Exactly, happens all the time (without death) and we know Tony is not shy.
In that one tenth of a second TS may have made a very bad decision.
Bottom line Tony should be “better” and know more then anyone else on the track. He knows he is racing with people that are not near as good as him and they have very little experience for the most part.
If you want to engage in activities such as that you better go above and beyond in every step you take.
Tony is not that kind of a man. He was not cautious enough at a “rookie” track when that flag came out
I would like to know the details of the following:
EXACTLY how long is that track?
Exactly where did the kid crash his car? Front stretch? back stretch?
The caution flag would be thrown at the start/finish line.
Can someone tell me these details?
IF the kid was on the back stretch—and the flag was thrown on the line on the front stretch, how much ‘slowing down’ could anyone expect?
IF the kid was on the far end of the first turn—then even less time for ANY of the cars to slow down.
This was an ACCIDENT:
Caused when a driver turned himself into a PEDESTRIAN.
New to the news and the conversation, I would tend to support this line of thinking.
If a pro like Stewart were to engage in a novice event like this, especially as the main draw, then he has an obligation to be a role model to the up-and-coming talent by embodying the behaviors that are expected from leaders in their sport. This means, above all, by demonstrating proper safety precautions in order to show the juniors that NASCAR takes safety very seriously at all levels of the sport.
If instead, Stewart demonstrated bump and scare, then he missed an opportunity to do some real good for the sport and the next generation of driver.
-PJ