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The latest round of the NASCAR season at Talladega is affected late on by 'the big one'
Huge shunt hits Talladega
The latest round of the NASCAR season at Talladega is affected late on by 'the big one'


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Having triggered the 14-car `Big One` on lap 44, Kyle Busch (#18) and Kasey Kahne (#5) are at the top of picture against the wall along with Casey Mears (#13) while Jamie McMurray (#1) and Martn Truex Jr. (#56) take avoiding action in turn 1. (Photo Credit: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
Greg Biffle, driver of the #16 3M Safety Ford, crashes into the wall while David Stremme (#30), Kevin Harvick (#29), Marcos Ambrose (#9) and Michael McDowell (#98) take avoiding action. (Photo Credit: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
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Jeffrey Earnhardt, driver of the #79 Fast Wax / Oath Keepers Ford, is involved in an incident in turn three during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron`s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 4, 2013 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo Credit: Drew Hallowell/NASCAR via Getty Images)
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Regan Smith, driver of the #7 TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet, celebrates with his crew in victory lane after he won the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron`s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 4, 2013 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Danica Patrick, driver of the #34 AccuDoc Solutions / GoDaddy Chevrolet, pits after she suffered damage to her car during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron`s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 4, 2013 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo Credit: Sean Gardner/Getty Images)
Travis Pastrana, driver of the #60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, leads Trevor Bayne, driver of the #6 Cargill / Blackwell Angus Ford, during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron`s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 4, 2013 in Talladega, Alabama.  (Photo Credit: John Harrelson/Getty Images)
Travis Pastrana, driver of the #60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, leads the field during the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron`s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 4, 2013 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo Credit: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 AdvoCare Chevrolet and Travis Pastrana, driver of the #60 Roush Fenway Racing Ford, lead the field at the start of the NASCAR Nationwide Series Aaron`s 312 at Talladega Superspeedway on May 4, 2013 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo Credit: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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shaken - Unregistered

October 11, 2012 12:51 AM

Holy Mackerel! That must've happened at about 200mph. Strange but those drivers are better protected than IndyCar drivers (Very, very lucky there was no Dan Wheldon-RIP) due to the chain reaction crash. Of course, a few (if not all) those Nascar drivers will be nursing sore backs.