Tony Stewart hits rival driver, kills him in Sprint car race..

[runjmc2]

A court of law will need to determine if TS actions were illegal. Independantly, I belevie that NASCAR should ban him for life due to his reckless actions. I WAS a TS fan...

[jdraupp]

Reckless? I really dont see that on Stewart's part. I see a 20 year old hot head who thought in a dumb moment he would really show Stewart. He lost. The crash itself didn't seem to be Stewart's fault either but what do I know. Sure Stewart's a hot head but I challenge anyone here on a dimly lit dirt track sitting in a sprint car with a helmet on under caution to find the man wearing a dark suit who shouldn't be on the track to begin with.

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by jdraupp

I challenge anyone here on a dimly lit dirt track sitting in a sprint car with a helmet on under caution to find the man wearing a dark suit who shouldn't be on the track to begin with.

TS didn't need to look for a driver in black. Stewart could oviously see that driver's car was disabled and given the reduced engine noise from the caution, so coudl everyone else. Given his experience, TS knows that the safest path would have been the one furthest from the disabled car.
But for reasons that still remain to be explained, he chose to take another path around the track during that caution. Either because he was in the process of making a point, which would infer that he was able to see that Ward was on the track when TS came around the corner at a reduced speed. But rather than moving to his left to the inner part of the track like most of the other cars observing the caution, somehow this experienced driver ends up drifting up the track towards the disabled car. Why was he doing this??


Allegedly TS had a GoPro camera running during the race. Seems to be like if the video is helpful to him, and explains why he moved up the track instead of to the inside, it will be released.
If it isn't helpful his laywers will make try to make sure no one ever sees it. Either way on-board film of the moment Ward was run over will be pretty inflamatory.

[Timco]

Originally Posted by runjmc2

A court of law will need to determine if TS actions were illegal. Independantly, I belevie that NASCAR should ban him for life due to his reckless actions. I WAS a TS fan...

A court of law only decides who told the better story and presented more compelling evidence, not who was actually guilty or innocent. Having watched the OJ trial and having been through a custody battle, I will never be convinced otherwise.

[runjmc2]

Originally Posted by Timco

A court of law only decides who told the better story and presented more compelling evidence, not who was actually guilty or innocent. Having watched the OJ trial and having been through a custody battle, I will never be convinced otherwise.

I agree. Taking away his primary source of income as a consequence (e.g. NASCAR ban) seems an effective and just punishment.....one that will not likey come in court.

I stand by my reckles comment. My opinion is that REGARDLESS of the situation all drivers have a responsibilty for someone on the course outside of a car.

Do you think that guy was running into TS's line? NO WAY. TS had to see him and went out of his way to get close, "gun it" and we see the result. If TS did nothing but hold his line the guy would not have run under his wheel.

Did TS intend to hit him, absolutley not. No one knows the intent but it looks very clear that TS did not act responsibily he acted with emotion and was RECKLESS!!!