NASCAR champion Tony Stewart struck and killed 20-year-old who left his wrecked car to yell at him. Accessibility statement Skip to main content Democracy Dies in Darkness ...

The driver, 20-year-old Kevin Ward Jr., had gotten out of his car and was standing in the middle of the track when he was struck by Stewart's car.

Kevin Ward Jr., a 20-year-old race car driver, was killed Saturday night after he was struck on the track by NASCAR star Tony Stewart, according to Ontario County (N.Y.) Sheriff Philip C. Povero.

The Sprint Car Tony Stewart and Kevin Ward were driving around a dirt track that fateful night is a fundamentally different beast than the stock cars of a NASCAR race.

The world of NASCAR stock-car racing was stunned by a bizarre incident in which star driver Tony Stewart's car struck and killed an up-and-coming driver during a non-NASCAR race in upstate New York.

Tony Stewart, three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, hit and killed fellow driver Kevin Ward Jr. after an on-track altercation sent the 20-year-old Ward into the wall, leaving him out of the race.

Two years ago, on Aug. 5, Tony Stewart broke both bones in his lower right leg in a sprint-car crash at Southern Iowa Speedway, a half-mile dirt oval in Oskaloosa, Iowa. He missed the final 15 ...

HUNTERSVILLE, N.C. -- Joey Logano may not have a fiery temper like the driver he'll replace in the No. 20 Home Depot car next season, but he certainly has the same passion for winning. "Who said ...

Tony Stewart: 'There Aren't Words' for Sadness He Feels Over Fatal Accident. The press conference comes the same day that Ward's racing series confirmed that the 20-year-old's viewing will be held ...

Stewart’s car struck and killed driver Kevin Ward Jr., 20, last Saturday night while Ward was on foot during a non-NASCAR, sprint-car race in upstate New York.

Tony Stewart has a way of winning when controversy surrounds him. The No. 20 has a way of winning in the Nationwide Series just about every race. Those two forces will converge at Chicagoland ...