I don't think Tony meant for this tragedy to happen as it did, but hitting the throttle just before hitting Kevin was a decision Tony should explain. It is a 1600 pound car, 650 plus hp and a 17" wide right rear tire that can kill as we saw. Any sprint car driver must have known that breaking the tires loose with the throttle would drive the back of the car in Ward's direction. There is as much as 9 inches and more of stagger on the rear of those cars and this forces the car to turn left with no throttle applied. You can't even load one on the trailer without someone forcefully steering the car to the right. The driver ahead of Tony didn't hit his throttle to move down on the track to miss this kid. Why would anyone do so? There must be another reason for hitting the throttle. And no, you don't have to hit the throttle to turn left in a sprint car doing 35 mph under caution. Kevin made a mistake, and lost his life! Sad!