Tony Stewart hits, kills driver Kevin Ward Jr. in Sprint Car Race
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this gonna be da most we ever gonna talk about car racing on the coli
RIP... to duke
RIP... to duke
again, you're not seeing the entire path of the cars, so posting that is pointless. we see the car come into frame, no clue how he took the turn, thus you have no idea how hard it may have been for him to miss.
if the full video comes out, and he's on the inside, fine, but you can't tell shyt from that
if the full video comes out, and he's on the inside, fine, but you can't tell shyt from that
He decided not to race
The way them NASCAR heads talking about this situation though
The way them NASCAR heads talking about this situation though
YoungMoney tony was really out there like that????even if Stewart didn't mean to do it (which by judging from the video he didn't),
his thug life reputation in NASCAR causing all sorts of fukkery ain't gonna help.......
grabbing the cakes of another drivers wife
he even going in on Danica Patrick
But at the same time don't lie and distort what happened to defend the person who ran him over.
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Sounds like you making excuses for Tony....yeah that wasn't smart for the kid to get out the car but it wasn't smart for Tony to try to intimidate a kid half his age
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fukk the lil nikka thought was gon happen going onto a speedway during a race its his own fault but if he turned into him tony facing murder charges
sorry for saying "darted" that was going on 5 minutes of not watching the video. im more hating on a dead man than defending Stewart. this is so incredibly stupid that i can't get over it.
Tyler Graves, a sprint-car racer and friend of Ward's, told Sporting News in a phone interview that he was sitting in the Turn 1 grandstands and saw everything that happened.
"Tony pinched him into the frontstretch wall, a racing thing," Graves said. "The right rear tire went down, he spun on the exit of (Turn) 2. They threw the caution and everything was toned down. Kevin got out of his car. … He was throwing his arms up all over the place at Tony for most of the corner.
"I know Tony could see him. I know how you can see out of these cars. When Tony got close to him, he hit the throttle. When you hit a throttle on a sprint car, the car sets sideways. It set sideways, the right rear tire hit Kevin, Kevin was sucked underneath and was stuck under it for a second or two and then it threw him about 50 yards."
"Tony pinched him into the frontstretch wall, a racing thing," Graves said. "The right rear tire went down, he spun on the exit of (Turn) 2. They threw the caution and everything was toned down. Kevin got out of his car. … He was throwing his arms up all over the place at Tony for most of the corner.
"I know Tony could see him. I know how you can see out of these cars. When Tony got close to him, he hit the throttle. When you hit a throttle on a sprint car, the car sets sideways. It set sideways, the right rear tire hit Kevin, Kevin was sucked underneath and was stuck under it for a second or two and then it threw him about 50 yards."
Yea Rickey Craven on ESPN comparing this to a bench clearing brawl or technical foul.He decided not to race
The way them NASCAR heads talking about this situation though
you have zero idea if he was trying to intimidate him (if he was, by nearly missing him with a car, that's certifiable) we see a car come into frame, no clue where it comes from, it's a dirt track. just b/c the blue car was able to slow doesn't mean the guy behind him can
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Tony Stewart will not compete in NASCAR race following fatal accident
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Tony Stewart smiles while standing in the garage during a NASCAR Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen International on Aug. 8, 2014. Stewart has won three NASCAR titles since joining the racing series full-time in 1999.
Caption Joe Gibbs, Tony Stewart
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NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, right, speaks with team owner Joe Gibbs while in the garage at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 11, 2000.
Austin Knoblauch, Ryan Parker contact the reporters
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Tony Stewart will not race at Watkins Glen International today following fatal accident at dirt track
Kevin Ward Jr. was killed after being struck by a car driven by NASCAR's Tony Stewart at dirt track race
Tony Stewart has been 'fully cooperative' with the investigation into the fatal accident during a race
Tony Stewart will not compete in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International on Sunday after being involved in an incident that claimed the life of a driver during a race in New York on Saturday night.
The manager for Stewart's racing team, Greg Zipadelli, told the Associated Press that the three-time NASCAR champion will not compete Sunday. Regan Smith will drive Stewart's No. 14 car in the race.
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Associated Press
Earlier Sunday morning, Zipadelli told reporters that Stewart would take part in the race, saying it was "business as usual." Zipadelli later told Fox Sports that Stewart is "going through a tough time, it's emotional for him."
The decision comes after Stewart struck and killed a driver while he was on foot during a dirt track race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
Amateur video of the incident shows racer Kevin Ward Jr. stepping toward Stewart's car at the Lucas Oil SuperSprint feature race after it appears Stewart cut off his driving line and forced him into the wall, causing him to spin out.
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Moments later, Stewart’s car makes contact with Ward and drags him several feet before Ward breaks away from the car and slides an additional 50 feet along the track. People in the crowd can be heard screaming during the incident.
A witness told the Associated Press that it appeared Ward was trying to confront Stewart. A video showed Ward standing to the right of Stewart's familiar No. 14 car, which seemed to kick out from the rear, swerving and hitting him.
“The next thing I could see, I didn't see [the other driver] anymore,” witness Michael Messerly said. “It just seemed like he was suddenly gone.”
Caption Tony Stewart
Jared C. Tilton / Getty Images
Tony Stewart smiles while standing in the garage during a NASCAR Sprint Cup at Watkins Glen International on Aug. 8, 2014. Stewart has won three NASCAR titles since joining the racing series full-time in 1999.
Caption Joe Gibbs, Tony Stewart
Peter Cosgrove / Associated Press
NASCAR driver Tony Stewart, right, speaks with team owner Joe Gibbs while in the garage at Daytona International Speedway on Feb. 11, 2000.
Austin Knoblauch, Ryan Parker contact the reporters
Stock Car RacingTony StewartAuto RacingCrimeFox Sports (tv network)Regan Smith
Tony Stewart will not race at Watkins Glen International today following fatal accident at dirt track
Kevin Ward Jr. was killed after being struck by a car driven by NASCAR's Tony Stewart at dirt track race
Tony Stewart has been 'fully cooperative' with the investigation into the fatal accident during a race
Tony Stewart will not compete in a NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Watkins Glen International on Sunday after being involved in an incident that claimed the life of a driver during a race in New York on Saturday night.
The manager for Stewart's racing team, Greg Zipadelli, told the Associated Press that the three-time NASCAR champion will not compete Sunday. Regan Smith will drive Stewart's No. 14 car in the race.
Related story: Jeff Gordon takes pole position for NASCAR Watkins Glen race
Associated Press
Earlier Sunday morning, Zipadelli told reporters that Stewart would take part in the race, saying it was "business as usual." Zipadelli later told Fox Sports that Stewart is "going through a tough time, it's emotional for him."
The decision comes after Stewart struck and killed a driver while he was on foot during a dirt track race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.
Amateur video of the incident shows racer Kevin Ward Jr. stepping toward Stewart's car at the Lucas Oil SuperSprint feature race after it appears Stewart cut off his driving line and forced him into the wall, causing him to spin out.
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Moments later, Stewart’s car makes contact with Ward and drags him several feet before Ward breaks away from the car and slides an additional 50 feet along the track. People in the crowd can be heard screaming during the incident.
A witness told the Associated Press that it appeared Ward was trying to confront Stewart. A video showed Ward standing to the right of Stewart's familiar No. 14 car, which seemed to kick out from the rear, swerving and hitting him.
“The next thing I could see, I didn't see [the other driver] anymore,” witness Michael Messerly said. “It just seemed like he was suddenly gone.”