Tony Stewart back to winning in classic style at Sonoma

After Tony Stewart retires from driving, will there be any Sprint Cup drivers left who can intimidate their peers simply by reputation for cussedness?

Stewart says when he usually finishes a race at the Sonoma Raceway, where he was the winner on Sunday, he's ready to fight at least five guys at the helipad en route to the airport.

This time he got his frustration out of his system early by body-slamming the Toyota of Denny Hamlin as he took the lead exiting the final corner on the way to victory.

It was Stewart who was worried about retaliation from Hamlin once the race was over.

"I didn't slow down right away because I'm like, 'The faster I go, the less of a running start he's going to have to plow into me,'" Stewart said. "But he pulled up, he saw me and thumbs up, and I'm like, 'Great, I didn't want to have to fight today.'"

In the end, it was a classic victory by NASCAR's most tempestuous driver -- and possibly the last we'll see. A three-time champion, Stewart's had tough times …