WHO DOES IT BETTER THAN TONY STEWART?

by Jarrett Carter, Stet Sports Blog

Seriously, who's got more balls than Tony Stewart. Certainly not Barack Obama if you leave it up to Jesse Jackson, but there will probably be no bigger story in sports this year than Stewart jumping from Joe Gibbs Racing to become majority owner for Haas-CNC.

To put it in perspective, it's like Kevin Garnett leaving the Boston Celtics to go play for Sacaramento Kings...and OWN them.

Very few athletes have the clout to do it, and I'm pretty sure there's a rule against competing as an owner in most sports. But what makes this story significant is that Stewart isn't a driver on the downturn of his career. He's just getting started in his driving prime, but this move indicates that Stewart sees far beyond his driving brand.

He sees a brand totally unique to racing, one that can have the same impact as Hendrick, D.E.I, and Petty.

No one knocks him for building his business enterprise, but there is sure to be hate for someone so brash and arrogant making such an unconventional move. And its all the more reason to love it. Stewart has always given the impression that he could care less what anyone thinks, and with his own team, he can stick it to the world as much as the rules will allow.