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.Y. -- The collision was as common as any in racing. Kevin Ward Jr.s car spun
twice like a top, wheels hugging the wall, before it plopped backward on the
dimly lit dirt track. In a sport steeped with bravado, what happened next was
another familiar, but treacherous, move: Wearing a black firesuit and black
helmet, the 20-year-old Ward unbuckled himself, climbed out of the winged car
into the night and defiantly walked onto the track at Canandaigua Motorsports
Park. He gestured, making his disgust evident with the driver who triggered the
wreck with a bump: three-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart. Ward, a relative
unknown compared to NASCARs noted swashbuckler, was nearly hit by another
passing car as he pointed with his right arm in Stewarts direction. As he
confronted Stewart in his passing car, disaster struck. Ward was standing to the
right of Stewarts familiar No. 14 car, which seemed to fishtail from the rear
and hit him. According to video and witness accounts, Wards body was sucked
underneath the car and hurtled through the air before landing on his back as
fans looked on in horror. Ward was killed. Stewart, considered one of the most
proficient drivers in racing, dropped out of Sundays NASCAR race at Watkins
Glen, hours after Saturdays crash. And the sport was left reeling from a tragedy
that could have ripple effects from the biggest stock car series down to
weeknight dirt track racing. "There arent words to describe the sadness I feel
about the accident that took the life of Kevin Ward Jr.," Stewart said in a
statement. Authorities questioned the 43-year-old Stewart once on Saturday night
and went to Watkins Glen to talk to him again Sunday. They described him as
"visibly shaken" after the crash and said he was co-operative. On Sunday,
Ontario County Sheriff Philip Povero said that investigators also dont have any
evidence at this point in the investigation to support criminal intent. But he
also said that criminal charges have not been ruled out. The crash raised
several questions: Will Wards death cause drivers to think twice about on-track
confrontations? Did Stewart try and send his own message by buzzing Ward, the
young driver, only to have his risky move turn fatal? Or did Ward simply take
his life into his own hands by stepping into traffic in a black firesutsuit on a
dark track? The only one who may have that answer is Stewart. David S. Weinsten,
a former state and federal prosecutor in Miami who is now in private practice,
said it would be difficult to prove criminal intent. "I think even with the
video, its going to be tough to prove that this was more than just an accident
and that it was even culpable negligence, which he shouldve known or shouldve
believed that by getting close to this guy, that it was going to cause the
accident," he said. The sheriff renewed a plea for spectators to turn over
photos and videos of the crash. Investigators were reconstructing the accident
and looking into everything from the dim lighting on a portion of the track to
how muddy it was, as well as if Wards dark firesuit played a role in his death,
given the conditions. Driver Cory Sparks, a friend of Wards, was a few cars back
when Ward was killed. "The timing was unsafe," he said of Wards decision to get
out of his car to confront Stewart. "When your adrenaline is going, and youre
taken out of a race, your emotions flare." Its often just a part of racing.
Drivers from mild-mannered Jeff Gordon to ladylike Danica Patrick have erupted
in anger on the track at another driver. The confrontations are part of the
sports allure: Fans love it and cheer wildly from the stands. Stewart, who has a
reputation for being a hothead nicknamed "Smoke," once wound up like a pitcher
and tossed his helmet like a fastball at Matt Kenseths windshield. "Ive seen it
many times in NASCAR, where a driver will confront the other one, and a lot of
times theyll try to speed past them. And thats what it appeared to me as if what
Tony Stewart did, he tried to speed past Ward," witness Michael Messerly said.
"And the next thing I could see, I didnt see Ward any more. It just seemed like
he was suddenly gone." The crash also raised questions about whether Stewart
will continue with his hobby of racing on small tracks on the side of the
big-money NASCAR races. He has long defended his participation in racing on
tracks like the one where the crash happened, even as accidents and injury have
put his day job in NASCAR at risk. Saturdays crash came almost exactly a year
after Stewart suffered a compound fracture to his right leg in a sprint car race
in Iowa. The injury cost him the second half of the NASCAR season and sidelined
him during NASCARs important Chase for the Sprint Cup Championship. Stewart only
returned to sprint track racing last month. The crash site is the same track
where Stewart was involved in a July 2013 accident that seriously injured a
19-year-old driver. He later took responsibility for his car making contact with
another and triggering the 15-car accident that left Alysha Ruggles with a
compression fracture in her back. "Everybody has hobbies," he said last month,
adding that "there are a lot of other things I could be doing that are a lot
more dangerous and a lot bigger waste of time with my time off do than doing
that." Greg Zipadelli, competition director for Stewart-Haas Racing, said
Stewart felt strongly he should not race after the wreck. Regan Smith replaced
him in his car. "Were racing with heavy hearts," Smith said.
