Video Emerges of Tony Stewart's Confrontation with Heckler in Stands

Tony Stewart has been preparing for his final NASCAR season in 2016, but the controversial star may have created problems for himself by getting into an altercation with a fan at Friday's Chili Bowl Nationals. 

Barstool Sports tweeted out a video of the incident (WARNING: SOME LANGUAGE NSFW):

According to Timothy Burke of Deadspin, citing witnesses to the event on Twitter, the heckler was flipping Stewart off. 

Here's a fan photograph of the incident, per Kyle Bonsignore:

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@cbnationals you know your cool when @TonyStewart comes into your section to shut up a heckler pic.twitter.com/9tsJ47EyiW

— Kyle Bonsignore (@kbonsignore22) January 16, 2016"

Stewart is notorious for having a short temper on and off the track. Daniel McFadin of Sporting News provided a list of more than 10 incidents in which Stewart was involved in some type of altercation with a fellow driver. 

This incident, however, is something different because Stewart went after a fan. The fan may have been out of line for what he was doing and saying, but the athlete has to show restraint in a situation like this.