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HOMESTEAD, Fla. --?Tony Stewart got out of his car and smiled.A 22nd-place finish wouldnt always result in a smile for the 45-year-old driver, a three-time Sprint Cup champion who ended his NASCAR career with 49 victories in 618 starts.But the smile wasnt necessarily for the 22nd-place finish. It was for all of the tributes and special moments that highlighted his day Sunday at Homestead-Miami Speedway.His car prior to the race was set apart from the rest, allowing friends and several people to come up for hugs and photos. He drove down pit road, giving crews high-fives, and led the field for a pace lap as the crowd cheered.It is still hard to digest it all right now, Stewart said moments after climbing out of his car. The whole day was awesome. You couldnt ask for it to be a better day. ... Probably the best part was your peers and fellow drivers and crew chiefs and crew members.Coming down pit road and high-fiving all those guys, it made me think back to when Dale Sr. won the Daytona 500. It was just an awesome moment.While Stewart wont race in Sprint Cup again, he will be back in the seat of a race car soon. He wouldnt say when, but the planned back surgery to remove screws from the fractured vertebra that held him out for the first eight races for the season has been scrapped.Stewarts first order of business will be his annual off-road trip, and then he will likely find himself in a sprint car at at a short track soon -- something he has not done in more than two years.No surgeries, Stewart said. Were free and clear this year on surgeries. I dont know [when Ill race again]. Stay tuned. ... It wont be long. We arent going to wait too long.As far as his final race, there wasnt a whole lot to talk about. Stewart was lapped in the first 75 laps and was two laps down at one point. But he was able to stay out when the caution flew in order to eventually get back on the lead lap.He even was a little bothered by where he was scored after a big wreck with 10 laps remaining.I raced, Stewart said. I did what I do every time I get into the car. I didnt think of anything else other than racing the race. We got behind there and tried something to make ground and had to run 60 laps on a set of tires.At the end, the lineup there was, lets, say, confusing. I was still screaming about that just like I would on every other race. I was true to form all the way to the end.But Stewart will get over it. He had a career in which he posted 187 top-fives and 308 top-10s in 618 career starts. He finished his final season 15th in the standings, thanks to making the Chase with the win in June at Sonoma Raceway.Im proud, Stewart said. Its been an awesome 21 years racing in NASCAR in the Xfinity Series and the Cup Series. ... I said all year I just wanted to be one of the guys racing and to be put out there [on that pace lap], its an honor ,but its humbling at the same time.Stewart felt honored in one other way -- he raced in the event where Jimmie Johnson won a record-tying seventh championship.I was glad to race with him on the day he got his seventh, Stewart said. http://www.broncosrookiestore.com/Broncos-Chris-Harris-Jr-Jersey/ . Wilson hit Schenn from behind during Tuesday nights game in Philadelphia, earning a five-minute major for charging and a game misconduct. 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Pedro scored from a pass by Lionel Messi in the 33rd minute and added two more goals in the 47th and 72nd after Valdes saved his second penalty in four days following his stop in Wednesdays 4-0 over Ajax in the Champions League.MONACO -- Tire manufacturer Pirelli fears for its future in Formula One as time runs out to agree a new contract with teams for next season. Pirelli is currently the sole supplier to F1 but faces a mammoth task in designing and preparing new tires for 2014 -- which sees significant changes to F1 regulations and car design -- if a new deal is not struck soon. "Apparently on the first of September we need to tell them (the teams) everything they need to know about the tires for next season," Hembery said after Thursdays second practice session at the Monaco Grand Prix. "But were now mid-May, so you can imagine how ludicrous that is when we havent even got a contract in place." Hembery would not disclose the deadline set internally for an agreement. "Maybe we wont be here (next year) anyway," he said. "At a certain point somebodys got to make a decision. Weve been trying to say that something needs to happen and quick." The Italian companys three-year contract with F1 expires at the end of 2013 and Hembery had hoped a new deal would already have been sealed. But the situation continues to drag on and motor sports governing body, the FIA, has yet to say if or when other manufacturers will be allowed to bid. "Things are getting, as far as we can see, extremely serious," Hembery said. "The changes next year are so substantial that the sport has to make a rapid decision, because aside from having the fixed resources in the business involved in F1, theres also the technical job." He added that "there comes a time where we will not have time to do the job any more" such is the complexity of next years switch from 2.4-litre V8 engines to turbo-charged 1.6-litre V6s. "Its not a case of maybe putting a harder compound onto thiIs years tires. The changes are so dramatic that we probably need to do a thorough re-engineering of the tire," Hembery said.dddddddddddd "That takes time and the longer this goes on it makes our job impossible, and there comes a point where probably you say well, we dont have time to do the job." It has been a very difficult few weeks for Pirelli, which has faced severe criticism because its tires have been shredding too easily. Three-time defending champion Sebastian Vettel has been one of the most outspoken, complaining after the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks ago that tires were influencing races more than the pace of the cars. Vettel, who finished fourth in Barcelona, pointed up the recent problems when he spoke to reporters on Thursday. "When the majority of the drivers are struggling it means that you cannot drive as you are used to -- and probably this should be given a thought or two. If your only focus is the tires, then that is not racing any longer in the way that we knew. " The Spanish Grand Prix saw nearly 80 pit stops, with most drivers shelving plans for three stops and taking four because the tires were shredding too easily. Pirelli responded with a pledge to start making changes to their rear tires as from next months Canadian GP. While it remains to be seen what alterations will be made for Montreal, Hembery is optimistic an agreement can be reached with the 11 teams on that front at least. "Were very close to having an agreement with all the teams, which is really important," he said. "We want to get rid of the delamination that we found has been caused by cuts in the tire, debris-induced which creates a weak spot and overheating. Weve been able to replicate that now in our laboratories, and our internal testing, and we believe the solution we have will completely resolve that." 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