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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 10, 2014 22:58:38 GMT
"I am not surprised you need explanation because you are not open to the possibility that some of the fault resides with Stewart." -------------------------------
No, really I'm not. I don't understand your road rage analogy? Can you not explain it? or was it just the first thing that came to mind? or what?
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Post by sincity2003 on Aug 10, 2014 23:00:23 GMT
For those of you who watched the video, did you see the 45 car almost hit Ward? Would we even be talking about this if it was the 45 car? I'm not a Tony fan, but I don't hate him. I love that when he comes to town for the Daytona 500 he's out at the dirt track almost every night and with our pit passes we get to talk with him and see how much work and mentoring he does.
He has no wife and no children. Racing is his life and no matter what I just don't believe that he intentionally killed Ward.
And yes, I see a lawsuit coming, but if it was that driver of the 45 car who nearly hit him first, there would be no news, no lawsuit, no outrage.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2014 23:02:09 GMT
"You've sworn that the statement you're giving is the truth" ? in an interview? oook. That's an odd statement. He's giving it from HIS point of view. Doesn't mean it's right, or the only point of view, right? Though I do believe most of what he says. Of course...his statement to police would be the truth as he sees it.
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Post by imsirius on Aug 10, 2014 23:10:07 GMT
For those of you who watched the video, did you see the 45 car almost hit Ward? Would we even be talking about this if it was the 45 car? I'm not a Tony fan, but I don't hate him. I love that when he comes to town for the Daytona 500 he's out at the dirt track almost every night and with our pit passes we get to talk with him and see how much work and mentoring he does.
He has no wife and no children. Racing is his life and no matter what I just don't believe that he intentionally killed Ward. And yes, I see a lawsuit coming, but if it was that driver of the 45 car who nearly hit him first, there would be no news, no lawsuit, no outrage.
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Post by sacteach on Aug 10, 2014 23:19:45 GMT
Thank you to those that indirectly answered my question about the drivers having radio contact with their crew. I *assumed* they did (based on only having watch Nascar previously and never experiencing a dirt track) and *assumed* that Tony would have been told the other driver was out of his vehicle and on the track.
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 10, 2014 23:25:21 GMT
For those of you who watched the video, did you see the 45 car almost hit Ward? Would we even be talking about this if it was the 45 car? I'm not a Tony fan, but I don't hate him. I love that when he comes to town for the Daytona 500 he's out at the dirt track almost every night and with our pit passes we get to talk with him and see how much work and mentoring he does.
He has no wife and no children. Racing is his life and no matter what I just don't believe that he intentionally killed Ward. And yes, I see a lawsuit coming, but if it was that driver of the 45 car who nearly hit him first, there would be no news, no lawsuit, no outrage.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 10, 2014 23:28:50 GMT
But... it appears to be a dimly lit turn, at best, and Ward was wearing all black. Just because your view isn't obstructed by physical equipment doesn't mean it's not obstructed.
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Post by back to *pea*ality on Aug 11, 2014 0:04:32 GMT
"I am not surprised you need explanation because you are not open to the possibility that some of the fault resides with Stewart." ------------------------------- No, really I'm not. I don't understand your road rage analogy? Can you not explain it? or was it just the first thing that came to mind? or what? Really the first thing that came to my mind or what? Every village has their idiot, 2peasrefugees has you cindyupnorth figure it out for yourself - knock yourself out!
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Post by cindyupnorth on Aug 11, 2014 0:46:00 GMT
Nice. You're a class act I tell ya. You obviously can't explain yourself, so you resort to name calling. I guess we know who the real idiot is......
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Post by PEArfect on Aug 11, 2014 0:57:43 GMT
Terrible for everyone involved. I can't imagine being one of those drivers trying to avoid hitting a man WALKING on the track. Obviously not a wise decision getting out of his car.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 11, 2014 1:49:04 GMT
KEVIN WARD JR. is at fault here So lets all shut up about it, he brought it on himself, the blame has been decided. He got what he deserved, is that what you are saying? You are reading Waaaaaaaay too much into what Yubon wrote. Kevin Ward did not deserve to die, but the undisputable fact is that he set his own path in motion.
