Boyz have at it - Down Under - Tony Stewart Detained By Police

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I for one am glad to see Tony back.

From a couple sources.....

An Australian racing web site is reporting that Tony Stewart is being held for questioning by police in Australia after an alleged incident at Sydney Speedway, though Stewart's representative told SB Nation that the driver is resting in his hotel.

The site SpeedCafe said Stewart, who has been racing in Australia during NASCAR's offseason, may have been upset about the track conditions and confronted speedway co-owner Brett Morris.

The report says "a helmet and punches were rumored to be thrown and exchanged during the alleged altercation" and that police are involved in the investigation:

Staff at Parramatta Police Station confirmed to Speedcafe.com.au this morning at 12.49am (AEDST) that Stewart was being held for questioning, but indicated that nothing could be confirmed about the incident until later today –including whether Stewart had been officially charged or whether similar charges were being pursued by Stewart against Morris.

"We're attempting to gather whatever information we can get our hands on in an effort to separate fact from fiction," Stewart's public relations representative Mike Arning told SB Nation via e-mail Saturday. "However, we can say that Tony Stewart is not being held anywhere and is resting in his hotel in Australia.

"While we have spoken with him, he's still half a world away, so figuring out what did or didn't happen is going to take some time."

Stewart was reportedly supposed to depart Australia later today, the site said, but that may be in jeopardy now. An e-mail request for comment from Sydney Speedway officials was not immediately returned.

This wouldn't be the first time Stewart has gotten involved in an off-track incident with an official. In July 2008, an infuriated Stewart pulled off the headset of one official and shoved another at O'Reilly Raceway Park near Indianapolis (though nothing ever came of that incident, which was caught on camera).


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US NASCAR superstar Tony Stewart has allegedly been involved in a off-track incident at Sydney Speedway which has seen him interviewed by Parramatta police this morning.

Stewart was allegedly involved in a physical altercation with speedway co-owner and former driver Brett Morris after early-evening time trials.

It is believed that Stewart, who is racing for a team owned by Morris’ business partner and Australian speedway legend Garry Rush, had issues about track conditions after a Hot Lap session and made them known to Morris. A helmet and punches were rumored to be thrown and exchanged during the alleged altercation.

Stewart is regarded as one of the biggest names in world motorsport and has been competing for the second consecutive year in Australia during his NASCAR “off season”. He has used the trip Down Under to mix some dirt track racing with a well-deserved holiday from a regular US NASCAR season which sees him running around 43 race weekends during the year.

Staff at Parramatta Police Station confirmed to Speedcafe.com.au this morning at 12.49am (AEDST) that Stewart was being held for questioning, but indicated that nothing could be confirmed about the incident until later today – including whether Stewart had been officially charged or whether similar charges were being pursued by Stewart against Morris.

The final outcome of this situation could result in a raft of ramifications including Stewart’s scheduled departure from the country later today, legal requirements back in Australia if it is found he has questions to answer and the overall effect this will have on Australia-US speedway relationships.

Stewart, who turns 40 in May, owns his own NASCAR team and has been a full-time competitor in NASCAR Sprint Cup for 12 consecutive seasons from 1999.

In that time he has won more than $US88 million in prize money, won 39 races and 12 pole positions and has a worse season finishing position of 11th (2006).

Parramatta City Raceway, which has since become Sydney Raceway, was sold to Rush, Morris and business partners Rod Bowen and Dennis Loudoun in November 2009.

Speedcafe.com.au is waiting for a further update this morning and will advise readers when there is an outcome.
For the record, Stewart’s mate and fellow US dirt track staff Donny Schatz won last night’s meeting.
 
ummmm, tony, why can't yopu do that here? YOU came on tv when the chase started and said you were going to do things to get on camera...NEVER happened...I want the old Tony back here.
 
Maybe he'll get some of that fire back in for Nascar. He might actually start winning again.
 
I am also glad to see a little of the old Tony back. :D
 
I asked my friend in Aussie land about this and he said he hasn't heard anything about the trouble, only that he knew Tony was in country. I do wonder if the US press isn't trying to make more of this incident than what it was.
 
A little more info on this.....

Fiery driver gets a black eye for his trouble.

IT WAS a scene that could have been taken straight out of Talladega Nights: an American NASCAR star hits a Sydney track owner with his helmet, and gets a black eye in return. It would be comical, if not for the fact it was serious enough to involve police.

The altercation between Tony Stewart, the twice NASCAR Sprint Series champion who reportedly earned $19 million last year, and Brett Morris, the co-owner of the Sydney Speedway, played out on Saturday night at the Sprintcar Grand National event at Granville.

