Tony Stewart hits, kills driver Kevin Ward Jr. in Sprint Car Race

[NSSVO]

ban?

a fukking ban?



if this is true, he is going to prison for murder

 

[distinguishedNOW]

I honestly just think ESPN doesn't have the personnel available to them. All the decision makers probably in bed (or were anyway), they have no person live on the scene because the NASCAR race in the area is on another network, and I don't even know if they can show the video because it is a death. I mean they can atleast update the situation and let people know dude died as a result of his injuries but even after that what else can they say about it?

 

[Skilltastrophy]

I could sorta understand not being all over it if it was say a fan or something, but you have well known race car driver possibly murdering another during a race. shyt is front page.

It's unfathomable. People not doing their jobs.

 

[Stinky Diver]

Keep your expectations really really low, for your own sake.

 

[Skilltastrophy]

I honestly just think ESPN doesn't have the personnel available to them. All the decision makers probably in bed (or were anyway), they have no person live on the scene because the NASCAR race in the area is on another network, and I don't even know if they can show the video because it is a death. I mean they can atleast update the situation and let people know dude died as a result of his injuries but even after that what else can they say about it?

I've worked in sports journalism for over a decade...and if a big story breaks overnight...you wake up and go cover that shyt. That's part of the job. It sucks. But it's the job. They can get video of the press conference from the ABC affiliate in the area. I know they can. There's no excuses right now. It's bad form.

 

[SHAQAVELLI]

I honestly just think ESPN doesn't have the personnel available to them. All the decision makers probably in bed (or were anyway), they have no person live on the scene because the NASCAR race in the area is on another network, and I don't even know if they can show the video because it is a death. I mean they can atleast update the situation and let people know dude died as a result of his injuries but even after that what else can they say about it?

They are Disney, as is ABC, which has an affiliate at the site. At the least, run video of the press conference. Reaction can wait for tomorrow ABSOLUTELY, but the news should not have to wait when we have so many FACTS!

 

[muzikfrk75]

I could sorta understand not being all over it if it was say a fan or something, but you have well known race car driver possibly murdering another during a race. shyt is front page.

Dude is on the cover of this year's NASCAR video game....and fans voted on the cover.

Racing fans are gonna wake up in the am and be like

 

[TKOK]

I haven't even gotten a update on my phone from espn. But they gave me one on the angels game.

 

[LastManStanding]

ESPN is more concerned with Michael Sam and his boyfriend and if they are going to eat sushi or order in pizza tonight.

 

[Absolut]

did he really say hes gonna race tomorrow?

 

[TKOK]

did he really say hes gonna race tomorrow?

if i was nascar i'd be like on starting him. That's some bad pr right there.

 

[LezJepzin]

I haven't even gotten a update on my phone from espn. But they gave me one on the angels game.

You need that Bleacher Report Pleiboi

 

[Skilltastrophy]

did he really say hes gonna race tomorrow?

All I've seen is that sources say he'll race...but it has been confirmed he's back at Glen Watkins...so who knows.

 

[Absolut]

he cant even be at the track you gotta force that a$$hole to lay low. realistically he should be charged with something at the very least by morning. even if he was just trying to gas the car to put a scare into him as a dikk move and it fishtailed into him on accident its clearly a charge of some kind

 

[SHAQAVELLI]

This feels like a dream. Like, this is the most surreal sports story in a long minute. Pistorius comes to mind ... But this is bigger, IMO (because Tony has been one of the biggest names in racing for idk 20 years?).