Tony Stewart met with the media Friday for the first time since a fatal incident during a sprint car race in New York State on Aug 9. Stewart missed the next three NASCAR Sprint Cup races electing to return to competition this weekend at Atlanta Motor Speedway. Stewart took no questions, he simply read a statement in a soft voice that seemed to shake a times. He asked that people understand that until the investigation is complete he will not be answering any questions.
“This has been one of the toughest tragedies I’ve ever had to deal with, both professionally and personally,” Stewart said in his statement. “This is something that will definitely affect my life forever.”
Stewart was involved in a racing incident at Canandiagua Motorsports Park in upstate New York on Aug. 9. In the aftermath 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr. was dead. MORE>>>
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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