LONG POND, Pa. (AP) _ Dressed in a Bass Pro T-shirt and cap, Tony Stewart was all set to take his turn as a commercial fisherman.
Stewart had had his fun teaching kids how to catch and release trout from a pond. Now it was time to hook a new generation on the fun of fishing by filming a few promotional spots for his sponsors. An ace endorser _ his biggest whopper comes not from exaggerated tales of catching the big one, but hawking burgers for a fast-food chain _ Stewart needed only a few minutes to rehearse before it was time for action.
Stewart nailed his lines for a campaign promoting youth fishing days.
“Man, how does he do it! First take every time,” Stewart said.
He hit all his marks again when he’s asked to read a reworked script.
“Man, this guy’s a natural,” he said to laughter. “A natural!”
But the third promo trips him up: “The race track and somewhere near … blah, blah, blah, blah,” he says, temporarily tongue tied.
When he finished the next take without a blunder, Stewart was ready to accept an acting award.
“Three out of four right now. That puts you in the Hall of Fame,” he said.
Tony Stewart trying to catch the big one in victory lane
