Graveyard Ghosts: Tony Stewart’s No. 14 Chevrolet

This pristine beauty stands as the only Tony Stewart-driven addition to the Racecar Graveyard. But looks can be deceiving, and all is not as it appears with this entry.

Driver: Tony Stewart

Car: No. 14 Chevrolet

Track: Various 1.5-mile tracks

Bio: The cars that make up the Racecar Graveyard are diverse. From a 1970s Late Model to Trucks to ARCA, there’s a little bit of everything in the forests surrounding Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s farm. One of the interesting things about it is, not all the cars have a history with Earnhardt Jr. or his family or Hendrick Motorsports.

Take, for example, this 2016 machine from three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart.

The still-pristine white paint and vivid colors of the car tell a story: it was a backup car for Smoke, during his last season as a full-time driver. According to sources, the car was a backup for tracks like Michigan and Darlington, and rode around in the front of hauler bay. It did race, but exactly where it competed remains a mystery. The Chevy SS reached its mileage limit and was therefore down-checked by the team. That season was the year before SHR switched to that other manufacturer who shall not be named, and SHR got rid of all its excess Bowtie rolling stock to make room.

So, it joined several sister cars from Stewart’s team in the Racecar Graveyard, where it is a shiny reminder of the short life of a NASCAR stock car.