Tony Stewart...

[John]

I also think that Tony probably had no intention of running this kid over. I suspect that he tried to spray him with mud or get close to the kid for some other reason. Yeah, its hard to see out the right side of this car...however the kid was on the track for quite some time and I'm positive that Tony was able to see him. The cars weren't moving at race speed and the other cars were able to stay far clear from the kid who got hit. I don't know if Tony had a spotter or not, but if he did you can 100% know that Tony knew that kid was where he was at. I hope that Tony is charged with manslaughter or something similar soon. Tony's past antics certainly come into play. Yes there is an inherent danger with racing and yes that magnifies drastically once you get out of the car. That doesn't excuse Tony from avoiding running over the kid.

[Wendi]

Tony Stewart will be holding a press conference announcing his retirement from Sprint cup and all auto racing. He is also selling his half ownership of Stewart Haus Racing. WOW! !

[Mrs.K034]

Tony Stewart will be holding a press conference announcing his retirement from Sprint cup and all auto racing. He is also selling his half ownership of Stewart Haus Racing. WOW! !

Where did you hear this? Omg.

[Stainless]

Tony Stewart will be holding a press conference announcing his retirement from Sprint cup and all auto racing. He is also selling his half ownership of Stewart Haus Racing. WOW! !

No kidding? Wow!!!

[GRADS]

Tony Stewart will be holding a press conference announcing his retirement from Sprint cup and all auto racing. He is also selling his half ownership of Stewart Haus Racing. WOW! !

[Stainless]

Heard he's not racing at Michigan this weekend.

[RogerThat99]

I just read that is a hoax that originated from a satirical news website.

Even if he quite driving, there would be no reason for him to sell his race team.

[The Doctor]

http://www.foxsports.com/nascar/stor...x11&gt1=msnans

Michigan off for now.

[SnoC653]

While we all try to second guess just what went wrong, the driver running behind Sterwart said that he did everything possible to avoid Ward. The video showing the accident has been slowed down and it appears that Ward was upright and hanging onto or hooked on the wing of the car (video is so poor you can't really see what is going on so call it speculation) until right before he drops to the track. Could he have gotten snagged when he went to beat on the wing? Your guess is as good as mine, but that's all we are doing at this point.

Could TS see Ward on that track? If he knew where to look, I'm sure he could. But since Ward wasn't stationary, how would anyone know where to look on a dark and poorly lit track for an irate driver dressed in black? If you watch the video, Ward points and runs toward the car ahead of Stewart, who had to swerve to avoid him. Couldn't Ward see which car he was going towards?

I also don't think TS tired to mud the kid. There probably wasn't much mud left in the racing groove by the time they ran. The track was fast and hard. But as another driver pointed out, the Sprint cars have a spool in the rear end, they don't steer at lower speeds, they simply push straight ahead unless you give them some throttle. They also have a bias dialed in to kick the rear end around. It's a fine line between enough throttle to get the car to turn and too much so the rear end kicks out even a bit. But no matter what I think or what any of us think for that matter, it was a tragic loss that could have been avoided. Motorsports should have a stay in the car rule unless the car is on fire, exigent circumstances, or safety crews direct you to exit the car. And then they should have a rule where after exiting the car, the driver must exit the track by the shortest route and not cross the racing line unless being escorted by the safety crew. Any driver violating these rules should be suspended for several races or longer. This is a senseless loss and a real blow to the sport.

[Wendi]

Ok I read an article that a friend shared on FB after looking at it again it could be a hoax