re: OT lawyers: is Tony Stewart going to go to jail?

Posted by TigerBait1127

Houston

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:09 pm to Hardy_Har

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Let Kyle Busch run over Junior and y'all necks will change your perspective.

You shouldn't be calling anyone a redneck

Posted by gaetti15

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:09 pm to GEAUXmedic

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Posted by Rebel

Graceland

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:10 pm to Hardy_Har

He ran down the track into Tony Stewarts car.

The fact he is a NASCAR driver in a sprint car has no bearing.

Stewart races in these types of races all the time. Usually at his cost. The other drivers and fans that attend those races love it.

If Borris Said had been driving instead of Tony Stewart, nobody would even be discussing this.

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Posted by Alabama Slim

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:11 pm to Hardy_Har

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He is dead and should bear most of the blame, but the fact that a world class driver ran over him can't be ignored.

and a few years ago a world class driver hit a track dryer under caution. do you think he did that on purpose?

Posted by Hardy_Har

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:12 pm to Rebel

The Saidheads would cone out of the woodworks..

I'm plowing the next hobo I see in the road.

Posted by Alabama Slim

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:13 pm to Hardy_Har

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Stewart shouldve been lower like the other passing cars. It's called a caution lap not a throw dirt on a wrecked car and driver lap.

like the other car the kid had to side step not to get hit?

Posted by GEAUXmedic

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:13 pm to Rebel

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If Borris Said had been driving instead of Tony Stewart, nobody would even be discussing this.

I would have started 2 threads hoping to find someone to hold him accountable cause gosh darn-it someone alive has to take the blame.

Posted by Hardy_Har

Member since Nov 2012

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:15 pm to Alabama Slim

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and a few years ago a world class driver hit a track dryer under caution. do you think he did that on purpose?

On purpose or not, he still did it.. He made a mistake.

Are you saying Stewart made a mistake?

Posted by Rebel

Graceland

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:18 pm to GEAUXmedic

Smith just gained 4 spots in the 14 car. He's up to 32nd.

Stewart caught a break with this week being a road course.

Posted by Goldrush25

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:20 pm to Hardy_Har

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Are you saying Stewart made a mistake?

I think everyone is saying it was an unfortunate accident. There were things he probably could've done to avoid hitting the idiot. Doesn't mean his actions were criminal. They don't have a live pedestrian obstacle course for training purposes as far as I know. No one prepares to deal with this.

There is no way to determine all of the circumstances that contributed to this. This is why you don't walk onto a track with vehicles moving at a high rate of speed. Just because nothing happened to the last 50 guys that did it doesn't mean nothing bad can happen the 51st time.

This post was edited on 8/10/14 at 1:21 pm

Posted by The Dutch Oven

Member since Jul 2014

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:24 pm to RedRifle

He could have swerved out of the way and instead bit the accelerator

Frick him

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Posted by Hardy_Har

Member since Nov 2012

16329 posts

Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:24 pm to Goldrush25

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I think everyone is saying it was an unfortunate accident. There were things he probably could've done to avoid hitting the idiot. Doesn't mean his actions were criminal.

I never once said his actions were criminal.

Posted by ell_13

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:27 pm to The Dutch Oven

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He could have swerved out of the way and instead bit the accelerator

Posted by tigerbutt

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:36 pm to Meauxjeaux

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Well, Stewart is racing today....

No he is NOT. DA

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The cnn story I watched 20 minutes ago said he was. They said it twice. Maybe that has changed.

Damn democrat

This post was edited on 8/10/14 at 1:40 pm

Posted by RedRifle

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Member since Dec 2013

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Posted on 8/10/14 at 1:47 pm to ell_13

He has anger issues:

During the 2010-11 offseason, Stewart said he was "very embarrassed and ashamed" after being questioned by Australian police (he wasn't charged) for hitting a track promoter with a helmet over a dispute over track safety while on a five-week racing tour of the country.
In 2002, Stewart nearly lost his ride at Joe Gibbs Racing for shoving a photographer at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after a 12th-place finish in the Brickyard 400. He sought anger management counseling and was placed on probation for the incident, as he also was for striking Brian Vickers after a 2004 Cup race at Sonoma Raceway.

There have been many other instances in which Stewart's legendary temper has flared without drawing punishment. Two years ago at Bristol Motor Speedway, he wasn't disciplined for hurling his helmet at Matt Kenseth's car after a crash while racing for the lead.