Stewart was one of 10 Americans competing, but the fact he did not race beyond his heat - he was conspicuously absent in the semi-feature and feature race - might have been a giveaway that something was up. The reason for his absence, it turned out, was a heated exchange with Morris, that turned even uglier when Stewart supposedly whacked the track owner with his helmet.
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Morris, not slight in build, allegedly struck back according to witnesses, leaving Stewart nursing a black eye. If that was not demoralising enough, the American found himself questioned by police at Rosehill station, but was released without charge.

''Police from Rosehill central command were alerted to an altercation involving two men at a race car track about 7:30 last night,'' NSW police spokeswoman Joanne Elliott said yesterday. ''A 39-year-old man was arrested at the scene after a 46-year-old man was allegedly hit in the face by a racing helmet.

''The 39-year-old man was released without charge, pending further investigation.''

There was speculation late yesterday that Stewart had been upset about track conditions, but neither he nor Morris could be contacted for comment. Stewart was scheduled to leave Australia yesterday and the police spokeswoman said the incident would not stop his departure.

The enigmatic racing icon has not been immune to a scuffle in the past. In 2008 he punched fellow driver Kurt Busch at Daytona International Speedway and he pulled off the headset of an official and shoved another at a racetrack in Indiana.

There is no shortage of YouTube footage of Stewart clashing with other drivers, officials, and castigating speedway managers and sponsors.

In between Stewart, now a team owner and driver, earns a fortune, pocketing $19m last year, including $6.8m in prizemoney according to Forbes.

Stewart's publicist Mike Arning was attempting to play down the fight yesterday. ''We're attempting to gather whatever information we can get our hands on in an effort to separate fact from fiction,'' he told the racing website SB Nation.

''However, we can say that Tony Stewart is not being held anywhere and is resting in his hotel in Australia. While we have spoken with him, he's still half a world away, so figuring out what did or didn't happen is going to take some time.''
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Stewart was one of 10 Americans competing, but the fact he did not race beyond his heat - he was conspicuously absent in the semi-feature and feature race - might have been a giveaway that something was up. The reason for his absence, it turned out, was a heated exchange with Morris, that turned even uglier when Stewart supposedly whacked the track owner with his helmet.

Morris, not slight in build, allegedly struck back according to witnesses, leaving Stewart nursing a black eye. If that was not demoralising enough, the American found himself questioned by police at Rosehill station, but was released without charge.
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lol, boys will be boys <g> nobody is going to file any charges.
 
Maybe Tony tried to convince an Aussie his knife really was a knife:D
 
It may not all be over just quite yet. More on this.....

Tony Stewart's Australia Altercation May Be More Serious Than First Reported

As Tony Stewart said during his first public comments about his altercation with an Australia dirt-track owner, the incident went beyond the realm of normal disagreements between drivers and track operators.

After the Sydney Morning Herald's latest report on the what happened, we're beginning to understand what Stewart meant.

The newspaper reported in its Sunday editions that Stewart "busted" the eye socket of Sydney Speedway co-owner Brett Morris, an injury that has left Morris scheduled to undergo minor surgery this week. Stewart allegedly threw his helmet at Morris, striking him in the face.

It was also reported that Stewart was detained for a couple hours in a police station holding cell in order to "reflect on the benefits of controlling his temper."

Stewart told the NASCAR media on Thursday he was "ashamed" and "embarrassed" over the incident, which occurred on the last day of his offseason racing vacation Down Under.

The Sydney newspaper indicated Stewart could potentially face charges, though it quoted Morris as declining to comment on whether he would pursue legal action. Stewart said Thursday he was willing to return to Australia to answer potential charges if necessary.


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Tony Stewart’s Australian legal troubles may be far from over.

The repercussions for the Tony Stewart fracas in Australia may still reverberate, and Australian media is now reporting that not only was the incident more serious than first reported, but that the possibility of formal charges being filed is still a very real possibility.

After spending nearly a month in Australia vacationing and dirt racing, Stewart got into a confrontation with the co-owner of the Parramatta City Raceway Brett Morris, himself a former racer, on the final night of his trip last Saturday. Witnesses reported that Stewart was upset over the condition of the track and threw a helmet at Morris. Morris retaliated with his fist and the two exchanged several blows before being pulled apart.

First reports said Stewart had sustained a cut over his eye but had been questioned and released by police.

But as it turns out the injuries to Morris appear more serious and include a broken eye socket which will require Morris to undergo surgery next week.

It also turns out that Stewart was placed in a patrol car, in the front seat, and then placed in a holding cell at the police station. He was later released and allowed to travel back to the US.

According to one report Stewart was held for a couple of hours in the holding cell ‘to reflect on the benefits of controlling his temper.’

A few days after the incident, Morris was unapologetic.

"I don't care who Tony Stewart is,” Morris told local media. “If he wants to come to Australia and throw a helmet, he'd better learn to fight.”

Another of the tracks co-owners, Gary Rush said Stewart appeared upset when he arrived at the track which was still wet for rain earlier in the day.

