Tony Stewart...

[Mrs.K034]

Or he could have said that Tony ran him over and killed his racing career forever.

Really?? You make me sick! After your "do you believe in signs" post... You can be the heartless?

[GRADS]

Really?? You make me sick! After your "do you believe in signs" post... You can be the heartless?

Let me rephrase that. Do I think he purposely ran him over .....hell no. Do I think he could of done more to avoid the accident.....absolutely! He had an ample opportunity to steer clear away from that kid....but he didn't.

[HB Vic]

Let me rephrase that. Do I think he purposely ran him over .....hell no. Do I think he could of done more to avoid the accident.....absolutely! He had an ample opportunity to steer clear away from that kid....but he didn't.

Seriously. Someone jumps our of their car on the freeway and runs toward you what you gonna go? Crash in to the car on either side of you or go straight?

My choice is pretty clear.

[GRADS]

Seriously. Someone jumps our of their car on the freeway and runs toward you what you gonna go? Crash in to the car on either side of you or go straight?

My choice is pretty clear.

I ain't buy that. Here's a driver that can make split second decisions doing 200+ mph and he couldn't see a kid coming at him at 30 mph?

[RogerThat99]

Grads, look at the lack of visibility in this picture. Plus the driver has a helmet and Hans device on, plus low light, plus he wasn't expecting someone on the track (just like you don't generally expect a pedestrian on the freeway), plus the kid was shielded from view by the car in front of Tony. Tony was probably looking at the disabled car and didn't see the kid. There is also a slow motion video that shows that kid makes contact with the outside of the wing (Not sure if he tried to hit it with his hand, or tried to push off of it, or didn't see it coming and got hit).

[RogerThat99]

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[GRADS]

Really?? You make me sick! After your "do you believe in signs" post... You can be the heartless?

I think you misunderstood what I was saying. What I was saying was is if the driver behind him said Tony was guilty in any way he would effectively be committing career suicide. If he was the guy that shut down Tony's racing career I cant imagine there would be too many people wanting help him move up the ranks.

[The Doctor]

There's no doubt that the experts will deal with this and conclude whatever they will. Sadly, I doubt this is treated exactly the same as if a different car/driver - say a rookie - had been involved instead of Tony and celebrity had nothing to do with the investigation and/or outcome so it concludes fairly for all.

Sadly, Ward is dead and Tony, for whatever reason has now chosen to take a second cup race off. There's no doubt that this incident has left a scar. How permanent, is yet to be seen.

[SnoC653]

I think you misunderstood what I was saying. What I was saying was is if the driver behind him said Tony was guilty in any way he would effectively be committing career suicide. If he was the guy that shut down Tony's racing career I cant imagine there would be too many people wanting help him move up the ranks.

You are assuming that the driver behind Tony wants to further his career in racing. He might be right where he wants to be and it isn't a career it's a sport, or maybe he is an owner driver and ready to retire, or maybe he doesn't feel he owes anyone so he doesn't have anything to loose by telling the truth. Oh yeah, except that by saying Tony did everything he could, he's now not the local fan's favorite so he might be limiting his home town sponsorship opportunities. And other drivers with a chip on their shoulder might want to retaliate against him. I can see why saying Tony was not at fault is such a stellar option if it wasn't true. On the other hand if it is true, big props to the guy that would rather tell the truth than join in mob mentality that the successful person must be punished if a chance arises.

[Mrs.K034]

I think you misunderstood what I was saying. What I was saying was is if the driver behind him said Tony was guilty in any way he would effectively be committing career suicide. If he was the guy that shut down Tony's racing career I cant imagine there would be too many people wanting help him move up the ranks.

I see, guess you had poor choice of words lol.. But that's no surprise here.