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| Tim Allen lights `em up! |
Before Tony Stewart begins the defense of his 2011 NASCAR Sprint
Cup Series championship at the Daytona 500, he’ll give fans across the country a
glimpse of his acting skills when he appears on the ABC comedy “Last Man
Standing” starring Tim Allen tomorrow (Tuesday)
night at 8 p.m. ET.
Asked if there might be a career in Hollywood when the time comes
to hang up his helmet, the three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion said, “This
is something that obviously is a little bit out of our comfort zone, because
we're used to being in a uniform in a 3,400-pound stock car. So to come here
and do TV is something that is pretty fun. It's exciting to do something
different and get out of that norm a little bit."
Stewart
appears as himself on the tomorrow night’s episode, entitled “Adrenaline.” Mike
(Tim Allen) gets Stewart and his race car to jazz up the “Outdoor Man” retail
space for a promotional opportunity. Stewart insists that no one is to touch
the car, not knowing that Kyle (Christoph Sanders) has done something
unthinkable to the racer that could jeopardize the entire event.
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| "Did I do something wrong?" |
Stewart’s invitation to appear on “Last Man Standing” is an
offshoot of Allen’s well-known love of all things automotive. The
actor/comedian even took a spin and did some donuts in the No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil1
Stewart-Haas Chevrolet during the shoot.
"I
just like anything to do with cars,” Allen said. “I don't think I could do a
donut in anything else, so we figured we wanted the best. NASCAR's the best
(and) Tony’s the best driver, so what are we going to do?"
Stewart
shot the episode in Los Angeles on January 16 and 17. Less than a month after
the airdate of “Adrenaline,” Allen will serve as the Grand Marshal of the
Kobalt Tools 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, March 11.
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