After a fatal racing incident last Saturday in which popular NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart struck a fellow competitor during an event at a small dirt track, quite a few coverages that protect a number of involved parties could come into play depending on how events shake out.
Stewart, a three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion who is known for participating in smaller, local-track racing events in his free time, struck and killed fellow driver Kevin Ward, Jr. during a race at Canandaigua Motorsports Park, which is a half-mile dirt track in Ontario County, N.Y.
The event was a sprint car race (sprint car is the type of vehicle raced, and is not to be confused with Sprint Cup, the sponsored name of NASCAR's top series in which Stewart races professionally). As seen in a widely circulated YouTube video, Stewart made contact with Ward's car, causing a crash. With the race under a yellow caution flag, Ward left his vehicle to confront Stewart as the former Sprint Cup champion drove by. Stewart's car appears to fishtail, striking Ward who was fatally injured from the incident.
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