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Originally Posted by imserious
Since no one knows the truth except for Tony Stewart I'll add my guess, too.
I know Ward was stupid for getting out of the car and approaching Stewart's car to express his anger. But I guess this is an accepted part of this kind of racing culture. You don't really see that in most other kinds of motorsports because it's well... dangerous. Doesn't mean he deserved to die.
I'm guessing that Stewart was trying to punk him back, but misjudged the distance.
I'm also guessing that Stewart will say whatever he needs to say to get a not guilty verdict. Even if he was trying to blip the throttle to avoid Ward, he might not reveal this if it could lead to a negligence decision. He'll probably say I didn't see him and I'm sorry this ever happened.
I also know its tragic that someone lost his life over this.
Motorsports is aggressive and should remain so, but you gotta question whether the rules need to be tweaked to reduce this kind of confrontation.
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