Timken Technology Helps Pilot Tony Stewart to NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Championship

CANTON, Ohio, Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- When Tony Stewart took the checkered flag at Homestead-Miami Speedway on Sunday, he knew the 2005 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Championship was his. Taking home the trophy was the crowning achievement of months of practice, strategy sessions, testing and -- with The Timken Company's assistance -- product development and technical engineering support. In the end, it all paid off as Stewart, Joe Gibbs Racing and the #20 Home Depot team pulled off a remarkable 2005 season with five victories, 16 top-five finishes, 23 top-ten finishes and three poles, en route to a second series championship in three years.