Sure, Tony Stewart and Kevin Harvick sure were beating on each other during the final laps of Bristol on Sunday, when contact between the No. 29 and the No. 20 put Stewart's car into the wall and out of the race. But yesterday, the longtime pals were all chummy again.
As chummy as you can be with someone who is torturing you.
A year ago, Stewart said he'd have his back waxed bare if trash-talking Harvick was able to raise $100,000 for their charity, Victory Junction Gang Camp. Of course, Harvick met and exceeded the goal, and as the culmination of Operation Wax Smoke, poor Tony had to hunker down for the single most painful experience of his life (Vegas crash included). Our boy Harvick presided chucklingly over the operation?broadcast live on Sirius satellite radio?and even tore off wax strips himself as The Great Pumpkin writhed in agony. At one point, Tony pleaded, "I'd rather you kick me in the balls right now." NASCAR drivers sure have been pulling some bizarre stunts for charity lately, but who knew that competitive do-gooding could take such a painful toll. Listen to the whole disgusting rip-by-rip here, and go below the jump to see some disturbing photos.