Tony Stewart ran over another driver.

#153
#153
robbymoore94 said:
It's a terrible accident that could have been avoided. Sprint cars have limited to zero visibility for the drivers on the right side. He was wearing a black fire suit and helmet on a dimmly lit track. The 45 car barely missed him, and he was still moving down the track once that car passed. My guess is Tony did not see him until it was too late. Sprint cars are a handful to drive at race speed and even harder going 30-40 mph. The only way to get the car to turn that quick was to get on the gas, those who have never been around racing might not understand that but it is true. I hate the loss for his family and friends, but he should have never gotten out of his car.
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Sounds like a sprint car driver who was watching from the stands thinks he could see him. Quoted from an article:

A witness to the crash, sprint car driver Tyler Graves, told The Sporting News that Stewart’s action led to the fatality.

“I know Tony could see him,” Graves said. “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.”
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#154
Tyler Graves was a close friend of Ware's. Not exactly the best source after something like that.
 
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#155
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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Serve time? LOL. Don't be naive. No charges will be filed. I see no reason for him to retire either. Anyone who walks in the middle of a LIVE racetrack is basically signing their own death certificate.

And I don't mean to sound insensitive (but I kind of am :)) the guy had it coming. Looked like he tried to pull over the driver who put him into the wall. . . On a dark track. . . Wearing a BLACK suit. . . On a dirt track with terrible traction no less. . . Also on a track where braking causes the vehicle to push to the outside edge and where acceleration pushes you inside. Yall that was Darwinism at work. Not sure what Tony could have done there. The other driver was 100% at fault for walking out in the middle of the track like a hot head.
 
#156
#156
Not a huge follower of motorsports but this hit me hard. Such a tragedy. I would like to believe Tony didn't mean to do it. But I wouldn't put it past him trying to scare the kid. I don't think Tony was aiming for him though. Even if Tony was acting dumb, the kid put himself right in the line of the car, and Tony couldn't do anything. I blame the kid completely for letting his temper get the best of him.
 
#157
#157
Imagine this....Bristol driver intros....Tony comes out to snoop dogs "Murder was the case that they gave me"
 
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#158
Wow most everyone seems to think stewart is a terrible driver.

Talking about having to get the car to go sideways to steer under caution. Poor Tony turned his right side into him at the last second to avoid him LOL.

They were not racing at the point of the crime.

TS was not gonna be shown up by a punk kid. He is either a terrible driver or in an instantaneous fit of rage sent the side of his car right into the "punk".

Tony had no idea he would send his car in the kids direction by goosing it....right...
 
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Orange Maniac said:
Not sure why you think it's only internal. Law enforcement is still investigating and may indeed press charges, but those charges will be hard to prove.
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Because of the statement from the police and the DA is why I said as much. Hell I even posted a link too
 
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#161
jjay2518 said:
Sounds like a sprint car driver who was watching from the stands thinks he could see him. Quoted from an article:
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Sounds like he was sitting in Stewart's lap. Only an opinion and nothing more. They're still looking into it and have a shout out for videos to look at. Must not have been an on-board cam in the car.
 
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Obsessed said:
Because of the statement from the police and the DA is why I said as much. Hell I even posted a link too
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They are gonna press charges. It doesn't a genius to figure out why.

The only chance for no charges is with an incompetent DA.

The DA is local so he will not be incompetent in this case.

See how I did that?

The DA being as smart as he is ...passing the bar and all will question or subpoena each and every driver that raced that night. He will ask each driver that passed the caution flag what he saw. He will especially ask each of the first before the crime if they saw the kid walking on the track.

damning I say
 
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#164
Investigators have yet to find any evidence of criminal behavior by NASCAR veteran Tony Stewart in the death of a young dirt-track racer, after authorities concluded reconstruction of the crash at the track, an official said Monday.






“At this time, there are no facts that exist that support any criminal behavior or conduct or any probable cause of a criminal act in this investigation,” Povero said at a news conference, adding that there was no timeline to conclude.


No charges for now against Tony Stewart - Chicago Tribune
 
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#165
UTVOLKeith said:
They are gonna press charges. It doesn't a genius to figure out why.

The only chance for no charges is with an incompetent DA.

The DA is local so he will not be incompetent in this case.

See how I did that?

The DA being as smart as he is ...passing the bar and all will question or subpoena each and every driver that raced that night. He will ask each driver that passed the caution flag what he saw. He will especially ask each of the first before the crime if they saw the kid walking on the track.

damning I say
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If they don't press charges I guess you're not a genius.
 
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Volunteer_Kirby said:
Serve time? LOL. Don't be naive. No charges will be filed. I see no reason for him to retire either. Anyone who walks in the middle of a LIVE racetrack is basically signing their own death certificate.

And I don't mean to sound insensitive (but I kind of am :)) the guy had it coming. Looked like he tried to pull over the driver who put him into the wall. . . On a dark track. . . Wearing a BLACK suit. . . On a dirt track with terrible traction no less. . . Also on a track where braking causes the vehicle to push to the outside edge and where acceleration pushes you inside. Yall that was Darwinism at work. Not sure what Tony could have done there. The other driver was 100% at fault for walking out in the middle of the track like a hot head.
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I said, as you quoted, "whether he serves time or not". That does does mean, or even imply, that I am suggesting he will serve time. However, I do still believe he is in trouble. Given some of his past incidents, it will be difficult for him to get much sympathy from the public.
 
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#170
For all the outcry regarding Stewart's prior behavior as a driver, is he alone in this sort of behavior? I know little about it, but scanning the web, it appears it is a behavior of many drivers that the over lords regale as good publicity to keep viewers and attendee's drooping their dollars into the sport.
 
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Slydell said:
For all the outcry regarding Stewart's prior behavior as a driver, is he alone in this sort of behavior? I know little about it, but scanning the web, it appears it is a behavior of many drivers that the over lords regale as good publicity to keep viewers and attendee's drooping their dollars into the sport.
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another who is blind but can not see
 
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#173
Slydell said:
For all the outcry regarding Stewart's prior behavior as a driver, is he alone in this sort of behavior? I know little about it, but scanning the web, it appears it is a behavior of many drivers that the over lords regale as good publicity to keep viewers and attendee's drooping their dollars into the sport.
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I agree Sly... it's become the equivalent of going to watch a fight and a hockey game broke out. I agree with some others who have posted that it's time the racing authorities enforce some new rules.
 
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