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Post by papercrafteradvocate on Aug 11, 2014 1:58:48 GMT
Not an unbiased assessment. I'm sure the police would take his friendship with Ward into account if they choose to interview him. Typically, friend or not, you've sworn that the statement you're giving is the truth. However, Tyler Graves cannot testify to what he thinks that Tony as a driver did or did not see in the very short seconds. It is very sad that Kevin Ward died, but it was due to his own mistake.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 2:08:17 GMT
Sorry, but you don't get to tell me what to get over and what not to get over. You take things how you want to take them, and I'll do the same. ETA: Dang! I can't get the quote right!!!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 2:26:24 GMT
The last article I read said the local authorities didn't find any evidence to support the idea that Ward's death was intentional. That's not to say that charges won't be brought in the future, though. This SI article was interesting in explaining some of the possible legal ramifications.
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Post by Outspoken on Aug 11, 2014 2:39:01 GMT
I am NOT a Tony Stewart fan. I have been around racing for more years than not. Even raced go-karts myself. You will never convince me that Tony did this on purpose. Is Tony a jerk? I think so. Is Tony obnoxious? I think so. But, NO ONE with a career like Tony's would jeopardize his livelihood to this degree on purpose. Both families are experiencing pain and really all any of us can do for them is pray for them. My heart is heavy for them all!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 3:19:00 GMT
Another good article from SI...includes the following Stewart’s reputation as a hothead precedes him here. As a driver, he’s as talented as anyone in any category of racing. He may be the best pure driver in history. He’s also had his share of run-ins with officials, the media and other drivers. Had this been Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson or Dale Earnhardt Jr. involved, it would have been so much easier to chalk it up as a tragedy without the additional questions. Put Stewart in this situation and he’s like a batter down 0-2 in the count against Clayton Kershaw. It doesn’t look good. Stewart’s past actions have put him in a spot where his motives will be questioned, fair or not. Before anyone gets too carried away, let’s be clear there’s no way anyone should be thinking Stewart had it in mind to kill Ward or even injure him. No way, no how. But given his history and the way he has reacted to situations throughout his career, it is not at all unreasonable to wonder if he wasn’t thinking of scaring or intimidating Ward. linkSo it's nice to know, that my thoughts on this, are really not that far out of line with those in the sports world.
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Post by mzza111 on Aug 11, 2014 3:43:39 GMT
This is exactly what I believe his intentions were....only it ended up very different.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 3:46:45 GMT
This is exactly what I believe his intentions were....only it ended up very different. You and me both...but according to SI, we're not at all unreasonable. Contrary to some of the ugliness hurled our way for our opinions.
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Post by theboydbunch on Aug 11, 2014 4:52:01 GMT
I don't know the rules of racing, but should the driver have gotten out of his car and walked onto the track? I'm terribly sorry for his passing. And add me to the list who doesn't understand how Stewart can race the next day. I would think that the tragedy would eat at him. All of this. I'm not a NASCAR Fan/Follower but my DH showed me the video. So sad.
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Post by DinCA on Aug 11, 2014 5:52:58 GMT
So, we can see from the video that Tony's car fishtailed. Is it not true that would be a result from acceleration? If that's the case, and I believe it is, then Tony chose to accelerate instead of maintaining his speed, slowing down or swerving to avoid Ward. None of those actions would have caused his rear tires to fishtail. The sound of acceleration, or lack thereof, on the video really doesn't make a case. You can visually see the car fishtail. It's just as likely video taken from another angle would show the same.
I don't believe he killed him intentionally but I do believe that he made a poor decision to accelerate which caused Ward's death. There are criminal and civil penalties for that.
The question I continue to ask is why would Tony accelerate if not to scare Ward. I can't come up with another reason.
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Post by I-95 on Aug 11, 2014 9:01:12 GMT
Whew, that video is hard to watch. When I first saw it, my first reaction was 'OMG, he did that on purpose'. Then I thought about it for a while, went to Youtube and looked up the video and watched in a bigger size, over and over and over, and finally concluded that he did not hit that boy on purpose at all. The car fish tails AFTER the kid was struck, probably as a result of the impact.
I used to spend a lot of time around dirt tracks with my older brothers. It's been a long time, and maybe things have changed, but I've never seen a driver get out of his car, and walk into the MIDDLE of the track while cars were screaming around the circuit. I've seen them get out, stand by the car, shaking their fist and screaming obscenities, but never, ever, walk into an active field. Anyone who drives a car on a street knows that is you walk out into traffic, even if said traffic was traveling at 20mph, you could get hit and die. Why a trained race driver would take that risk is beyond me.
