Originally Posted By: bdcardinal
BTW sprint cars like that will turn to the right, back moves left, when the throttle is blipped like Tony did. I bet he saw the kid at the last second, notice the other cars trying to avoid him, and instinct set in and he gunned it to spin the car out of the way.
Tony is a hot head, I have been a fan of his far long enough to know and acknowledge it. He would never do something like this, he will throw punches and helmets, but never hit someone with a car. He has too much to lose.
That's why I think he never meant to HIT the guy. I think he meant to spook / scare him out of the way, but overdid it, and ended up hitting him.
I find it VERY hard to believe he saw Kevin AT THE LAST SECOND.
Also, I don't think anyone can look into someone's mind and state they will never do such and such by being a 'fan', no matter how big of a fan one is. One doesn't/cannot know him intimately/personally by being a fan, IMO.
But what a pretty clear video shows, I think that can be safely used to illustrate what the guy DID do. (again, I agree that it's unlikely he meant to make contact, but very likely that he meant to get as close as he can and swerve by Kevin on purpose. He revs engine clearly BEFORE Kevin is hit.)