The sad part, Kevin Harvick got boss Tony Stewart fired from NASCAR Fox booth

NASCAR legend Tony Stewart remains one of the most prominent Motor racing personalities on and off track even after his retirement in 2016. The SHR co-owner drives full-time in the drag racing series NHRA and his own late-model racing series, SRX.  He also regularly appears in Fox’s NASCAR booth as an analyst.

But going into the 2024 season, Stewart might not be part of the line-up thanks to SHR driver and fellow legend Kevin Harvick. The 2014 Cup champion has announced that he will retire at the end of 2023 and join Fox Sports as Analyst alongside Mike Joy and Clint Bowyer. Over the years, guests such as Danica Patrick, Matt Kenseth, and Jeff Gordan filled the third analyst role. With Harvick, Fox has a long-term replacement for these guests, which might force them to limit opportunities.

One of the few that is affected by the change is Tony Stewart. In his recent appearance in the Bubba the Love Sponge Show, the three times Cup champion revealed that he is getting fired from the Guest analyst role because of Harvick. He said, “Well, the sad part is, you know Kevin Harvick let the cat out of the bag at the LA Coliseum. Kevin’s going to be in the booth full-time next year for Fox. So I’m actually getting fired,”.

Tony Stewart has already made three Fox NASCAR booth appearances this year. He called the race alongside the Bowyer-Mike duo in LA Clash, Daytona 500, and Fontana. He received both praise and criticism for his work. The special owner-driver perspective he brought in to the table during the broadcast was entertaining.

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Tony Stewart has no intention of scrapping his broadcasting career

The legendary driver is not planning to put an end to his broadcasting role and give more focus to his other motorsports ventures. The veteran doesn’t want to miss the opportunity to share his love and views on the sport with the fans. He plans to be involved in his already committed NASCAR broadcast roles and invests time in his NHRA role.

“I’ve got five more events this year with Fox, and I love doing it, but the great thing is I’m also getting the opportunity to do the broadcast for the NHRA side as well. So I’m going to do a couple of races with Fox again at the NHRA. I know we’re doing Chicago,” Tony Stewart said.

“The Chicago event alcohol doesn’t run, so I’m going to do the full broadcast for the Chicago event, which is cool, because NHRA hasn’t been at Joliet for years. So bringing the series back there is going to be awesome. I’m excited about it. I like doing the TV stuff,” Tony Stewart added.

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