Tony Stewart has fourth leg surgery

Tony Stewart has had a fourth surgery on the leg that he broke in a sprint car crash at an Iowa dirt track last August (2013). Stewart had his first two surgeries in quick succession right after the crash, followed by the third a few days later. Stewart was forced to miss the rest of the 2013 Sprint Cup season (Watkins Glen to Homestead) but came back for Speedweeks at Daytona in February. Since his return, Stewart has sat out three more races after the sprint car accident on August 9 in Canandaigua, New York, again before the Watkins Glen race, that killed fellow competitor Kevin Ward Jr. Since Stewart was believed to be fully healed when he was cleared to return to racing in February, it is unclear what necessitated this fourth surgery. Stewart will show up at Friday's Sprint Cup awards banquet in Las Vegas on crutches as he celebrates his driver Kevin Harvick's championship.