I'm sure his family is devastated and looking for someone to blame. I would be if it were my child, but I truly think, after watching that video a dozen times, that Tony Stewart will be found not responsible for this terrible accident. I can't imagine what he's going through either. Just a tragedy all around.
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Post by scrappinmom3 on Aug 11, 2014 10:56:15 GMT
So sad for everyone involved, but what in the hell was the young man thinking walking onto the track with race cars drivers going a bazillion mph?!?!?
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Post by heartcat on Aug 11, 2014 11:13:43 GMT
I won't watch any video because in addition to it being too upsetting, I would feel 'wrong' doing so. So these are just my thoughts based on what has been in the news, and based on human nature.
I don't for a moment believe that Tony Steward intentionally meant to kill or physically injure Kevin Ward in any way.
I do think that this tragedy was most likely a result of bad choices that 'both' drivers made while caught up in the heat of competition.
I do think that there are choices that both of them could have made that would probably have prevented this tragedy.
I don't think that Tony Steward did anything criminal, or that he is a murderer or anything close to that. Neither though does it seem that the young man ran out and jumped in front of Tony's car so that he couldn't possibly avoid him. I would guess that Tony Stewart made some choices that contributed to what happened and does bear some responsibility for the final horrific outcome.
I would still characterize this as an accident, but I wouldn't be surprised if like most 'accidents' it could have been prevented at more than one point along the way by either driver. I think it's probably one of those situations where in hindsight they 'both' would/could/should have made different choices. And that they both have some responsibility in what happened.
Kevin Ward paid a much higher price for his choices, but I am sure Tony Stewart will be paying for his for the rest of his life. I don't think he's a cold-blooded killer, or a horrible person. I think he's probably just someone who was a bit too comfortable behind the wheel of a car and a bit too confident with his control over it, who was caught up in a not uncommon racing incident, and who never anticipated anything like this happening. And who probably wishes he could go back and do things differently.
It is such a sad situation all around, for all involved.
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Post by Kelpea on Aug 11, 2014 12:25:04 GMT
As I suspected, the whole sponsorship issue will be heavily impacted by this tragedy. Nascar has been working on cleaning up their "brand" and this will not go well.
Sorry about linky: it was from Sports Illustrated:
Former NASCAR champion Tony Stewart could face criminal charges, civil lawsuits and loss of endorsement deals in the aftermath of his race car striking and killing Kevin Ward, Jr. in a sprint-car race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park on Saturday night in upstate New York. The incident arose after Stewart’s race car clipped Ward’s race car, which then hit the outside wall, cut a tire and spun out, thereby prompting officials to issue a caution flag. The flag instructed the drivers to slow down. Ward then left his car, walked onto the track and seemingly tried to confront Stewart as Stewart’s race car approached his direction. Stewart's car then hit and killed Ward. Stewart and his representatives have described the incident as a tragedy and accident. The following analysis breaks down the potential legal consequences for Stewart.
Possible criminal charges against Stewart
The most serious legal consequences of Ward’s death are those grounded in New York criminal law. It is important to stress that Stewart has not been charged with a crime and that Ontario County sheriff Philip Povero unequivocally stated on Sunday there are “no facts in hand that would substantiate criminal intent from any party.” Povero also noted that he has consulted with Ontario County district attorney R. Michael Tantillo, who could seek a grand jury to evaluate whether to charge Stewart. Keep in mind, Stewart will not be charged unless law enforcement and prosecutors believe a jury would find his guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. Stewart should take relief from Povero’s declaration.
For two reasons, however, the absence of criminal intent in a sheriff’s estimation does not necessarily mean Stewart will avoid charges.
First, a lack of pending charges does not mean that charges won’t be brought at a later date, including months or even years from now. The presence of a videotape is a crucial piece of evidence for law enforcement to review, as it provides a record of the event. Stewart’s clipping of Ward is also telling, because it could indicate that he wanted to scare Ward after Ward left his race car to confront Stewart. Driving close to someone as a way of frightening them could be considered reckless conduct, or at least an issue worthy of examination by a grand jury. Notably, Tyler Graves, a sprint-car racer who attended the race and who has been described as a friend of Ward, suggested to The Sporting News’ Bob Pockrass that Stewart acted with some degree of intent: “I know Tony could see [Ward] . . . When Tony got close to him, he hit the throttle.” If other drivers make similar comments, there may be increased pressure on Povero and Tantillo to pursue charges.
