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Developing story, details and sources are kind of mixed right now. quote:Rich Willis, who was at the track, said he didn't see exactly what happened but his sister down in Turn 1 did. He saw Stewart and Kevin Ward get into the wreck. Deadspin has a good collection of sources so far. http://deadspin.com/reports-tony-st...dium=socialflow
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This page has a lot up: http://carolinasportsthoughts.blogspot.com/2014/08/tony-stewart-runs-over-competitor-in.html Several posts saying a life flight was cancelled and there's crime scene tape up. Doesn't sound good.
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Aug 10, 2014 06:22
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Aug 10, 2014 06:23
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Has Darren Rovell come out with the monetary figures that Stewart might lose if sponsors pull out? It's important I know as soon as possible.
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Aug 10, 2014 06:26
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Do we really need two threads? The NASCAR thread is on top of this and most discussion that I would trust is in there.
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BMB5150 posted:Do we really need two threads? The NASCAR thread is on top of this and most discussion that I would trust is in there. This is going to be a shitstorm so probably, yeah.
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BMB5150 posted:Do we really need two threads? The NASCAR thread is on top of this and most discussion that I would trust is in there. This happens in SAS and yeah, I'd say this is a story that will somewhat transcend the NASCAR thread. I'm sure the NASCAR fans here can find this thread and manage to contribute too.
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Jesus Christ, what the gently caress. Hopefully most of this is just Twitter-inflated bullshit and not as serious as it appears.
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It doesn't appear to be.
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RumbleFish posted:Jesus Christ, what the gently caress. Hopefully most of this is just Twitter-inflated bullshit and not as serious as it appears. Naw, seems to be pretty much confirmed that it happened and the kid is between "seriously injured" and "dead".
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RumbleFish posted:Jesus Christ, what the gently caress. Hopefully most of this is just Twitter-inflated bullshit and not as serious as it appears. No many eyewitness reports saw and heard Stewart slam the throttle kicking his car out and  running him over and then sending him flying. Yeah with how things are slowly coming out and not getting dismissed, Stewart is completely hosed.
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Aug 10, 2014 06:31
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Has SAS seen anything of this level since Benoit?
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Matlock posted:Has SAS seen anything of this level since Benoit? Who?
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BMB5150 posted:Do we really need two threads? The NASCAR thread is on top of this and most discussion that I would trust is in there. Considering this wasn't a NASCAR event, I'd say it deserves this. Just for help, this is a picture of the car used in the incident. https://twitter.com/ESSprints/status/498195707422322688  e: for clarity, that is not Kevin Ward Jr. near the rear right tire. Drunk Canuck fucked around with this message at 06:34 on Aug 10, 2014 |
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Matlock posted:Has SAS seen anything of this level since Benoit? I remember the Pistorius threads were pretty big around the time of. Granted it was mostly thirty posts a minute making variations on "he doesn't have a leg to stand on" but still
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Aug 10, 2014 06:32
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Matlock posted:Has SAS seen anything of this level since Benoit? Aaron Hernandez springs to mind.
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I mean, isn't Stewart notorious for petty fights that get out of control and trying to wreck other drivers? What did they think would happen? edit: wow this is some local speedway poo poo? what the gently caress, throw him in jail already Brogeoisie fucked around with this message at 06:37 on Aug 10, 2014 |
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soggybagel posted:Aaron Hernandez springs to mind. Yeah if this dude is dead this is a huge bomb being dropped on the sports world. Frankly its bigger than Aaron Hernandez because it actually happened during a sporting event and involves a HUGE name in the sport.
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Brogeoisie posted:I mean, isn't Stewart notorious for petty fights that get out of control and trying to wreck other drivers? What did they think would happen? Wrecking a dude, punching a dude, calling a dude an rear end in a top hat =/= running someone over.
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Brogeoisie posted:I mean, isn't Stewart notorious for petty fights that get out of control and trying to wreck other drivers? What did they think would happen? Was. He has calmed down a lot from 10 years ago where every week he would get his rear end into trouble. Now it's like once a year... so he was due for his temper to blow, but this is pretty loving stupid he did.
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Fox Sports 1 seems to be covering it, haven't seen anything come out from ESPN.
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Brogeoisie posted:I mean, isn't Stewart notorious for petty fights that get out of control and trying to wreck other drivers? What did they think would happen? He definitely used to be. I don't watch NASCAR as much as I used to, but I'd gotten the impression that he had kind of mellowed out and matured over the years. Like if this had happened in 2006 or something, maybe it wouldn't be nearly as shocking, but still. Obviously a more informed fan can confirm or deny this.
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Whip Slagcheek posted:Fox Sports 1 seems to be covering it, haven't seen anything come out from ESPN. Well, they just lost the NASCAR rights, so this may as well be NHL news now.
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Teddybear posted:I remember the Pistorius threads were pretty big around the time of. Cory Lidle will always be the king of sports related death threads
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Is he no longer in NASCAR? What was he doing at a little track like this?
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ElwoodCuse posted:Is he no longer in NASCAR? What was he doing at a little track like this? A bunch of drivers race on dirt for fun.
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No one wants to touch this with a 10 ft long pole. All of this is really fuzzy except Stewart hit a guy. I don't think ESPN wants to say anything dumb or Fox say anymore than an accident happened.
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@13WHAM · 3m UPDATE: FF Thompson Hospital in Canandaigua confirms they have a driver from the motorpark speedway who is battling serious injuries. Rochester NY news station
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Aug 10, 2014 06:42
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17 years old, jesus christ Tony.
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Whip Slagcheek posted:17 years old, jesus christ Tony. Some internet sleuthing done by someone else seems to indicate he's actually 20 and his website hasn't been updated in a few years.
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SporkOfTruth posted:Some internet sleuthing done by someone else seems to indicate he's actually 20 and his website hasn't been updated in a few years. I suppose that's slightly better, in a minuscule cosmic way. 
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davecrazy posted:There going to be anything official tonight or are the cops just sitting on it so far? @NewsBreaker Was just told Ontario County Sheriff currently meeting with victims parents. Will talk to media momentarily. - @thadbrown7
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davecrazy posted:There going to be anything official tonight or are the cops just sitting on it so far? It'll probably be a couple hours before you hear something from the cops. There's a lot of notifications that have to be done, especially if this guy is dead/has life-threatening injuries.
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So from what I've read, most of the people even somewhat connected to the sport are saying Stewart did it on purpose, based on how the cars react mechanically. Am I getting that right?
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Whip Slagcheek posted:It'll probably be a couple hours before you hear something from the cops. There's a lot of notifications that have to be done, especially if this guy is dead/has life-threatening injuries. https://twitter.com/thadbrown7 media update in 10 minutes, this Rochester station doesn't have streaming though...
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sba posted:https://twitter.com/thadbrown7 I wonder if any of the big sports channels will be able to pick up the presser that quickly.
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Whip Slagcheek posted:I wonder if any of the big sports channels will be able to pick up the presser that quickly. Fox Sports 1
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