So this is what the 2011 NASCAR Chevy nose looks like: Tony Stewart reveals the new piece

 Tony Stewart (R) debuts the new-look nose on his 2011 Sprint Cup Chevy (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)
 
 

   By Mike Mulhern
   mikemulhern.net

   CONCORD, N.C.
  

   Stewart, who has been in a funky media mood this summer, while struggling to get his second-year two-car team back in gear after such an impressive tour debut in 2009, was finally smiling again, in announcing the multi-year deal. Mobil1 will be co-sponsor with Office Depot.
   Stewart made note that ExxonMobil is "the largest company in the world."
   Getting this sponsorship, which opened up when Penske opted to drop ExxonMobil in switch to Shell/Pennzoil, reportedly after Mobil1 told him it wanted to drop its sponsorship dollars considerably, wasn't easy, Stewart said: "It's a hard time right now, a hard economy.
    "We're in good shape on the 14 car now.  This has fulfilled what we were looking for, to fill the void for Old Spice (leaving) next year.  It allows us to put that project behind us."
   On teammate Newman's side, however, there is still searching for more sponsorship.
    So Newman himself has been on something of a rampage lately on the tour, doing some of his hardest racing of the season the past few months, to make the sponsorship case. He did win at Phoenix in the spring, but he's been up-and-down most of the season
   However in his last seven runs, Newman has six top-10s, and a top-five finish just Sunday. And his worst finish during that stretch was an 11th at Richmond.
  
 
 
 

 The current NASCAR Chevy nose, on Stewart's California-winning car (Photo: Getty Images for NASCAR)