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openwheelKT (Offline)
  #26 7/25/08 3:56 PM
I like that the car is #14. From Speedtv.com:


Stewart’s car will carry the No. 14, the number of his boyhood idol and close friend A.J. Foyt. “A.J. has always been my hero and will always be No. 1 on my hero list, with the best part being that we are really good friends,” Stewart said. “We obviously have a tremendous amount of respect for one another. I remember him calling me after I won my first Cup championship in 2002 and I remember how much it meant to have him call that night and congratulate me. We really do have similar pasts and carry a lot of characteristics that are the same. He is one of the greatest icons in racing worldwide and to be compared to him in any way is always a huge honor.

“We came up through the same types of cars, from Sprint Cars to Midgets, and then I went to the IRL and moved into NASCAR,” Stewart said. “A.J. ran Indy cars for a long time and still came into stock car racing and was successful. There aren’t a lot of guys that can go from car to car and still win races. It was something that A.J. was really good at and something that we have been very fortunate to replicate.”

“Tony and I have been friends for a long time,” said Foyt, a winner of four Indianapolis 500s, the 1972 Daytona 500 and the 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans. “In addition to being quick, he’s always told it how it is. I don’t think there’s anyone better to carry the No. 14.”