And had Ward stayed off the racing line and in his car he'd still be alive... Stupid game to play, this.

As my Mon used to say, if I saw someone jump off a bridge, would I do it? People are responsible for the consequences of their own actions ultimately.

At the risk of being labelled filth I saw ward crash in a relatively minor racing incident, get pissed charge into race traffic and try and pick a fight with a race car. A fight he lost. In fact he almost lost it to an earlier car, in which case we'd all be putting the blame on Ward. Because it was known hothead…

Exactly.

The turn right happens virtually on impact not set up before. Look closely.

Except the car ahead if Stewart almost clipped him and would have provided cover for Ward who dressed like his car would have been difficult to see till you were upon him. It's a shitty situation all around, and I'm no Stewart fan but I'm blaming the victim here for putting himself in harms way. Whether others have…

that's debatable. Witness this discussion alone. What's not is Ward's actions which were stupid and dangerousness. The car before Stewart damn near takes him out first.

Yes. This post deserves more stars.

It is. Years ago McGill University studied all professional athletes and declared F1 drivers the most physically fit.

Such ignorant misconception.

he stopped the car. Look at the other videos.

I can see charges of Manslaughter but not murder. And there will be an investigation before charges are laid in such a high profile case.

Well said. And exactly how I think about the situation. Also not a Stewart fan, nor dirt track. And I haven't really kept up with NASCAR since the days of Elliot and the Ford Aerobirds.

I've watched the videos over and over and I don't see the "gunned" engine people are talking about. Sure Stewart hit him, but it's a short track in the dark with a lunitic driver out of his car standing in the middle of the track. The car before Stewart nearly hit him and quite probably blocked Stewart's view of him…

Beautiful. But what's with the new Mustang gill LEDs in the headlight housing?

Canadians make the best race drivers.

Agreed. My son's dream since he was 4. He's 10 now and in 3rd year of gokart racing. He's actually sat down with and talked to Hinchcliffe's parents. Needless to say, he's a Hinchtown fan. Follow him on Twotter @fastmyles

Not the image I was searching for but back in the 70's and 80's we had a neighbour who raced for BMW. His street cars were always factory wide body variants. I'll keep looking...

Sunbeam Minx.

yes to this. Mustang Cobra has always annoyed the crap outta me.