"He was a bit grumpy and this wasn't helped when he drew the first heat when the track was still quite wet from an afternoon shower," Rush told local media.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
It may not all be over just quite yet. More on this.....

Tony Stewart's Australia Altercation May Be More Serious Than First Reported

As Tony Stewart said during his first public comments about his altercation with an Australia dirt-track owner, the incident went beyond the realm of normal disagreements between drivers and track operators.

After the Sydney Morning Herald's latest report on the what happened, we're beginning to understand what Stewart meant.

The newspaper reported in its Sunday editions that Stewart "busted" the eye socket of Sydney Speedway co-owner Brett Morris, an injury that has left Morris scheduled to undergo minor surgery this week. Stewart allegedly threw his helmet at Morris, striking him in the face.

It was also reported that Stewart was detained for a couple hours in a police station holding cell in order to "reflect on the benefits of controlling his temper."

Stewart told the NASCAR media on Thursday he was "ashamed" and "embarrassed" over the incident, which occurred on the last day of his offseason racing vacation Down Under.

The Sydney newspaper indicated Stewart could potentially face charges, though it quoted Morris as declining to comment on whether he would pursue legal action. Stewart said Thursday he was willing to return to Australia to answer potential charges if necessary.


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Tony Stewart’s Australian legal troubles may be far from over.

The repercussions for the Tony Stewart fracas in Australia may still reverberate, and Australian media is now reporting that not only was the incident more serious than first reported, but that the possibility of formal charges being filed is still a very real possibility.

After spending nearly a month in Australia vacationing and dirt racing, Stewart got into a confrontation with the co-owner of the Parramatta City Raceway Brett Morris, himself a former racer, on the final night of his trip last Saturday. Witnesses reported that Stewart was upset over the condition of the track and threw a helmet at Morris. Morris retaliated with his fist and the two exchanged several blows before being pulled apart.

First reports said Stewart had sustained a cut over his eye but had been questioned and released by police.

But as it turns out the injuries to Morris appear more serious and include a broken eye socket which will require Morris to undergo surgery next week.

It also turns out that Stewart was placed in a patrol car, in the front seat, and then placed in a holding cell at the police station. He was later released and allowed to travel back to the US.

According to one report Stewart was held for a couple of hours in the holding cell ‘to reflect on the benefits of controlling his temper.’

A few days after the incident, Morris was unapologetic.

"I don't care who Tony Stewart is,” Morris told local media. “If he wants to come to Australia and throw a helmet, he'd better learn to fight.”

Another of the tracks co-owners, Gary Rush said Stewart appeared upset when he arrived at the track which was still wet for rain earlier in the day.

"He was a bit grumpy and this wasn't helped when he drew the first heat when the track was still quite wet from an afternoon shower," Rush told local media.
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It has been well documented that Tony likes his ladies and his beer, sounds like he was a little hung over that day and took it out on the track owner. You play with fire you pay the price. Of course, this is just pure speculation on my part, before all you Stewart fans start flaming me.....lol.
 
Mopardh9 said:
It has been well documented that Tony likes his ladies and his beer, sounds like he was a little hung over that day and took it out on the track owner. You play with fire you pay the price. Of course, this is just pure speculation on my part, before all you Stewart fans start flaming me.....lol.
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No flaming from here, Tony took a well deserved good ole fashioned wood shed whooping.
 
kkfan91 said:
Its a whooping when you break the other guys eye socket?
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It is when you break the guys eye socket and he is still able to give you a black eye.

On second thought, the track owner may have done one heck of a service to Tony and corrected that lazy eye Tony had..... :beerbang:
 
Now in all fairness, you're "ASSUMING" that when the helmet got thrown, it initially broke the guys eye socket. How do you know that the eyesocket getting broke wasn't the last blow that took place? Story said they exchanged many blows.
I'm guessing that if the helmet hit this guys face first and broke his orbital socket, there wouldn't have been much of a fight afterwards.

Sounds to me like the track owner went to the docs, and Tony went to the cool down cell.
Tony didn't look any worse for the wear at Daytone either.
MoMike
 
MoMike said:
Now in all fairness, you're "ASSUMING" that when the helmet got thrown, it initially broke the guys eye socket. How do you know that the eyesocket getting broke wasn't the last blow that took place? Story said they exchanged many blows.
I'm guessing that if the helmet hit this guys face first and broke his orbital socket, there wouldn't have been much of a fight afterwards.

Sounds to me like the track owner went to the docs, and Tony went to the cool down cell.
Tony didn't look any worse for the wear at Daytone either.
MoMike
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Having worked in the media center, having been around Tony during interviews...All i'm gonna say, is that I'd hate to be the 300th person to ask ton about the fight.... (Tony is still very much a hot-head when the camera is turned off...I was in the middle-back of a group of press at his hauler once pullying sound bites, and somebody asked a duplicate question, and tony got MAD.)
 
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