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Ajaccio defender Grenddy Perozo levelled with a downward header in the
31st.SEATTLE - Derek Holland was more satisfied with how he finished than his
perfect start against the Seattle Mariners. Holland, the Texas Rangers
25-year-old left-hander, was perfect for the first five innings and finished
with a five-hitter as the Rangers rolled to a 5-0 decision for their eighth
straight victory. It was Hollands fourth career complete game -- all shutouts --
his third this season and second straight. He went the route in his previous
outing July 7 against Oakland, a 6-0 decision. He is the first Ranger to throw
back-to-back shutouts since Charlie Hough had three straight Aug. 28-Sept. 7,
1983, two years before Holland was born. The last Ranger lefty to have
successive shutouts was Jim Umbarger (May 23 and 28, 1976). Holland (8-4), who
matched his career high for wins, retired the first 15 batters until walking
Franklin Gutierrez on a 3-2 pitch to open the sixth. He then lost his no-hitter
when the next batter, Chone Figgins slashed a single to right. "I just got
caught looking at the scoreboard at the wrong time," Holland said. "I got a
reminder when I walked that guy and the crowd started cheering. I knew I needed
to bear down. I gave up the perfect game but had to keep going from there." He
retired the next three batters to end the threat. He gave up a pair of singles
in both the seventh and ninth but also settled down and kept the Mariners off
the board. "Thats huge for me, part of the maturing process," Holland said. "It
was starting to build right there but I made my pitches where I needed to do and
the defence was making the plays. Im sure everyone else saw it (coming), but I
got out of it. Seventh and ninth, too." Mike Napoli, Josh Hamilton and
Nelson Cruz each homered for Texas. Jason Vargas (6-7) went six innings for
Seattle, allowing five runs, a season-high 12 hits. "Really the story was their
guy (Holland) and the way he pitched," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said, "and
what we did not do against him." Holland threw just 54 pitches in the first five
innings and the closest the Mariners came to a hit was Ichiro Suzukis slow-hit
bouncer to second baseman Ian Kinsler in the fourth. Kinsler raced to his left
and had time only too slap the ball with his glove to first baseman Mike Napoli
to beat Suzuki by a half step.
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Miguel Olivo had two of the Mariners four hits. The Mariners have lost six
straight to fall 8 1/2 games behind the AL West-leading Rangers. "Thats two in a
row throwing the ball the way we know hes capable of throwing," Rangers Manager
Ron Washington said. "He had his breaking ball, he moved it around, he elevated,
he threw down, he moved their feet. He pitched very well tonight. "He was in
attack mode. Thats where he has to be. He has to attack with quality strikes,
not just throwing the ball over the plate." Hamilton got it started in the
first, hitting a 2-2 pitch into the right-field seats for his 12th home run.
Since May 23 when he came off the disabled list, Hamilton has a major
league-leading 43 RBI. Cruz hit a 1-0 pitch over the right-field wall in the
second for his 21st home run. Right-fielder Suzuki appeared to have a chance of
catching it, but hit his back on the wall to curtail his jump. Cruz also came
off the DL May 23 and has the second-most RBI (38) in the majors since then. "We
finished first half strong. Its good to start second half the way we started
today," Cruz said. "The way Holland threw is amazing. It look like he doesnt
need that many runs for support." Michael Young knocked in his 60th run in the
third, a two-out single to right scoring Elvis Andrus from second. Napoli
connected on his 13th home run, hitting a 1-0 pitch into the right-centre
bleachers in the fifth. Napoli has nine hits in his 23 at-bats (.391) since
coming off the DL July 4. Andrus added an RBI single later in the inning. NOTES:
The Rangers relievers struggled for much of the first half but Manager Ron
Washington believes the bullpen is turning the corner. "The way they are
pitching right now, it definitely can be an asset," he said. "Mark Lowe caused
that. Tommy Hunter caused that." ... Mariners manager Eric Wedge addressed the
players before the game, telling them, "expect a lot of yourselves, expect good
things to happen." He said the primary goal in the second half "is a more
consistent ballclub. Its a process. It takes time."
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