Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident

[Ed Wright]

Some want to talk about Stewart's history of being a hot head, I don't really know what Stewart would be so angry about anyway.

The kid just screwed up. Some fool on facebook called Stewart a coward for not stopping in front of that kid and getting out to fight him. Really? Probably an 18 year old posted that one.

Anybody thinking Stewart could have stopped that car that fast simply knows nothing about those cars. I have not heard from anybody that knows those cars blame Stewart. Just the arm chair experts.

Do I think Stewart is an azz? Yes, I do. At aWorld of Outlaws race here in Tulsa, he was standing on the ramp door of a race car trailer when about a ten year old boy asked him for his autograph, he told the kid to leave him alone. He does seem to be a prick. Would he intentionally run over somebody? Get real.

[et7333]

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[Rose Racing]

Honestly I dont blame the kid for being mad,angry or otherwise. Would you be mad as a wet hornet if some NASCAR star came to your local track ruffed you up and wrecked possibly your one and only race car that you probably worked pretty hard and spent money on to race? I honestly doubt the guy could have even gotten close to Stewart to voice his displeasure after the race with Stewarts crew people and security and whoever else there and probably figured that would be the only way he could voice his displeasure and to me this is the same assomebody burning you down on the starting line and blowing your engine up(before the whole 7 sec staging rule or whatever) and you being mad about it. Im not sure about wearing black firesuit and such ive always tried to wear brighter colored firesuits in chase something was wrong on the top end and had to exit the car so the track crew could see me and otherwise this is a part of racing pretty much an accident nothing more nothing less but a very tragic accident at that. RIP Kevin Ward A FELLOW RACER

[Larry Sullivan]

Originally Posted by Rose Racing

Honestly I dont blame the kid for being mad,angry or otherwise. Would you be mad as a wet hornet if some NASCAR star came to your local track ruffed you up and wrecked possibly your one and only race car that you probably worked pretty hard and spent money on to race? I honestly doubt the guy could have even gotten close to Stewart to voice his displeasure after the race with Stewarts crew people and security and whoever else there and probably figured that would be the only way he could voice his displeasure and to me this is the same assomebody burning you down on the starting line and blowing your engine up(before the whole 7 sec staging rule or whatever) and you being mad about it. Im not sure about wearing black firesuit and such ive always tried to wear brighter colored firesuits in chase something was wrong on the top end and had to exit the car so the track crew could see me and otherwise this is a part of racing pretty much an accident nothing more nothing less but a very tragic accident at that. RIP Kevin Ward A FELLOW RACER

I haven't seen any video yet showing contact between the two cars. Ward tried to pass Stewart on the high side in the turn and when his left front was about even with Stewart's right rear, Ward's car spun and stopped. The right rear wheel was visibly buckled and the tire was flat. Both are indications that Ward got into the cushion and that's what spun his car. Stewart's only contribution to the accident was that he was in front of Ward - and he probably wasn't even aware that Ward was there or that Ward wrecked since Stewart was focussed on catching and passing the leader, who was a few car lengths ahead of Stewart..