Crain News Service report
KANNAPOLIS, N.C. (Oct. 3, 2014) — NASCAR driver Tony Stewart met members of the media on the morning of Sept. 29 at the Stewart-Haas Racing shop in Kannapolis to discuss the recent grand jury decision not to charge him in the death of 20-year-old Sprint Car driver Kevin Ward Jr. on Aug. 9.
Mr. Stewart talked about how his life has changed since the accident and how he hopes to get back to as normal a life as possible.
Below is a transcript of that press conference, courtesy of NASCAR:
MODERATOR: “Good morning, everyone. I'm Mike Arning, director of communications for Stewart-Haas Racing, and want to say thank you for your time this morning. We'll introduce Tony Stewart and start off with any questions you may have.”
Q. Tony, since the accident, when you think of Kevin Ward, Jr., what comes to mind?
TONY STEWART: “Honestly, before the accident I didn't know Kevin. I don't even know how many times I had raced with him.
“I race with that group a couple times a year. They've always been a great group to race with, but I didn't know him.
“Obviously, after the accident I've read a lot about him, and from what I've read, I think he had a really promising career as a Sprint Car driver. It sounded like he was doing a good job and learning a lot at a young age, so I think he had a lot to look forward to.”
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This report appeared on autoweek.com, the website of Autoweek magazine, a Detroit-based sister publication of Tire Business.
