RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – In his last chance to make NASCAR’s playoff, Tony Stewart never had one.
Stewart started 19th on Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway in the race that finalized the field for the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship, climbed as high as 10th inside the final 100 laps and then fell back during a caution.
His 15th-place finish left him out of the Chase for just the third time.
Stewart raced last week for the first time since his sprint car struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. at an upstate New York dirt track. He spent three weeks in seclusion following Ward’s death, and returned to a NASCAR community eager to embrace the three-time champion.
Stewart was granted a waiver by NASCAR last week that would have allowed him to participate in the Chase should he qualify, but his only shot was by winning Saturday night.
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