Tony Stewart is so confused about his NASCAR slump that he is beginning to contradict himself.
ESPN reported about the NASCAR driver's week of fun as the Camping Truck World Series visits the Eldora Speedway, the track on the Ohio-Indiana border he bought in 2004, before he heads to Indianapolis for this weekend's Brickyard 400.
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But the winless streak - which has reached 60 races since his last win in June, 2013 at Dover - and non-competitive performances in 2015 have Stewart desperately looking for answers.
And not making much sense.
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"You're always excited to race at home," Stewart said. "I'm always excited to be at the Brickyard. That's just a place that's special to me. It's disheartening that we're not running good.
"But I guess it would be a ton worse if we were running really well and all of a sudden we got to the Brickyard and didn't run well at the Brickyard. That would be worst-case scenario."
It's hard to believe that Stewart would rather have his current results, which include just one top-10 finish in 2015, rather than a couple of wins under his belt and a subpar performance at Indy.
But that's not the only issue with Stewart's recent comments. He also told ESPN, "With the way this (Sprint Cup chase) format is, all it takes is one good race for us to get in. ... If we can find whatever it is that we've been missing, one race can change our whole season. That's the driving force every week."
That statement flies in the face of what he said a month ago in an interview with The Associated Press:
"It's going to take more than one race," he said. "We could win a race anywhere right now, and I wouldn't say 'We've got it fixed, we found it.' Consistency is what I'm looking for more than that one win.
"I'd honestly rather have five top-fives than just one win right now."
Then again, Stewart may realize he no longer has time to settle for top-fives as the chase for the cup winds down. But clearly, Stewart's frustrations have him saying all sorts of things in trying to find a solution to his driving woes.
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