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I gotta ask, if pot has no effect on people like some of you want us to believe why in the heck do you do it?  I would think the "high" of driving the sprint car would be unreal. Plus maybe if it wasn't in system, maybe he wouldn't of lost it like he did. But I guess we'll never know, will we?

you are the one who said he could smoke  2 days before and still be impaired dipshit.

no go smoke another one.

you are the best witness for my case.

to indy and beyond!!

Youre dumb, people that instantly said Stewart was guilty and wanted to burn him at the cross and the terrible media coverage those people I do believe owe him an apology.

It's obvious he was a 20 year old punk, most of us were.  I meant no disrespect in the way that you are taking it.  I meant for his actions, not the finality of them.

+1

so they can't test to see if the stuff that gets you high is still in your system?

i doubt that. you said the stuff that gets you high is out of your blood in a few hrs. so how do they know without being able to test? i think they know what they are looking for and determine how much is there.

criminals always think they are too smart to get caught.

geekers always think they can get away with it.

now stoners think they can't be tested.

to indy and beyond!!

Under the influence of god is bad?  Was there a prayer before the race?  The real cause may be god or the person leading the prayer.

Agreed.  It's highly unlikely that he would have smoked in the hauler, strapped in and gone racing.  THC stays in the system for quite a while so he could have taken a couple puffs at a party weeks before the accident.  The public will never know the details of the toxicology report and what the levels were in his system.  People who never tried it will latch onto this and close their minds.  Meanwhile Willie Nelson and Tommy Chong as far as I know have not run out into traffic.

I can't help having the feeling that this young man's reputation has been ruined over something he did days or weeks before the accident.  I'm not suggesting it's alright to drive a Sprint Car stoned but as someone who tried it and did inhale in the 60's I find it very unlikely that anyone would drive one of these cars while high.  If anyone were to try that they'd be a hazard going too slow and stopping at the concession stand for muchies every other lap.  (just a little humor, don't anyone get their undies in a bunch)

All that aside, this was why I refrained from jumping on any bandwagons and defending or condemning anyone before all the facts were known.  I have to admit that this one even caught me off guard.  This is certainly not what I expected to be part of this announcement.  Sprint Car racing and all short track racing for that matter doesn't have the checks and balances of an organization like NASCAR.  I'm sure that the NASCAR media will jump on that and NASCAR car owners may think twice about allowing their drivers to compete in short track races. 

Meanwhile the public perception is going to be that Sprint Car racers are a bunch of wild eyed stoners.  You couldn't make this stuff up, the headlines have not been good to Sprint Car racing these past couple of years.

Stan Meissner

Paging Colin Cowherd! Boy does he look like an ass wipe now. ESPN should suspend him for his reckless comments now that Tony Stewart has been exonerated.

I am all for legalizing marijuana.  But that doesn't mean that I want my racecar drivers smoking pot/drinking alcohol before getting in a car.  I understand that the THC stays in your system for a period of time and that was my first worry is that now public perception would turn on this kid.  If the kid smoked a bowl the night before.  Who cares.  If he smoked before hopping into the car, we all should care.  If we there are drivers getting into a racecar under the influence it puts your safety as a fan at risk as well.  

Marijuana will be legal in many more states soon.  We need to understand that.  Colorado is just making too much money to ignore it.  But your opinion on Marijuana doesn't make it right to hop into a car, of any kind, while impaired. 

The voice of reason strikes again! Thanks Stan

Lets stop pointing fingers & admit its a tragedy all around.

First some people wanted to crucify Tony. Now they're after Ward.

I seriously doubt ganja had anything to do with it, despite silly arguments about definition of "impaired". Fact is the THC stays in your fat cells for weeks, not in your brain, doesn't make you high after you come down

& OF COURSE nobody should race a sprint car while they're high.....don't know about Opperman....

+1 on this!!

Oh it most certainly is illegal everywhere!!! Federal law trumps State law and if they wanted to they could make life heck for anyone in those States.

"Make life heck"?!?

No, they can make it hell for anyone imprisoned for smoking this relatively harmless herb

Much safer than liquor, no overdose in the history of mankind

thats just stupid - 

I'm not condoning it, but I'm sure a lot of famous "hippy" drivers of yesteryear partook.

 
 
 
They don't even know how to spell sprint car 
much less chromoly...http://www.ycmco.com

We shouldn't forget that Ward had some success on the local level and even that takes a great deal of hard work and dedication.  Ironically some of the people trampling on this young man's memory probably have Opperman shrines in their man caves and cheer players on their fantasy football teams that have served suspensions.  As much as getting hammered on alcohol is winked at among Sprint fans I'm surprised that so many think this way.

Nevertheless, if that is their mindset it's not likely that they'll be swayed in their thinking.  I think that it's highly unlikely that this young man was impaired in any way while he was driving.  Anyone who thinks otherwise simply reveals that they have not had any personal experience with marijuana in their lifetime.

Stan Meissner

I once had a guy tell me he quit smoking because he was working on a car & laid his wrench down. He then looked for it for 2 hrs, gave up & went in to watch tv & when he set down he felt something in his pocket. He pulled out the wrench he was looking for.

Now that right there is a damn dumb reason to quit smoking weed because I know any & all of you that have ever worked on a car laid a tool down & looked to high heaven because you couldn't find said tool when you needed it again. I can tell because most of you never have gotten high or maybe once & thats why you are the know-it-alls. 

I can't wait until I can't work no more because I'm gonna smoke me a big fatty.

I'm beginning to wonder if Maddog is not stoned because some of his words in his posts are not all there.

I'm gonna say even if Kevin smoked it right before he got in the car that it did not have anything to do with him getting out the car. That was pure anger & hormones took precednce over the buzz. 

And we all know how competent they are. 

Stan Meissner