NASCAR star Tony Stewart will NOT face criminal charges in the death of Kevin Ward Jr. ... who was struck and killed by Stewart during a race last month ... TMZ Sports has learned.
We've learned ... that a grand jury just decided not to charge Stewart.
On the night of his death, Ward Jr. had gotten out of his car and was aggressively marching toward Stewart's car -- when he was struck.
There was talk that Stewart was angry with Ward Jr. and may have intentionally veered his car into him -- but apparently the grand jury feels it was nothing more than a freak accident.
Investigators had said they had "enhanced video" of the incident -- but clearly the footage did not persuade the grand jury that Stewart did anything illegal.
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