Tony Stewart Runs Over Dirt Track Driver, Kevin Ward Jr Is Dead

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

i just don't see why tony would have motive to run him down.

 
I just could see him trying to scare the kid, like don't you be doing this kind of thing. You just never know with Tony, he is a hot head. It might just have been him trying to get a point across and it went wrong. Who knows, only he does. Like I said, at this point, it's all speculation. One thing we all know, a young kid got killed and there's no repairing that or changing it. A car under his control hit him, he's definitely part to blame regardless of intention. 

 

[jonathanlambert33]

That's what I've heard too.  Trying to scare him, sling dirt on him, etc.

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

It's just sad all around. I hate seeing a young kid get killed, in a situation that didn't have to happen. That's the thing that bothers me the most, everyone is about taking sides, who to blame. A life was lost, give him and his family some respect. If he did this or didn't do this doesn't matter at this point. 

 

[Shaggy]

Just like Benagle said.  I think Tony was trying to scare him, saw him, and pushed the throttle.  He didn't mean to hit him or course, but he end up doing it.   Now I think this falls into manslaughter, but I have no real idea what it is considered within the law if they probe into the accident and find out if that's what Tony really did. 

 

[Giantmetfan07]

From everything I read, Tony hitting the throttle was party of the maneuver to swerve.

I don't think he's stupid enough to try to "scare" the guy on a poorly lit dirt track

 

[footballplaya52]

50% say he hit the throttle to avoid 50% say he hit the throttle to run him over.
 
survey says? 75% of those people don't know what the fuck a sprint car is.
 
just like most news these days this is gonna blow over as soon as something else happens.

 

[BwareDWare94]

Yes, hitting the throttle was undoubtedly in an attempt to steer away from the kid at the last second. You steer a sprint car with the throttle because of the size difference in the back two tires. 

Anyway, here's the view from the seat of a sprint car:
 

 

[footballplaya52]

Your eyes can see further on the sides than that camera though

 

[WHO-DEY-BENGALS_18]

Stewart not racing again this weekend