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Originally Posted by glassman
Well said Ron. I kinda thought that too with the blipping of the throttle, combined with the variables of low lighting, black suit, traffic, watching your line, etc....Its an unfortunate event and my prayers go out to all parties involved.
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From a guy with limited dirt experience and lots of friends with lots of experience. Beyond the items list above you also have a big wing hanging down blocking Tonys view up track. You also have the car in front him blocking his view and you also have the fact the cars have not been collected under the yellow at this point. The caution should have come out when Ward went flipping but it still takes 3-4 laps to collect the field and have them slow down to yellow flag speeds. And every driver I spoke to today said to drive a sprint car you push on the gas when you turn the steering wheel. It becomes an instinct. And the throttle response on those engines is unreal.
Like it was said before he should have stayed in or at least near his car. Heck he could have been hit by some one just checking up for the yellow.
Super sad deal, but the judgement on this deal by the armchair racers is crazy.