Tony Stewart, F1 star to swap rides at WGI exhibition
NASCAR Sprint Cup star Tony Stewart and Formula One champion Lewis Hamilton will “swap rides” in an exhibition June 14 at Watkins Glen International, track officials announced today.
Stewart - who has won five Cup races at WGI and is a two-time series champion - will drive Hamilton’s open-wheel car, the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP4-23.
Hamilton - a British driver who won the Formula One title in 2008 - will drive Stewart’s No. 14 Mobil 1/Office Depot Chevrolet Impala.
Mobil 1 is sponsoring the exhibition.
WGI spokesman Ryan Lake said track officials hope to open the exhibition to spectators, but haven’t finished working out the details with the sponsor and race teams. WGI will provide an update on whether or not the event will be open to spectators when those details are worked out, Lake said.
WGI hosted the U.S. Grand Prix, a major Formula One race, from 1961-1980.