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‘Smoke is the Bandit’: Tony Stewart channels his inner Burt Reynolds

Because you need 100 percent more Trans Am in your life.

by Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock
Bill Hanstock is a writer, author and Emmy Award-winning producer. He began writing for SB Nation in 2011.

Tony Stewart is a NASCAR driver. His nickname is “Smoke.” Now shush up, pop in your “MORE POLICE SIRENS” tape and watch a guy in a cowboy hat drive a Pontiac. Just like God intended.

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