CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Tony Stewart has been cleared to return to racing and will be back in his car Friday at Richmond International Raceway. Stewart missed the first eight races of the season with a fractured vertebra suffered in a January all-terrain vehicle accident. Stewart has said he will retire after the season. Meanwhile, NASCAR has fined Stewart $35,000 for criticizing the series about a potential safety hazard during races. The three-time champion warned on Wednesday that a driver is going to get hurt if the series doesn’t start policing pit stops for missing lug nuts. NASCAR chairman Brian France said Stewart is “wrong” and the series takes pride in its push for safety.
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