Author Topic: Tony Stewart hit and killed a fellow racer at a local track  (Read 6798 times)

I'm not a big fan of Nascar, but I just heard that Tony Stewart hit and killed a guy on purpose while racing Sprint Cars at Canandaigua Motorspots Park. I found this out because it's a local dirt track I visit pretty often. People are saying Stewart was arrested and the other driver was pronounced DOA. Praying this isn't true because that's really terrible news, especially considering I knew the guy that he hit.

UPDATE: Police confirmed Kevin Ward Jr. was dead on arrival and there are no pending charges on Stewart.
My dad came in my room and was telling me this, this morning.
And we're both near the same track, Raven.

It wasn't on purpose.  Why the hell would he do that.

The dumbass jumped at him snd for those of you who have never been on a track in a race car the visibility isn't all that great.  It's terrible he was killed but he could've avoided it if he had kept his temper a little better.

I've seen a couple different versions of the video, and I've noticed some discrepancies.

(It might be against the rules to link to sites like liveleak, but you guys need to know..)

First, watch this video and skip to 0:30 and listen very closely, you will notice that the blue car passes, just drifting past, and you hear a sneezing sound (My dad tells me they're "turbo waist gates), and you hear another as the car re-focuses on Kevin Ward. Then you hear a loud revving sound and you can see Tony Stewart's car hitting Kevin Ward.

Now, I want you to watch this video and skip to 0:25. Now, you'll notice that both of the sneezing sounds happen when the camera is focused on the blue car, and the revving sound plays when the blue car passes Kevin Ward instead of when Tony Steward approaches him.

I'm really confused.

Also, have a funny comment from the liveleak video.



Welcome to "Choose Your Own Adventure: Dirt Track Edition!"

You are 20 years old. A famous yet controversial competitor has just put you out of the race. It's night time and you're wearing black. Your car number is 13. Unbuckling your harness, you:

A. Wave your arms to indicate you are ok, but stay safely in the vehicle until emergency services arrive

B. Climb out of the vehicle, but stay close to the car or wall, well out of the way of traffic.

C. Spring out of the vehicle like a goddamn jack-in-the-box,jabbing your finger angrily across the track at your competitor. Seeing him have the audacity to continue driving under a yellow flag, you stride into the path of łncoming traffic and juke him to make sure he can't get around you. That sonofabitch, you'll show him! Make sure you get close enough to where he can hear you cursi-oops too close better jump bacncajkbfijabdjknlkm........ ...............



First, watch this video
literal translations are really weird

"souped plastic carts"
"Cucumber time"
"In the Netherlands you have continuous strain of baby boomers on a racing bike on public roads ...."

As I saw the video, it looks like he was hit on purpose. The guy was standing in front of the car specifically telling Stewart to stop even using his hands to signal to Stewart to stop his car. Stewart then stops his car for a second then drifts off at the dude. Not going to post the video because its a little to graphic to see someone dying, I wouldn't say its as graphic as what the CIA are doing in Iraq but it scares me to see people die on camera

As I saw the video, it looks like he was hit on purpose. The guy was standing in front of the car specifically telling Stewart to stop even using his hands to signal to Stewart to stop his car. Stewart then stops his car for a second then drifts off at the dude. Not going to post the video because its a little to graphic to see someone dying, I wouldn't say its as graphic as what the CIA are doing in Iraq but it scares me to see people die on camera
The post about 4 above you has two videos of it.

I looked at both. Difficult to tell, but I think Tony aimed to stop, but then decided to keep on going but didn't turn enough in time and clipped him.

As I saw the video, it looks like he was hit on purpose. The guy was standing in front of the car specifically telling Stewart to stop even using his hands to signal to Stewart to stop his car. Stewart then stops his car for a second then drifts off at the dude. Not going to post the video because its a little to graphic to see someone dying, I wouldn't say its as graphic as what the CIA are doing in Iraq but it scares me to see people die on camera
why the hell would he hit him on purpose

That is literally the most handicapped thing I have heard all year

Why the hell would an established, famous racing driver, who may have not even known he was the one who caused the accident, hit someone on purpose?

By the way cassord sprint cars don't have turbochargers.  Or clutches.  Also yellow flag means you can still drive just slowly.  Since sprint cars don't have clutches or starters, it's a huge hassle to get them all started again in the event of an accident, so they usually just throw a caution.

yeah? thats called an accident. no one is blaming him for a kill when the idiot is walking around on a racetrack.

It's still a crime that you can be prosecuted for lol

It's still a crime that you can be prosecuted for lol
yeah but that's usually in the case of the carelessness of the one committing the manslaughter.  This accident wasn't out of Stewarts carelessness, but from wards idiocy.  If a Ward had stayed in his car like the rules of the track dictate, be would've been fine.  It's terrible that he is dead, but in a way it was his own fault.

yeah but that's usually in the case of the carelessness of the one committing the manslaughter.  This accident wasn't out of Stewarts carelessness, but from wards idiocy.  If a Ward had stayed in his car like the rules of the track dictate, be would've been fine.  It's terrible that he is dead, but in a way it was his own fault.

Well yeah I'm not trying to pick a side or anything. I'm just saying stuff that I remember from a criminal justice class I took


its funny because tony stewart is known for getting out of his car and throwing his helmet at drivers
he just doesnt run at them

Difficult to tell, but I think Tony aimed to stop, but then decided to keep on going but didn't turn enough in time and clipped him.
I don't think you know how these cars work. When you hit the gas in a sprint car its natural movement is for the right rear to kick out. If he didn't hit the gas it would have been a near miss like the blue car in front of him. Instead he hit the gas causing the car to fishtail and hit the guy. Obviously not on purpose, but Stewart knows that the rear end kicks out like that when you hit the gas in a sprint car.