As predicted, the Tony Stewart rumors seem to be getting more mileage, even after Smoke himself faced the media and attempted to clarify his motives. Why? Because Tony Stewart is intriguing,  to both his fans and detracters, and, especially, to the press.

Antonette provides us with a summery from Unrestricted: My NASCAR Rants & Raves:

First of all, I think the rumor that Tony Stewart may join up with John Menard to form a new team is a bunch of bull considering their history…read more

Do You NASCAR?  is a pending member of the NASCAR Bloggers Full Throttle Group and will soon join us as an Associate Editor, which is good enough criteria for us to mention his take on the Tony Stewart rumors:

Rumors and speculation continue to grow around Tony Stewart and his contract with Joe Gibbs Racing. Here are some of the latest rumors, as well as Tony’s response!…read more

We always look forward to Monte Dutton’s spin on any subject, whether we agree with him or not. This quote from NASCAR This Week should certainly make you want to go look:

Tony’s free and clear in, uh, two years. It’s Stupid Season (yes, stupid is a more appropriate adjective than silly) already. For 2010!…read more

Rev’Jim’s RantsnRaves never misses an opportunity to ridicule the ridiculous, and the rumor mill inspired something new:

 

The first offering of a new comic strip by a NASCAR fan, for, and about, NASCAR fans.
Please forgive the cut and paste graphics, Rev’Jim sucks at drawing…see the comic strip, anyway

And, a few new rumors are suggested:

It looks as though Smoke will be staying with Gibbs at least until the end of his contract through 2009. Get over it.

What about the drivers who are at the end of their contract this year? …read more

Remember when television serial dramas used to end sort of like this?

“And what about David Stremme?”

Anyone heard a rumor?