Nov 2, 2014; Fort Worth, TX, USA; NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Tony Stewart (14) before the AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Jasen Vinlove-USA TODAY Sports

During the recent NASCAR season-finale race weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Tony Stewart spoke to NASCAR.com reporter Holly Cain about, among other things, his leg injury from 2013 and the ongoing road to recovery.

“It’s still a process,” Stewart said. “My leg doesn’t bother me in the car. It bothers me walking around. Where I need it to feel good, it does, it’s just everywhere else that it bothers me.”

According to the report, Stewart has two additional surgeries to look forward to, the first of those scheduled for early December. Stewart told Cain that the two upcoming surgeries were for maintenance on his still-healing leg.

Stewart severely broke his right leg during a sprint car crash in Iowa in 2013.

Although not completely healed, Stewart didn’t blame the injury on his poor 2014 season, a season that saw him finish out the year with only three top-fives and seven top-10s in the 33 races he ran. Instead, he attributed the subpar performance to his difficulty in adjusting to the rules package for 2014.

“The longer the season went, I realized this rules package does not complement my driving style at all,” Stewart said. “If I’m wrong on that, I just haven’t figured it out. I can’t find a feel that I’m used to or looking for. It’s been frustrating for me.”

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