Tony Stewart’s Insurance Company Claims Policy Won’t Cover Wrongful Death Suit

Axis Insurance Company, which covers automobiles under the Tony Stewart Racing umbrella, has filed a motion asking a judge to rule it is not responsible to pay fees in the wrongful death suit filed against Stewart by Kevin Ward Jr.'s parents. Bob Pockrass of ESPN.com reported on the motion filed last Friday, in which Axis Insurance claims "its policy covers neither the race Stewart was participating in nor claims brought by one driver against another." The parents of Ward filed a lawsuit against the former Sprint Cup champion last month, claiming Stewart “wrongfully caused Mr. Ward’s death by acting with wanton, reckless and malicious intent and negligence” (h/t USA Today's Brant James).     Ward, 20, died&n...

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