Tony is ruthless, just like Dale Earnhardt Sr and look what happened to him. I have no doubt Tony COULD HAVE avoided hitting Kevin if he wanted to.
Didn’t see any video, but for my part, I don’t/won’t walk in to traffic moving on a slippery track with cars going “x” mph. Was the young man angry at Stewart? Did he feel like he needed to confront/call out a “major” racer? Sadly, poor judgement can get you killed. Prayers to Mr. Wards family and to Mr. Stewart for bearing the weight of what happened.
“winning at all costs” didn’t cause this. Getting out of the car and jumping in front of traffic did.
Lots of adrenaline in a race and after a crash. I can see wanting to get out of the car, and I can see having the adrenaline to carry it out. But there is no common sense in walking on a race track with a bunch of speeding cars - it’s like walking on the freeway.
Seems like a lib argument that could just as well apply to football.
Make life too safe, and more and more people do riskier and riskier things. Leftists want to channel all that machismo into a violent revolution.
Good Read,
thanks,,,
For someone who hasn't watched the film, at least up to moment of impact, you have expressed way too much opinion. If you take the time to watch it, you'll see Kevin get out of a car where he's safe and start charging toward the inside of the track where the traffic is looking for Tony so he could take him and his car on. He nearly gets hit by the car ahead of Tony's and then he charged right at the side of Tony's car like he was going stick his fist in the side opening and prove something. Hard to believe you found so much to write about without even watching what happened...What if the car ahead of Tony had hit him instead? Should that guy be brought up on charges? Watch it! It's like watching a dog chase cars on the interstate. The only way Tony could have avoided him would have been to get off the track instead of going another lap. That wasn't winning at all costs, it was paying the ultimate price for proving you don't belong there.
Darwin won again...
Heck, we tell children not to play on a busy freeway. ..
this is bs. you are an idiot if you run across a track with these cars coming at you, especially around a curved area. warning lap or not. it didn’t help hjis uniform was black and it was a night race either, harder to see him out there when you’re trying to watch the cars around you.
ward is dead b/c he exited his car and was charging around the track. i can undestand being pissed. i’d have saved charging the other guy, if necessary, after the race was done.
I’ve seen the video a few times, I’m not 100% sure Tony could see him, and more importantly could see him in time to do anything. These low rent dirt tracks aren’t well lit, Kevin was wearing black, and the whole thing happened in a curve which those cars generally go around just barely under control with very limited steering option. Not really seeing where anybody should press charges or punish Tony in anyway.
Ted didn't care one whit about it
I’m not buying his take on it.
Ping for those that have not seen this thread.
Notice how his right leg is stretched out
I'm wondering if he slipped on a muddy track or it was intentional on his part.
Sad but have you ever had a deer run out in front of your car. Not much time to react. And cars don't instantaneously go where your mind tells them to.
I do NOT know a single driver in ANY kind of motor sport who is expecting to have a PEDESTRIAN on the track....
PERIOD.