I think Stewart's past aggressive action on and off the track provides him with less of a benefit of the doubt in this instance compared to other drivers.
A related issue might be whether NASCAR will continue to permit Cup drivers to race in these events. I thought NASCAR might have stepped in after Stewart broke his leg last year in the same class of car. Thankfully there were several new safety features installed in the aftermath of that accident. And yes, I know Cup drivers sometimes race on both Saturday and Sunday, but to someone like me who's marginally familiar with the sport, the gap between the Saturday and Sunday series seems much, much smaller than the gap between Cup and sprint cars. David ________________________________ From: M-D November <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, August 11, 2014 9:58 PM Subject: Re: [TV orNotTV] Semi-NotTV: Car Racing Death Here's something I don't understand (and, admittedly, my knowledge of NASCAR is limited to a ill-advised purchase of EA NASCAR 2002 and the movie "Talladaga Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby") - in looking at the pre-accident footage that ran on the news yesterday, it appears as though, after exiting his car, that Ward was crossing the track and pointing aggressively at a driver (possibly Stewart) and intentionally trying to cross through traffic, rather than staying by his car in (relative) safety. Why would any driver try to cross the track with a caution lap in progress, and would we be asking about criminal action, etc. if it had been a different driver to strike Ward on the caution lap? On Monday, August 11, 2014 12:03:18 AM UTC-4, Bob Jersey wrote: >PGage, to moi, in part: > >> >>I see - so they are having trouble determining whether Stewart did something >>to make his car contact Ward, or whether Ward stepped out into the path of >>Stewart's car? I am going to assume that if it is the former, then Stewart >>would be guilty of some kind of criminal act - reckless driving at a minimum, >>if not some kind of manslaughter. But, without veering into the kind of >>victim-blaming that got Stephen A. into trouble, it does seem that under the >>circumstances, getting out of your car and walking out into on-coming >>speeding traffic is a contributing factor in the accident. >> > >The few times I've seen similar silly walks in Cup, the walker never gets that >close to the wrecker's car, with or without sanctioner's officials holding >him/her back. Still, Cuppers are told in prerace meetings to think multiple >times before doing anything that could end up spotlighted on any sports net's >highlights. > >B > > -- -- TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
