physically disabled children, endangered animals and drivers injured in the sport of motor racing.
