A couple points of clarification: Because of the nature of the relationship between the drivers and Nascar, it would be a challenge for Nascar to prevent drivers from running in other races. It would have to take a restriction on the driver/owner level.
The fact law enforcement was and remains involved is a Very Bad Sign for Stewart, mostly because there's a question of criminal liability (i.e., this was clearly not a racing incident). The police confirmed this morning they have a second view of the accident, unseen by the public. They're serious about this. Finally, there have been incidents where drivers have moved towards the racing line under a caution to express their extreme displeasure at another driver. After this I'll bet Grandma's pearls Nascar makes it abundantly clear that behavior will no longer be considered acceptable. On Aug 11, 2014 11:09 PM, "'David Bruggeman' via TVorNotTV" < tvornottv@googlegroups.com> wrote: > 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 <mdnovem...@gmail.com> > *To:* tvornottv@googlegroups.com > *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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- 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 tvornottv@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to tvornottv-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com 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 tvornottv+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
