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Anyone who has always wanted to live in a mansion that features an indoor aquarium and was previously owned by a NASCAR champion is in luck.
Assuming, of course, that someone is willing and able to pay around $30 million.
Tony Stewart is selling his luxury log cabin, which covers nearly 20,000 square feet and sits on 415 acres outside of Columbus, Indiana, per WTHR. It includes a hunting preserve, the aquarium, a bowling alley, a golf simulator and an in-home gym.
"This is truly my dream home," Stewart said of the Hidden Hollow Ranch, which is zoned as a bed and breakfast. "We enjoyed every square inch of the land here. This became my place to get away and relax with my family and friends."
The home features six bedrooms, eight full bathrooms and a six-car garage. Just for good measure, there is also a 3,500-square-foot guest house.
The listing price of $30 million is more than $13 million higher than the second-highest listing in the state.
Tony Stewart believes NASCAR should let Kyle Larson race again.
When speaking to Matt Mayer of CBS Sports, Stewart said, "I think it's time for NASCAR to get off their ass and do the right thing."
Larson told Jenna Fryer of the Associated Press that he has yet to apply for reinstatement in an interview published Thursday.
Stewart suggested Larson has already paid his price for saying the N-word during a virtual race in April, adding "we've had similar instances in the sport that have happened and the penalties didn't last as near as long as this has lasted with Kyle."
Fryer noted Larson lost his sponsors, was fired by Chip Ganassi Racing and was suspended by NASCAR after using the N-word while trying to get a colleague's attention.
"I was just ignorant," Larson said, per Fryer. "And immature. I didn't understand the negativity and hurt that comes with that word. That's not a word that I had ever used. I grew up in Northern California, all I ever did was race and that's all I was focused on. There's probably a lot of real-life experiences I didn't get to have and I was just ignorant to how hurtful that word is."
Larson completed a sensitivity training course as part of his efforts to return to NASCAR.
In April, NASCAR's Kyle Larson called his spotter the N-word to get his attention during an iRacing Series event, believing his mic was muted. It wasn't, and Larson was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR, fired by Chip Ganassi Racing and lost a number of sponsorships.
On Wednesday, he applied for reinstatement, per Bob Pockrass of Fox Sports, with NASCAR reviewing that request. He also spoke with Jenna Fryer of the Associated Press about using the racial slur:
"I was just ignorant. And immature. I didn't understand the negativity and hurt that comes with that word. That's not a word that I had ever used. I grew up in Northern California, all I ever did was race and that's all I was focused on. There's probably a lot of real-life experiences I didn't get to have and I was just ignorant to how hurtful that word is."
In April, NASCAR's only Black driver, Bubba Watson, said in a tweet that "what Larson said was wrong, whether in private or public" but added that Larson personally apologized to him and that he believes Larson deserves a second chance:
Tony Stewart also said Wednesday he believes NASCAR should reinstate Larson and that he's served his punishment:
As for what team might consider Larson moving forward, Richard Petty Motorsports owner Andrew Murstein said the team might consider Larson if Wallace—who has been offered a partial ownership stake in the team as an incentive to remain—leaves this offseason.
"I would have a heart to heart with Kyle Larson to see if he's worthy of a second chance," Murstein told David Smith of Forbes. "But the hope is that we end up with Bubba."
Larson has completed required sensitivity training as a part of the reinstatement program, worked with a number of foundations—including The Tony Senneh Foundation which works to empower and develop youth in Minneapolis—during his suspension and hired a personal diversity coach as he looks to grow from his use of a racial slur.
"I just felt like there was more that I needed to do—and I wanted to show through actions that I am a better person than I was before," he added. "The sensitivity training was great but I felt like it was just a starting point to what else I needed to do."
Former NASCAR star and Stewart-Haas Racing co-owner Tony Stewart was caught punching a heckler on camera following a sprint car race in Jackson, Minnesota, on Friday night.
As seen in the following video courtesy of TMZ Sports (Warning: Some language NSFW), Stewart punched a man who was yelling obscenities toward him:
According to TMZ Sports, the heckler took exception with Stewart exiting the race after one lap saying, "F--k you, Tony. You piece of s--t. You come here and basically race for one lap and quit, you piece of s--t."
Stewart responded by saying that a blown engine forced him to pull out of the race early.
The 48-year-old veteran reportedly flipped off the heckler, which led to the heckler flipping off Stewart with both hands and screaming, "Hey, Tony, I got two of them." That is allegedly when Stewart ran toward the man and threw a punch.
Stewart reportedly said afterward that he broke his hand as a result of the punch.
At a sprint car race in 2014, Stewart hit fellow driver Kevin Ward Jr. with his car after Ward exited his car and stood in the middle of the track to confront Stewart during a race in Canandaigua, New York.
Ward died as a result of his injuries. While Stewart was not charged with a crime, he settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Ward's family in April 2018.
Stewart is a 49-time race-winner in NASCAR's Cup Series, and he won the points title in 2002, 2005 and 2011. He retired following the 2016 season and has since spent time running in sprint car races across the country.
The police were reportedly not called following Friday's altercation, and the situation was instead handled internally at the track.
