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CANANDAIGUA, NY - Tony Stewart NASCAR driver struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. Sprint driver who had climbed from his car and was on track trying to deal with Stewart during a race in New York, northern State Saturday night.
Stewart was not injured, and expects Sunday's race when NASCAR at Watkins Glen, his manager Greg Zipadelli said, calling as usual the race is critical to their chances of championship.
NASCAR said that nothing he had learned would prevent Stewart from the race on Sunday.
Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero said of the investigation of his ministry is not criminal and that Stewart was fully cooperative and seemed very upset by what happened.
He was visibly shaken by the accident, Povero said that currently in the study as accident on track and I do not want to conclude that there are criminal charges pending When the investigation is complete, we will sit down with the district Attorney and consider But i want to make it very clear that there is no ongoing criminal proceedings at that time.
A video of the accident in Canandaigua Motorsports Park showed Ward pilot, wearing a black helmet and firesuit on a dimly lit track, walking toward the car Stewart before being hit and hurtled 50 feet Povero said the race 25 laps was under caution when Ward was struck by the car Stewart was behind another before he hit Ward.
The first car swerved to avoid the driver said Povero.
Ward, 20, was found dead Saturday night in hospital in Canandaigua.
Stewart-Haas Racing, which Stewart is co-owner, issued a statement early Sunday morning.
A tragic accident occurred last night during a sprint car race where Tony Stewart was involved, the statement read Tony was not injured, but another competitor lost his life Our thoughts and prayers are with his family and his friends, we're still going to sort through all the details and we thank you for your understanding during this difficult time.
Povero says Stewart 43 years old, a NASCAR champion three times and frequent competitor at local sprint car events, was questioned and released The sheriff asks for people who have a video card to contact the office to accident copies can be obtained for evaluation.
The people who were witnesses were horrified, Povero said the crash They were extremely shocked.
Video of the accident showed Ward in the No. 13 car, spinning into a wall after contact with the car Stewart The video shows Ward quickly mounted his car and walk briskly around her in what appeared to be a attempt to confront Stewart via his own car, familiar Stewart 14.
The video shows Ward right of the car Stewart, who seemed to chase from behind and hit Ward The driver was hurtled through the air and emergency personnel quickly reached Ward while he was lying on track.
Michael Messerly, a fan who witnessed the crash, said it appeared Stewart hit the driver as he tried to speed ahead.
The next thing that I could see, I have not seen the other driver more Messerly said it seemed that he had suddenly disappeared.
The accident came four days after the one-year anniversary of an accident in a sprint car race in Iowa where Stewart suffered a broken right leg The injury cost him the second half of the NASCAR season.
The track, about 30 miles southeast of Rochester, has canceled the rest of Saturday's race in five minutes, then posted a message on his Facebook page encouraging fans to pray for the whole community of race fans, drivers and families.
He said a statement on the accident would come later Sunday.
NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr, whose father died in an accident on the track, tweeted Sunday morning about the tragedy.
We will all lose someone in our time When loss is sudden and unexpected sadness of pain is suffocating prayers for the Ward family.
Ward website said he began racing go-karts in 1998 at the age of 4, but didn t start driving sprint cars until 2010 Empire Super Sprint It was rookie of the year 2012 and this year was his fifth season racing in the Empire Super Sprints.
Stewart attended July 1, 2013 accident in Canandaigua Motorsports Park that seriously injured a driver aged 19 Later, he took responsibility for his car making contact with another and the outbreak of the accident 15 car left Alysha Ruggles with a compression fracture in his back.
On Saturday, ambulances, fire trucks and police within minutes of the accident, said Messerly fans out in stunned silence, he said.
Stewart returned to the track sprint last month, nearly a year after breaking his leg in the accident in Iowa, he didn t return to competition in any form until February when preparing for Daytona 500 start of the NASCAR season began.
He refused to stop his extracurricular race despite the injury The multimillionaire is known to participate in races with scholarships valued at less than 3,000 and walk along the conductors ages and skill levels.
Stewart was a witness to the Knoxville Nationals in Iowa on Tuesday the one-year anniversary of the accident, and posted on his Twitter account Thanks to everyone who worked so hard for me to get back to where I am It is now your life, live.
About three hours after the accident in New York, Donny Schatz, a sprint car driver Tony Stewart Racing, won the prestigious Knoxville Nationals in Iowa for the eighth time Stewart had spent much of the first part week in Iowa trackside watching his rival drivers.
I just said that there was an incident involving Tony, I don t know how or what's happening, says Schatz.
The organization of the Cup four Stewart-Haas Racing fields Sprint cars for Stewart teams, Kevin Harvick, Kurt Busch and Danica Patrick He's struggled a bit this year since returning, and head in without winning the race on Sunday on the season and the 19th in the standings.
Stewart will start 13th on Sunday at Watkins Glen International in south central New York, he has only five races remaining either score a victory and move into the top 16 points to take a valuable place in the championship race NASCAR.
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