Tony Stewart thought he was making a whirlwind trip to Las Vegas to play the role of supportive team owner. After missing the final 15 weeks of the season with a broken leg suffered in a sprint car accident in August, the three-time NASCAR champion had no official reason to attend Thursday's annual Myers Brothers awards ceremony. So as the ceremony was winding down, Stewart began to alert his pilots it was almost time to make the trip back to North Carolina. Instead, he heard National Motorsports Press Association President Kenny Bruce describing Stewart in his introduction of the 2013 recipient of the prestigious Myers Brothers Award for contributions to the sport. More...