Tony Stewart ran over another driver.

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The Ron Mexico said:
I have trouble believing Stewart would do that on purpose. I think it had to be an accident. I can't imagine hitting someone with my car just because he cussed or yelled at me.
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I don't think anybody actually believes he ran the guy over on purpose.
 
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thinking about it all, he knows the dangers of those cars. Imo, he either hit the gas to try to swerve and miss him (the car before him swerves to miss the driver), or he was trying to spray the track on the driver and the guy is closer than he thought.

He still shouldn't drive today and should have better sense.
 
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Spartacavolus said:
thinking about it all, he knows the dangers of those cars. Imo, he either hit the gas to try to swerve and miss him (the car before him swerves to miss the driver), or he was trying to spray the track on the driver and the guy is closer than he thought.

He still shouldn't drive today and should have better sense.
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I agree with this, but I also think the other guy should have had better sense and not walked across a race track.
 
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Obsessed said:
I agree with this, but I also think the other guy should have had better sense and not walked across a race track.
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I hate to break down the footage of a guy dying like a football play, but I just saw another angle and it's crazy how far down into the groove he walked; especially in the middle of a turn on a dirt track. It really didn't look like Stewart was running much higher in the groove than the guy in front of him.
 
#31
#31
I think the gunning it was a warning sign to the guy. Don't think he meant to hit him. Sad all around. Fault on both guys
 
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SDV said:
I think the gunning it was a warning sign to the guy. Don't think he meant to hit him. Sad all around. Fault on both guys
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I think that's probably what happened. Terrible.
 
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The basics of drifting performed by these dirt cars involve power to the rear wells, kicking the rear end out, then turning the wheel in same direction to keep from spinning out.

You can tell in slow motion that Stewart had gassed it right next to Ward because the rear end was going up the track, and he was turning the front tires to the right. I think Stewart did it on purpose trying to scare Ward, and misjudged how low on the track Ward was and hit him.

Bottom line, all the other drivers slowly drove around Ward on the low part of the track, why was Stewart in the middle of the track, and gunning his engine kicking the rear end out on purpose. Not smart.
 
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CO Vol said:
The basics of drifting performed by these dirt cars involve power to the rear wells, kicking the rear end out, then turning the wheel in same direction to keep from spinning out.

You can tell in slow motion that Stewart had gassed it right next to Ward because the rear end was going up the track, and he was turning the front tires to the right. I think Stewart did it on purpose trying to scare Ward, and misjudged how low on the track Ward was and hit him.

Bottom line, all the other drivers slowly drove around Ward on the low part of the track, why was Stewart in the middle of the track, and gunning his engine kicking the rear end out on purpose. Not smart.
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I didnt think he looked much different going by him than the guy in front of him. I'm sure the answer is probably no, but do they have telemetry in sprint cars like they do the Cup cars?
 
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CO Vol said:
The basics of drifting performed by these dirt cars involve power to the rear wells, kicking the rear end out, then turning the wheel in same direction to keep from spinning out.

You can tell in slow motion that Stewart had gassed it right next to Ward because the rear end was going up the track, and he was turning the front tires to the right. I think Stewart did it on purpose trying to scare Ward, and misjudged how low on the track Ward was and hit him.

Bottom line, all the other drivers slowly drove around Ward on the low part of the track, why was Stewart in the middle of the track, and gunning his engine kicking the rear end out on purpose. Not smart.
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Which very well could be construed as involuntary manslaughter if that's the way it went down.
 
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GAVol said:
Did he ever actually comment to the media that he was driving today? I know the report was that he planned to drive, but I can't believe he even thought about doing it.
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If he did think about it, his advisors and team owner made sure he didn't. Plus, he's probably in a little shock. He killed someone last night in the sport he loves. It probably didn't hit him until early this morning.
 
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GAVol said:
I didnt think he looked much different going by him than the guy in front of him. I'm sure the answer is probably no, but do they have telemetry in sprint cars like they do the Cup cars?
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I agree with this. However, I think Tony is in a sh!t-load of trouble at this point and whether he serves time or not... his career as a driver is likely over imo.
 
#41
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Stewart is screwed either way because he is already losing in the court of public opinion.

No way he does jail time as this would be way too hard to prove and I seriously doubt charges get filed.
 
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IBlvNTmWrk said:
I agree with this. However, I think Tony is in a sh!t-load of trouble at this point and whether he serves time or not... his career as a driver is likely over imo.
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There are no pending charges & unless Tony says he ran over the guy on purpose, which he did not, there won't be any. His career isn't over although I doubt he does the dirt track appearances any longer. This unfortunate incident could've been avoided & it had nothing to do with Tony Stewart. It's sad regardless.
 
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Vols520 said:
Stewart is screwed either way because he is already losing in the court of public opinion.

No way he does jail time as this would be way too hard to prove and I seriously doubt charges get filed.
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Stewart's past definitely does him no favors.
 
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One thing that is nuts about this is the driving the dirt cars is just for sh!ts and giggles for Stewart.

I haven't watched the video (and won't) but if he did gun the engine then even an accident may have negligent behavior. Big civil suit at a minimum.

If it were me that did it I'd be leaving the sport for sure. Just couldn't get in a race car again.
 
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Vols520 said:
I see civil but no criminal.
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I don't see how he can be prosecuted. No matter how stupid he did or did not act, the poor guy that died was in the middle of a racetrack crowding cars they went by.
 
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GAVol said:
Stewart's past definitely does him no favors.
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How many drivers could you say that about? How many drivers have retaliated spinning a guy out? How many jump in the middle if the track acting like a bad ass?
 
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volinbham said:
One thing that is nuts about this is the driving the dirt cars is just for sh!ts and giggles for Stewart.

I haven't watched the video (and won't) but if he did gun the engine then even an accident may have negligent behavior. Big civil suit at a minimum.

If it were me that did it I'd be leaving the sport for sure. Just couldn't get in a race car again.
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Gunning the engine in that sport though isn't necessarily damning evidence. It's how they make the car turn. I'm afraid the only guy that will ever know what happened is Tony Stewart.
 
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govols/cc said:
How many drivers could you say that about? How many drivers have retaliated spinning a guy out? How many jump in the middle if the track acting like a bad ass?
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Yeah, but you and I both know guys like Stewart and Bush are seen much more negatively.
 
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Vols520 said:
I see civil but no criminal.
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Which would be messed up itself. If I run out in the middle of the interstate acting foolish & get hit my family can't sue the person that hits me. If it had been some other podunk driver a civil suit wouldn't even be thought of.
 
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