Twitter is currently blowing up regarding an incident tonight at a local dirt track at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park in upstate New York.
From preliminary reports, Tony Stewart, who is known to race at local dirt tracks that happen to be close his day job racing for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, spun a driver named Kevin Ward, Jr. Kevin, reportedly got out of his vehicle after bouncing into the wall and walked towards Stewart's car. Tony Stewart then hit Mr. Ward, sending or dragging him up to 25 feet. The car reportedly fishtailed, hitting Ward with the back tire.
Mr. Ward was at least in serious condition, I am not ready to report some Twitter rumors on his condition, but it sounds bad. Racing was cancelled for the night after the incident.
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The facts will come out soon. Anything earlier is speculation.
Having moved recently to North Carolina, I have witnessed some local track racing. There is one track in particular- Bowman Gray in Winston-Salem which has deteriorated to "wrestling on wheels". I have said recently that someone would get killed soon, due to tempers. I hope that what Tony Stewart did was not intentional, and I will pray for the other driver, Kevin Ward Jr.
Here is a recent "Wreck Fight" at Bowman Gray stadium in North Carolina.
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Sat Aug 09, 2014 at 11:32 PM PT: I have seen a new video posted that appears to show the incident. It is clearly graphic and shows Kevin Ward walking deep into the grove used by the racers. I cannot in good conscience post it here. If you need, you can find it by searching on new videos on Youtube, It was impossible for me to determine any intent upon watching the footage.
5:28 AM PT: Kevin Ward Jr has died of his injuries and Tony Stewart plans on driving his NASCAR ride today at Watkins Glen.
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