Tony Stewart and Kevin Ward Fatal Racing Accident

This fatal racing accident occurred on August 9, 2014 at the Canandaigua Motorsports Park in Ontario County, New York.

Legendary NASCAR driver Mr. Stewart and Mr. Ward competed with their Sprint Cars and entered into Turn 1 at approximately the same time when Mr. Stewart attempted to overtake Mr. Ward. Mr. Ward lost control of his vehicle during the maneuver and made contact with the west edge track barrier where his vehicle came to a stop near the end of Turn 2.

The analysis performed by Knott Laboratory using the provided video, high-definition 3D laser scan and matchmoving techniques made it possible to analyze sprint car movements, including speed and yaw angles at the rate of 30 samples per second. The analysis showed that Mr. Stewart’s driving actions differed significantly from the six competitors who passed Mr. Ward prior to the incident.

ServicesForensic Engineering, Videogrammetry, MatchmovingYear2014Linkknottlab.com