Talladega delivers another vicious wreck, pitting driver safety vs. fans' wants - with video
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Tony Stewart flips on the final lap of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. (The Associated Press)
Tony Stewart flips on the final lap of Sunday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway. (The Associated Press)
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TALLADEGA, Ala. – If you or I had been involved in a wreck like the one that claimed the cars of Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and more than two dozen other NASCAR drivers on Sunday afternoon, we'd curl up in a fetal position at the thought of going near a car ever again. This was the kind of high-speed, full-throttle, nowhere-to-hide carnage that allows real life to edge its way into your sporting Sunday, forcing you to think, just for a second, that something really bad might just have happened

Fortunately for all concerned, the catastrophic wreck on the last lap of the Good Sam 500 destroyed only acres of sheet metal (and the championship hopes of several drivers). The maelstrom that unfolded behind winner Matt Kenseth was terrifying to observe, yes, but ultimately nothing more than one hell of a show.

In short, it was the perfect NASCAR wreck.

Click here to continue reading and see a video of the wreck.
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