HARRIS: Accident leaves many questions that won't be answered
Along those lines, it is at least plausible that a grand jury could conclude that while Stewart did not intend to kill Ward – which, when accompanied by other elements, would constitute murder in the first degree – he may have engaged in conduct consistent with murder in the second degree. Under New York law, murder in the second degree entails acting with a depraved indifference to human life and recklessly engaging in conduct that “creates a grave risk of death to another person, and thereby cause the death of another person.” New York classifies murder in the second degree as an A-I felony, and it carries up to a life sentence and minimum of 15 years behind bars.
Second, “criminal intent” is not the only state of mind that could lead to criminal charges against Stewart. For instance, negligent homicide refers to accidentally causing the death of another through negligent conduct, such as reckless operation of a motor vehicle. Crucially, negligent homicide would not require that Stewart intentionally tried to kill Ward, only that he drove recklessly or carelessly. Such misconduct might include trying to scare — but not hurt — Ward. In New York, negligent homicide is a Class E felony and carries a maximum punishment of four years in prison.
Another plausible, though less likely, charge against Stewart is manslaughter in the first degree, which would necessitate that Stewart intended to cause Ward serious harm and in doing so killed him. A conviction would carry a prison sentence of up to 25 years. Manslaughter in the second degree, which carries a prison term of up to 15 years, would be appropriate if Stewart’s conduct in driving was deemed sufficiently reckless and connected to Ward’s death.
New York also has several criminal statutes related specifically to vehicular homicide. None of them appears relevant to Ward’s death. These statutes contemplate multiple deaths or injuries caused by a person’s driving, as well as excessive use of drugs or alcohol, or driving with a poor record. Stewart did not injure anyone other than Ward, and there is no reason at this time to believe that he was driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, or that he faced prior charges related to his driving.
Possible wrongful death lawsuit against Stewart and prospect of a settlement
While Stewart is poised to avoid criminal charges, he may not be so fortunate with civil litigation. Ward’s family could sue Stewart for wrongful death, which refers to negligently causing the death of another. A successful wrongful death lawsuit could lead to millions of dollars in damages, particularly since wrongful death damages are largely contingent on the decedent’s age and loss of future earnings. Ward was only 20 years old and he seemed to have a promising and possibly lucrative future as a driver. The statute of limitations for a wrongful death lawsuit in New York is two years, meaning Ward’s family has until Aug. 9, 2016 to sue.
Ward’s family would need to convince a jury that Stewart’s conduct was probably unreasonable and caused Ward’s death. Other drivers would be called to testify as experts and offer their views as to the reasonableness of Stewart’s conduct. Stewart himself could also be called to testify. His ability to invoke the Fifth Amendment to avoid answering questions would depend on whether the questions asked of him require him to admit that he engaged in criminal conduct.
In his defense in a wrongful death lawsuit, Stewart could argue that Ward’s own conduct played a crucial role in his death. After all, Ward clearly accepted some degree of safety risk by leaving his race car after it spun out of control. Drivers are discouraged from leaving their race cars during races unless their own safety is imperiled. Ward only elevated this safety risk by trying to confront or incite Stewart as Stewart’s race car approached on the track.
On the other hand, Ward exited his vehicle only after the caution flag was thrown and he must have had no expectation that Stewart’s race car would hit him or he obviously would not have waved his hands at Stewart. Moreover, if it is true that Stewart could see Ward, Stewart’s decision to drive so close to him and perhaps even increase his speed on the approach might prove damning in the minds of jurors. Expert testimony would prove crucial in an interpretive legal debate of what Stewart “should have done.”
Stewart, whose net worth reportedly exceeds $100 million, may try to avoid civil litigation by reaching an out-of-court settlement with Ward’s family. A settlement would constitute a contract between Stewart and Ward’s family where Stewart would agree to pay a significant amount of money in exchange for Ward’s family relinquishing any legal claims it may have against him. The settlement would likely be confidential and not contain any admission of wrongdoing. Given that a civil trial involving Stewart would attract headlines and remind the public of Ward’s death, Stewart would seem to have good reason to seek a settlement and avert a trial.
