Former NASCAR star Tony Stewart wins the NHRA 4-Wide Nationals for his 1st career Top Fuel victory

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Former NASCAR star Tony Stewart won the NHRA 4-Wide Nationa ls on Sunday for his first career Top Fuel victory.

The 53-year-old Stewart had a winning run of 3.870 seconds at 317.42 mph at The Strip at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. He held off Antron Brown at the finish, and also beat Justin Ashley and Jasmine Salinas in the final.

“You sure as hell appreciate it more when you struggle like we did,” Stewart said. “All the credit goes to this team. I’m so proud of my guys. There’s so many great partners here and I have a great team standing there. I have a feeling I’m really going to be hurting in the morning, but it sure as hell is going to be worth it.”

Austin Prock topped the Funny Car field and Dallas Glenn won in Pro Stock.

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