A federal judge has decided each of the counts in a civil lawsuit filed by a Port Leyden family against former NASCAR star Tony Stewart for the death of Kevin Ward Jr. in 2014 can move forward ...

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Tony Stewart and the parents of Kevin Ward Jr. have agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family against the former NASCAR champion for his role in the deat… ...

The family of Kevin Ward Jr. filed a wrongful death lawsuit against NASCAR driver and Eldora Speedway owner Tony Stewart on Friday, according to a report by Yahoo Sports.

Tony Stewart could have avoided hitting Kevin Ward Jr. if he had just run the line that the six drivers in front of him did while under caution, the Ward family alleges in court documents filed ...

Stewart considers Foyt his hero and idolized the four-time Indianapolis 500 winner as a child. "I feel sorry for Tony, I think people don't realize that wreck really hurt him more," Foyt said.

Last week an upstate New York grand jury declined to indict Stewart in Ward Jr.’s death. The 20-year-old Ward had climbed from his car onto the dirt track in an apparent attempt to confront Stewart.

Tony Stewart will not race Saturday night at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, the third Sprint Cup race he's skipped since his car struck and killed Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint car race.

Tony Stewart speaks during a press conference on Sept. 29, 2014 in Kannapolis, North Carolina. He discussed the grand jury clearing him of any charges in the death of Sprint Car driver Kevin Ward ...