NASCAR - Tony Stewart My Perspective

 NASCAR SPEAK UP!

Kevin Ward Jr. Rest In Peace 

What Is NASCAR's position On The Tony Stewart Situation?

First of all let's all disregard Tyler Graves and everything he has to say. Things right now are too serious and there's just way too much at stake to be collecting opinions, especially those with no basis whatsoever. What happened on that track was unfortunate, unwanted but overall, in all unbiased truth was an accident. Understandably like every other tragedy we suffer seemingly society wants someone (or something) to be held accountable. In this case, a thinly veiled accusation of him intentionally "killing" another driver. The fact of the matter is at the time of the unfortunate tragedy Tony was well within the rules and regulations of NASCAR driving his car on a track. He was doing what he's paid to do, drive.  As much as we may not want to we do have to look at the fact that Kevin did leave his car and run headlong onto a "race track" featuring cars moving at very high speeds!

Kevin Ward Jr. Rest In Peace

The video actually is very graphic and it is unfortunate how its splashed all over the web. Hopefully it is removed soon out of respect for the family of Kevin Ward Jr. I'm sure we all wish this unfortunate tragedy had not happened at all. Yet my questions why is the accident being so openly quoted "Tony Stewart Killed Fellow Driver"? This entire incident as clearly as it shows was a tragic mistake. Yes a life was lost through unintentional purposes and we offer our condolences to the family of Kevin Ward Jr., but the uncomfortable truth is that if Mr. Stewart had stayed in his car, none of this would have happened. Honestly I don't know what a better alternative would have been?

The real question is when is NASCAR as the governing body of the sport, going to stand up and give there much needed perspective on the whole situation? Who's side will they default to? Will they agree with the media or will they stand behind their driver being within his competitive reason. Being the only sanctioning body that could actually place a classification on the incident they should hurry and do so. Sure we all know Tony Stewart to be some what passionate but it seems unfair to portray him now in light of the situation as a "hothead" that "struck and killed another driver". No matter how we may want to look at it, the fact of the matter will always be that young talented NASCAR driver, Kevin Ward Jr. was tragically, accidentally struck and killed while on a competitive NASCAR race track unprotected in danger of being struck by "any" driver?

 

 Let's not hold the fact that Tony Stewart is passionate about his sport against him? Honestly speaking you almost have to be to achieve the level of talent needed to excel within your sport, art or simple calling in life the passion is what makes him special. That ultra-ultimate desire to win at some point at all cost where emotions take over and get us to a point we couldn't reach any other way.  Again I ask NASCAR to come to the forefront and correctly place their drivers both of them in the correct perspective, both of them. Reinstate the integrity of their spot as opposed to letting the media have a field day with off-to-the-left opinions and way-out perspectives on what could have happened, or what might have brought it about simply is not good enough for those of us that would like the correct perspective in the entire issue.