[dragnet2]

Stewart's view was blocked until the car ahead of him dropped down to avoid the kid and that left Tony with about a half second to avoid him

Could I see the video link which shows that?

Thanks!

[Cold Heat]

The car in front of Stewart was on a similar line, maybe a wheel lower.

You see that big wing on the top? Well that blocks your view so the cars tend to stagger a bit on a yellow so they can see.

There is not a lot of room and there are no straightaways...It's essentially a circle with your views of what is ahead, blocked most of the time by the infield and other cars.

The lighting was very poor as well.

He did not see the driver who had moved away from his car and walked down the track grade into the only traffic lane available. The view Stewart got was from the time the car in front moved out of his line of sight to the guy standing there, and assuming he saw him at all until the last second or half second which was all he had, it was not enough time to avoid contact.

If you look at the tape of the accident you see Stewart's rear end sliding slightly to the low side of the track. had he just goosed the car, the slide would have been in the opposite direction to the top of the track.

I think he braked (left wheel only in these cars, and tried to spin the car to the low side to avoid the guy, but he did not have near enough time or track to do the maneuver.

So what looks like Stewart goosing the car to hit the guy as believed by people who do not race and do not understand the mechanics of a sprint car, was only the beginning of a maneuver to pirouette the car to the low side and avoid contact with the guy.

There just was not enough time.

Again, there are no brakes per say, and a limited turning radius. There is no clutch and the way you turn these cars is to spin the rear end and use the throttle to control the direction of movement, the steering is not what turns the car quickly.

This was just a tragic accident, and one that could end Stewarts driving career.(self imposed or otherwise) So there will be multiple victims here. There was no intent to hit him...that is a totally wrong speculation and I find it to be insulting.

Nor do I ever accept being compared to Obama, as a underhanded way to end debate.

So I'm not even going to ping the bozo to my comment. You can, if you wish.