Nascar Star Tony Stewart Kills Driver During Confrontation on Racetrack

[6 Shooter]

The Nascar driver Tony Stewart struck and killed another driver on Saturday night while competing in a dirt track sprint car event at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in Central Square, N.Y.

A graphic video posted on YouTube showed Stewart, a three-time Sprint Cup champion in Nascar, hitting the driver, Kevin Ward Jr., 20, as Ward stood outside his racecar on the track.

Ward and Stewart had bumped cars during an earlier lap, sending Ward’s racecar into an outside wall and prompting a caution flag. Ward then exited his racecar and approached on foot as Stewart’s racecar came around again. As Ward stood on the track and pointed at Stewart, Stewart’s racecar sounded as if it revved its engine then fishtailed, the right tire hitting Ward and dragging him under the car.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/s...driver-during-confrontation-on-racetrack.html

 

[6 Shooter]

It looks like both are at fault, I feel sad/sorry for the young man and his family...

Video: Tony Stewart Runs Over Driver During Confrontation, Killing Him

 

[vett boy]

Video: Tony Stewart Runs Over Driver During Confrontation, Killing Him[/QUOTE I'm a Tony fan and I truly hope it was a 100% unavoidable accident .I'll let the experts pull it together .

 

[LLC5]

Video: Tony Stewart Runs Over Driver During Confrontation, Killing Him

How is Tony at any fault?

The kid got out of his car, almost walked himself into one car (that barely missed him), and literally tried to run down the track towards Stewarts car....

 

[6 Shooter]

So sad...

Emotions play into racing, the young man should never have came down across the track toward Tony's car...

 

[Otter]

Emotions play into racing, the young man should never have came down across the track toward Tony's car...

Agreed, but with Tony's rep, the media will have a field day with it. With todays 24/7 media, everyone has to weigh in immediately before all the facts are in.

 

[kpic]

Our media is an absolute expert at "weighing in" while knowing nothing.

 

[jrose7004]

I was a dirt track official around central Oklahoma for about 15 years and I saw many a driver do what that kid did. I'm only surprised that it hasn't happened more often!

 

[kpic]

Criminal charge possible for Stewart in Ward death
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/criminal-charge-possible-stewart-ward-203116559--spt.html

 

[Otter]

Criminal charge possible for Stewart in Ward death
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/criminal-charge-possible-stewart-ward-203116559--spt.html

Awful lot of 'could be charged' in that article, nothing to see here, more yahoo hype for page views. And they call race fans yahoos??

 

[kpic]

Awful lot of 'could be charged' in that article, nothing to see here, more yahoo hype for page views. And they call race fans yahoos??

LOL, I figured you'd notice which is why I posted it. We're supposed to react, not read; you know that.