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 ... Kevin hit the wall and his tire went down.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (CBSNewYork/AP)-- Tony Stewart released a statement Sunday saying he is saddened by the death of sprint car driver Kevin ... out from the rear and hit him.

In a tragic collision, NASCAR driver Tony Stewart hit and killed sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr., who was walking on a racetrack in upstate New York on Saturday night, authorities said.

The idea that any driver would purposely hit another over what was a comparatively minor, “that’s racing” incident is hard to swallow. That Tony Stewart would be the one to do it on purpose?

NHRA Top Fuel driver Tony Stewart won the 25th annual Gerber Collision & Glass Route 66 NHRA Nationals at Route 66 Raceway, holding off fellow dragster Justin Ashley.

For starters, Stewart wished he had not competed in a 2015 road race in New York. That day, a young driver by the name of Kevin Ward Jr. was hit by Tony Stewart’s vehicle, as the former had ...