Possible suspension and loss of endorsement deals for Stewart through 'morals clauses'
NASCAR has broad legal authority to discipline drivers, who are not represented by a union and do not enjoy collectively bargained protections. NASCAR’s system of justice is generally handled by its “Deterrence System,” which establishes appropriate penalties for various infractions and offers disciplined drivers the opportunity to appeal a sanction to its final appeals officer (Bryan Moss).
Whether NASCAR takes action against Stewart remains to be seen. While Stewart is a NASCAR driver, the incident did not occur at a NASCAR-sanctioned race. A sprint car race, moreover, is an entirely different form of racing from NASCAR or IndyCar. To the extent NASCAR disciplines Stewart, it would be based on his conduct outside the scope of his employment as a NASCAR driver. NASCAR punishing Stewart would be akin to the NFL or the NBA suspending one of its players for an off-field or off-court incident that embarrasses the league and causes it reputational damage (for example, the NFL suspending Ray Rice for domestic abuse or the NBA suspending Raymond Felton for gun charges).
Stewart also faces potential adverse consequences in the form of terminated endorsement deals. Stewart reportedly has lucrative endorsement deals with such blue chip companies as Coca-Cola, Chevrolet and Mobil 1. While I have not reviewed Stewart’s endorsement contracts, they likely contain “morals clauses.” These clauses allow the company to end or suspend an endorsement contract with an athlete whose misconduct brings shame onto the company. Typically, morals clauses are broadly written to include any misconduct -- whether it leads to criminal charges, civil lawsuits or simply bad press -- and that is especially true with major companies. Stewart, like Tiger Woods, could face a loss of endorsement deals because of the controversy, settling aside whether it leads to any legal consequences.
Possible — but unlikely — liability for Canandaigua Motorsports Park and race organizers
At this point, there is no reason to believe that Canandaigua Motorsports Park or the race’s organizers engaged in conduct that would lead to civil liability. Information would need to surface that the track’s dimensions or other features somehow contributed to Ward being struck by Stewart’s race car, and as of now there are no indications that the track played such a role. This is further supported by the fact that the track has been around since 1953 and does not appear to have a history of safety problems. Similarly, officials in charge with keeping the race safe appeared to have done their job by issuing a caution flag after Ward’s race car hit the outside wall. Officials had no realistic way of stopping Ward from leaving his car and confronting Stewart.
Michael McCann is a Massachusetts attorney and the founding director of the Sports and Entertainment Law Institute at the University of New Hampshire School of Law. He is also the distinguished visiting Hall of Fame Professor of Law at Mississippi College School of Law.
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Post by Yubon Peatlejuice on Aug 11, 2014 13:37:11 GMT
So what happened to shevy, the OP of this thread? She called it "the Tony Stewart video", posted a link to a horrific video of someone getting killed, and then never came back to comment or discuss.
What a grief whore! Is she also one of the first posters on here whenever a celebrity dies?
And heartcat - for someone who hasn't even seen the video and can't even spell Tony Stewart's name correctly, you sure have a lot to say. You keep talking about "different choices" that Tony could have made. If you would actually watch the video you would realize that there was no time for decision-making. Tony only had a split-second to react. Just because you can write a 1000-word essay on every thread, doesn't mean you should.
