Tony Stewart took part in the Atlanta Motor Speedway competition Sunday night, but his comeback was cut short when his No. 14 Chevrolet car slammed the wall twice on the way to a dismal 41st-place finish. Nevertheless the worst is yet to come. After driving a sprint car that struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. in an Aug. 9 race in Canandaigua, N.Y., Stewart is facing the possibility of criminal … [Read more...]
NASCAR Drivers Approve of New Driver Behavior Rule but Question its Necessity
In the wake of Kevin Ward Jr.'s unfortunate death, NASCAR announced a new rule regarding driver behavior. Tony Stewart was involved in an accident that lead to the death of Kevin Ward, a young driver. This event has prompted NASCAR to create a new caution rule, which was distributed to drivers before the Sprint Cup practice on Friday. According to it, if a driver's car was involved in an … [Read more...]
There’s No Evidence to Support Criminal Intent Regarding Kevin Ward Jr.’s Death
The three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart, 43, was involved in a fatal confrontation during a dirt-track race in the Finger Lakes region of upstate New York Saturday. He bumped and sent the car of 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr. crashing into a wall. Therefore Ward got out of his car and walked towards the middle of the track pointing his finger at Stewart’s car. But as Stewart passed, his car hit … [Read more...]
Jeff Gordon’s Amazing NASCAR Win
Already nicknamed “Four Time”, the NASCAR driver has managed to become the first ever five-time NASCAR winner at Indy. Gordon fought Kasey Kahne, his Hendrick Motorsports teammate for the lead and won his 90th Sprint Cup (the second this season). His win came after a restart with 17 laps remaining, and as Gordon himself explains, he is not good on restarts. In an interview after the race, he … [Read more...]