Stewart certainly had his criticisms of NASCAR during his time as an owner and even claimed that he wasn't a fan of the direction the sport was headed in the past. But he clearly has the itch to return to the track. After capturing his first NHRA win last weekend, Stewart said it brought back memories of his 2009 NASCAR All-Star win.

Three-time Cup champion Tony Stewart’s first NHRA Top Fuel victory last weekend at Las Vegas rekindled memories for him of when he won the 2009 NASCAR All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Stewart’s victory this past weekend added to a long list of triumphs in many forms of motorsports,

But it's not for the reason you might think. Stewart is the only driver in history to complete all 500 miles at Indianapolis and 600 miles at Charlotte on the same day in the IndyCar/NASCAR double.