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Post by sacteach on Aug 11, 2014 13:39:33 GMT
As I suspected, the whole sponsorship issue will be heavily impacted by this tragedy. Nascar has been working on cleaning up their "brand" and this will not go well. linkI'm not sure what you are trying to link to, but it just brings me up higher on page 5 of this thread. I won't watch any video because in addition to it being too upsetting, I would feel 'wrong' doing so. So these are just my thoughts based on what has been in the news, and based on human nature. I don't for a moment believe that Tony Steward intentionally meant to kill or physically injure Kevin Ward in any way. I do think that this tragedy was most likely a result of bad choices that 'both' drivers made while caught up in the heat of competition. I do think that there are choices that both of them could have made that would probably have prevented this tragedy. I don't think that Tony Steward did anything criminal, or that he is a murderer or anything close to that. Neither though does it seem that the young man ran out and jumped in front of Tony's car so that he couldn't possibly avoid him. I would guess that Tony Stewart made some choices that contributed to what happened and does bear some responsibility for the final horrific outcome. I would still characterize this as an accident, but I wouldn't be surprised if like most 'accidents' it could have been prevented at more than one point along the way by either driver. I think it's probably one of those situations where in hindsight they 'both' would/could/should have made different choices. And that they both have some responsibility in what happened. Kevin Ward paid a much higher price for his choices, but I am sure Tony Stewart will be paying for his for the rest of his life. I don't think he's a cold-blooded killer, or a horrible person. I think he's probably just someone who was a bit too comfortable behind the wheel of a car and a bit too confident with his control over it, who was caught up in a not uncommon racing incident, and who never anticipated anything like this happening. And who probably wishes he could go back and do things differently. It is such a sad situation all around, for all involved. I agree with all of this. I think that both parties share in the "blame" of this accident and both made decisions that ultimately ended in someone's death. It reminds me of my first jury duty experience. It was a Civil Wrongful Death case and ultimately we found that the man that died was more responsible for his death than the man that ran him over based on his actions prior to the accident. It was hard to see his family in the courtroom and know that we were basically "discrediting" the man they loved, but it was true based on all the evidence.
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Post by sillyrabbit on Aug 11, 2014 14:20:13 GMT
I keep seeing people say that Tony Stewart is a hothead...he got mad and hit that boy on purpose. The thing is Stewart had absolutely no reason to be mad. He wasn't the one who wrecked. These type of races are his hobby not his livelihood. Yeah, Stewart has been known to have a bad temper in the past, and I couldn't stand him for a while because of it. I still am not a fan of his. But he isn't the same person he was when he was young. We all mature as we get older and at 43 Tony is more mature than he was Ward's age. I just don't believe Stewart intended any harm to Ward or showed any negligence. He's a pro who knows what he's doing. He's been racing since he was a kid and knows a heck of a lot more about what to do with a car than any of us ever will. Even if he did accelerate (which remains questionable) he did it because he thought that was the best way to avoid hitting Ward. A pedestrian on a poorly lit dirt track wearing all black is just an accident waiting to happen. Tragic accident.
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Post by mzza111 on Aug 11, 2014 14:31:58 GMT
I keep seeing people say that Tony Stewart is a hothead...he got mad and hit that boy on purpose. Nobody on here has said that!
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 14:38:22 GMT
An interesting point since someone upthread brought up the issue about the video and it sounding like Tony Stewart revved his engine.
There are two versions of that video floating around - one with that revving and one without. The comments on the one with the engine noise hint that the video was altered to add that sound.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2014 14:43:47 GMT
Yeah, Stewart has been known to have a bad temper in the past, and I couldn't stand him for a while because of it. I still am not a fan of his. But he isn't the same person he was when he was young. We all mature as we get older and at 43 Tony is more mature than he was Ward's age. Is Tony Stewart dramatically more mature than he was less than 2 yrs ago...Aug 25, 2012? That's the "helmet throwing incident" with Matt Kenseth where Tony Stewart joked "not bad for a 41-year-old who doesn't work out."
From the same story "The three-time NASCAR champion lost his infamous temper..." (so even in 2012 his temper was "infamous")
"It may happen again - I've got a lot of helmets and a lot of races," said Stewart, who was pleased NASCAR has not fined him. "I figured I was going to get some kind of penalty for it, so it's nice to know that's something you can get away with. I just wish we could get a more lengthy list of what we can do and can't do. I think we could make it a lot more entertaining if we knew what we could do."
After these "jokes" he made about the incident, "The defending Sprint Cup Series champion said he wasn't proud of his behavior..." but based on his disregard for what happened, it sure seems like a source of entertainment for him.
SI August 28, 2012
This is the incident that sticks in my mind when I think of Tony Stewart. This is not quite 2 yrs ago...and who knows...he may have had even more recent temper tantrums. I'd bet my life that he's no more mature now at 43 than he was when he was 41.
Edited to add...Tony Stewart also vowed to "run over" Kenseth every chance he got. vows to run over foe
Classy guy...doesn't even have a smidgen of anger management issues.
Keep in mind, Tony Stewart walked in front of a moving car to throw the helmet.
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