Stewart calls new Nextel car junk

Two-time Cup champion Tony Stewart is one of several drivers who have been openly critical of the new Car of Tomorrow Nextel Cup cars. On his radio show Tuesday on the SIRIUS Satellite Network, Stewart said he finally drove one of the COTs at Lakeland, Fla., and was far from impressed.

"Oh, what a basket of junk," Stewart said.

"It drives like a station wagon, an old station wagon, like an old Oldsmobile station wagon, green with wood panel trim on the sides," he added. "Granted, I know we were on harder tires than what they would run there but, boy, it didn't feel good.

"You know, it's like anything else, though. I'm sure the more we'll run it, the better we'll get the setups and all that."