Tony Stewart Retirement: Driver Thinking Of Retiring After Kevin Ward Jr. Death

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Will Tony Stewart quit car racing after his 20-plus year career? That could absolutely happen, an inside source reveals EXCLUSIVELY to HollywoodLife.com.

Will Tony Stewart, 43, retire? The racing star has remained in seclusion after accidentally killing driver Kevin Ward Jr., 20, in a tragic accident on Aug. 9. But now HollywoodLife.com has EXCLUSIVELY learned that he is seriously contemplating quitting his sport.

Tony Stewart Retirement: NASCAR Driver Thinking About Ending Racing Career

“He has already been talked out of ending his career on a couple of occasions,” a source told HollywoodLife.com EXCLUSIVELY. “He has been going back and forth with just ending everything but currently has been talked into just canceling select races and trying to work out his mental state.”

HollywoodLife.com has also learned that Tony is currently taking things “day by day” and he could eventually decide that he won’t return to racing. Tony has been under the radar since accidentally hitting and killing Kevin at Canandaigua Motorsports Park.

“He is really going through a lot and not sure when he will return to race,” the source revealed. “It is a day by day decision that could still end in never returning.”

Tony has canceled two Sprint Cup races since the accident. The NASCAR champion has also announced he will not race at Bristol Motor Speedway on Aug. 23, USA Today reports.

The world was stunned to watch Tony hit and kill Kevin after the young driver stepped out of his car at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. The first graphic video showed the terrifying sequence of events and a second video is currently under investigation.

Tony Stewart: NASCAR Driver ‘Grieving’ After Tragic Accident

One day after the accident, Tony made an emotional statement to Kevin’s family. He sent his condolences and prayers to the grieving family and announced he would not race at Watkins Glen on Aug. 10.

We recently learned how Tony was feeling right after the accident. “It’s been an emotional week for him [Tony],’’ Brett Frood, executive vice president at Stewart-Haas Racing, said in a news conference on Aug. 15, according to the Boston Globe.

“He’s [Tony] grieving,’’ Brett continued. “Any time someone is lost, especially at a racetrack, it’s tragic. It was a tragic accident, and he’s dealing with quite a bit of grief.’’

Kevin’s family held a funeral for the young driver on Aug. 14. His family members have also paid tribute to the fallen racer on Facebook in family photos.

Our thoughts and prayers continue to go out to Kevin’s family and friends during this time.

HollywoodLifers, do you think Tony Stewart should retire after the tragic death of Kevin Ward Jr? Let us know!

– Written by Avery Thompson, Reporting by Russ Weakland

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The accident was just that an accident. He needs to return to racing. He needs to return to his life of racing.

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Tony tweeted “I am going to kill Kevin Ward after he gets out of his car tonight” right before the race. It has been scrubbed but the police have the evidence!

I can’t even imagine how you feel. Walk away for now and you will feel differently in Feb. 2015. You have supporters in south texas.

Accidents happen. May all families involved find peace. God Bless all involved .

Watch the video in slow motion. Ward grabbed his car and on the process fell off and was killed its clear in slow motion.

He should have at least payed for Kevin’s funeral!

Tony I been around dirt car races for years. I have seen similar things at Macon .It is almost imposible to see everything. It was dark and another was bocking part of the view in the turn.
You are a very good driver and person.Do not give up something you love,get over it. You are not the only person this has happened to.

Not true, it seems he had been arguing with Kevin prior to hitting him.

How do you know what kind of person he is?

I’ve made love to Tony Stewart several times.

What you saw on that track is natural selection. The brain-dead moron got out of his car in the middle of a race and natural selection took care of it. Humanity will be better off without those “stupid” genes in the pool.

Tony, at 30 mph, veered 45 degrees from the bottom of the track to the top of the track in less than 50 feet. The next car was 3-4 lengths ahead of him. That car was hugging the inside lane. There was no dirt flying. There was enough light to let a handheld camera capture the logos on wards unform from across the track. Tony buzzed a crash site against race etiquette.

You have know clue what you’re talking about. More uneducated hype

“know?” Talk about uneducated.

I hope he does not retire he is among the top nascar drivers and he did not at all intentially run over kevin ward anybody that says he did is ignorant because Tony Stewart is not that type of person.

For all you morons that think Tony should retire you know nothing about dirt track racing. It was an accident. Move on.

Bye Bye A-Hole!

It’s a bs article, just hype you a-hole

Why, are you leaving?

II hope he retires.

This is a BS article.. Totally untrue. Just more sensationalism.. Move on…

THE PERSON WHO HAD THE TEMPER THAT NIGHT WAS KEVIN WARD JR. HE CAME AFTER TONY. ANY DRIVER KNOWS YOU NEVER GET OUT OF YOUR CAR! THA ACCIDENT WAS NOT TONY’S FAULT!

Yes I think he should retire. It would be a bad idea even thinking of racing again. I believe some kind of fire was set before the race, and like all know Tony has a temper without any doubt. He may have thought he would bump him instead it back fired into killing him.

He might be retired TO JAIL !

Please DO retire, you arrogant jerk.

Idiots

You’re the idiot. And learn how to spell.

“After the young driver stepped out of his car”? I think it was a little more than that.

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