The Tony Stewart/Kevin Ward Jr. Racing Incident; Changes Made to NASCAR Rule Book

What a mess. The Tony Stewart/ Kevin Ward racing incident at Canandaigua Motorsports Park in New York has gotten plenty of media attention over the last few days. Last Saturday, August 9th, Stewart and Ward were involved in an on-track altercation that escalated far beyond what it should have. Below is a 53 second raw video clip taken by Youtube user Pete Laslow at the track that night.

Warning: The video footage below is disturbing and may not be suitable for all viewers.

As you can clearly hear from the concerned racing fans in the video, Tony Stewart struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. with his car. While only Stewart knows what really happened out there on the track, the rest of us are left to debate whether or not Stewart's actions were intentional or not. One might argue that Tony didn't see Kevin walking towards his car. You can also believe the total opposite, and think that there's absolutely no way that he couldn't have seen him.

While racing fans are left to converse amongst one another, the real story lies with the passing of a young driver. The headlines will focus on Stewart and his penalty (or not) over the course of the next few weeks, but what's important here is to respect the privacy of the friends and family of Kevin Ward Jr.

Changes In NASCAR

It didn't take long for NASCAR to come out and make some changes to their rule book. Effective immediately, NASCAR drivers will no longer be allowed to get out of their car on the track to confront another driver. While such behavior seems to be common sense to fans and viewers, we truly do not know or understand what really goes on out there on the track. 

What do you think really happened that night? Is Tony Stewart innocent or guilty of killing Kevin Ward Jr? 

Regardless of intention, everyone at Town Fair Tire extends their thoughts and prayers to the friends and family of Kevin Ward Jr.