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In a sport known for fast laps and quick tempers, the six-time Sprint Cup champion Jimmie Johnson may be the most even-keeled competitor. But even Johnson has had his moments.
He remembers a race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee early in his career when he was involved in a crash and got out of his car to confront the driver who made him wreck.
“I guess that’s my one time of letting emotion get to me,” Johnson said.
For fans, it was harmless fun. But Nascar is not going to tolerate that kind of risk anymore.
As investigators in Ontario County, N.Y., continued to search for answers in the death of the driver Kevin Ward Jr. during a sprint car race last Saturday, Nascar took steps to prevent such a death from occurring in one of its races.
Robin Pemberton, Nascar’s vice president for competition, announced Friday that drivers would now be required to remain in their racecars after accidents until safety workers arrived, unless they were at risk from fire or smoke.
