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leadlap.wordpress.com - 4/29/2009
Teenage Fan Suffers Broken Jaw From Debris From Edwards Wreck
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A seventeen year old girl was among those injured in the wreck that occured on the final lap of the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway. Blake Bobbitt was hit by a piece of sheet metal that flew into the grandstands where she and her father were seated after Carl Edwards hit the ...
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Yellow Line Rule Change Would Make Little Difference
— leadlap.wordpress.com — Following last weekend’s wild last lap wreck during the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, a lot of... attention has been given to safety — not only for drivers, but for fans as well. By now, we’ve all heard the quotes. Edwards said: Brad [Keselowski] did a great ... (more) Yellow Line Rule Change Would Make Little Difference

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leadlap.wordpress.com - 4/27/2009
Why Dale Jr Came Up Short At Talladega
— leadlap.wordpress.com — Today I was asked why Dale Earnhardt Jr came up short at Talladega Superspeedway. Why didn’t he... win, considering he was in position to win, and had a strong car? It’s true that Dale Jr was in the catbird seat. He was running second in the closing laps behind Ryan Newman, and ... (more) Why Dale Jr Came Up Short At Talladega

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Eight Fans Injured In Last Lap Crash During Aaron’s 499
— leadlap.wordpress.com — Eight fans were injured in the last lap incident during the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway between... Brad Keselowski and Carl Edwards, in which Edwards flew into the catchfence. The injuries were not life-threatening. One woman suffered a laceration on her face and possibly had ... (more) Eight Fans Injured In Last Lap Crash During Aaron’s 499

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Wreck-filled Talladega ends in spectacular, terrifying fashion
sports.yahoo.com 4/27/2009 — Talladega is the home of The Big One, the wrecks that take out cars by the dozen and change the entire race, but it's safe to say it'll be a long time before we see anything this spectacular -- and terrifying -- again. After lurking back in the pack ...
Keselowski Wins Aaron’s 499
leadlap.wordpress.com 4/27/2009 — On the final lap of the Aaron’s 499 at Talladega Superspeedway, Brad Keselowski pushed Carl Edwards to the lead, then dipped below him to make the pass. Edwards went for the block, but the two made contact, sending Edwards into the outside wall, and into the air. The crash collected ...
Just for old times' sake
nascar.rbma.com 4/24/2009 — Young rookies like Joey Logano and Scott Speed are losing their lead-lap status because the feeder system has broken down. TALLADEGA, Ala. - NASCAR racing is coming back to the veterans.     Just three years ago, the ...
Ragan Wins Aaron’s 312
leadlap.wordpress.com 4/25/2009 — David Ragan passed Ryan Newman a few hundred feet from the start-finish line to win the Nationwide Series Aaron’s 312 from Talladega Superspeedway. On the final lap, Newman led with a push from Dale Earnhardt Jr. Coming off turn 4, Jr peeked out to the outside. Newman went to block, ...
JR Motorsports' Brad Keselowski on top in first Nationwide practice at Talladega
scenedaily.com 4/23/2009 — TALLADEGA, Ala. – JR Motorsports’ Brad Keselowski was fastest in the first NASCAR Nationwide Series practice Thursday at Talladega Superspeedway. Keselowski turned a fast lap of 194.003 mph to lead the 44 drivers who made laps.
Will Carl Edwards' Talladega crash deliver wake-up call to NASCAR?
blogs.orlandosentinel.com 4/26/2009 — NASCAR uses restrictor plates at Daytona and Talladega because of the wake-call delivered by Bobby Allison's 1987 Talladega crash. Compare it to Carl Edwards' crash Sunday on the final lap at Talldega? Eerily similar, although Edwards didn't tear apart nearly as much catchfence as Allison.  ...
NASCAR: Keselowski and Car Owner Finch both gain first Sprint Cup victories at Talladega
insidetracknews.blogspot.com 4/27/2009 — TALLADEGA, Ala. – As far as Brad Keselowski is concerned, Ringling Brothers has some competition. Keselowski and car owner James Finch both picked up their first-ever NASCAR Sprint Cup Series victory when Keselowski made a last-lap pass to win the Aaron’s 499 Sunday at Talladega ...
Richmond Q&A: NASCAR Sprint Cup - Carl Edwards
paddocktalk.com 5/1/2009 — Richmond Q&A;: NASCAR Sprint Cup - Carl Edwards Carl Edwards, driver of the No. 99 Aflac Ford Fusion, has had an eventful week after Sunday’s last-lap accident at Talladega Superspeedway. First, he drove the milestone leg of the Ford Fusion Hybrid Challenge on Monday in which he hit the ...
REPORT: Seven NASCAR fans injured at Talladega in Carl Edwards crash [w/VIDEO] — Autoblog
Click above to view the video after the jump Most NASCAR fans love a good crash, because there are few things in sports more spectacular than flying metal at 200 mph. Crashes are far less exciting (downright scary) when debris from those crashes make it into the stands, as seven ...
EDWARDS & ROUSH MEET WITH NASCAR AFTER 'DEGA WRECK — Captain Thunder Racing
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Carl Edwards has had a busy week since his last-lap wreck at Talladega Superspeedway, where his car sailed into the frontstretch fence and spewed debris into the stands. The Roush-Fenway Racing driver made stops on the Larry King and "Ellen" shows, and then ...
Carl Edwards speaks on his conversation with injured Talladega fan, Blake Bobbitt — NASCAR Nuts & Bolts
Out a Richmond International Raceway, Carl Edwards held his media availability and talked about many topics related to last weeks wreck. Among them, his visit with the Alabama teenager whose jaw was broken after debris resulting from Edwards' wreck hit her face. We'll get into that in today's ...
Carl Edwards is getting some serious mileage out of this wreck — From the Marbles
Give Carl Edwards credit, the man knows how to market himself. He's spent the entire week building off the press generated by his wreck on Sunday at Talladega. He joined a team that took a Ford Fusion Hybrid more than 1,000 miles on a single tank of gas early in the week. Then it was off to ...
Another 1st Time Winner at Talladega — Nascar Blog
As I said on Twitter yesterday, you either have a good day or a bad day at Talladega, and Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin and others were involved in a big early wreck Sunday, bringing an early end to many drivers day. Check out the video: This, of course, is one of the reasons that there are many ...
Talladega...What to say — The NASCAR Blog
THIS.....What a race and what a wreck by Carl Edwards....now I know there will be alot of you that will say "Oh the 09 shoulda backed off" and YADA YADA YADA and those of you that do say it are a bunch of homers (Carl Edwards fans)...Edwards went down to block Kez (shortened cause I aint sure ...
Talladega Asks That Fans Stay Alert For Flying Cars — Deadspin: nascar
The Aaron's 499 was a big fiery mess yesterday, which is either awesome or terrible depending on your opinion of NASCAR's true joys. Or how close you were sitting to the debris zone. At least seven fans were injured on the last lap of Sunday's race at Talladega Superspeedway, when Carl ...
Six of eight Talladega fans affected by last-lap wreck released from medical care — NASCAR Nuts & Bolts
Talladega Superspeedway announced that six of the seven fans who were injured from debris flying into the grandstands were released from the medical center. The seventh was airlifted to UAB hospital with facial injuries and a potential broken jaw. An eighth fan who was seated in the area had ...
Carl Edwards Wreck at Talladega — Awesome Wreckage
This wreck was just scary. Glad that no drivers were hurt, but a few fans in the stands had to be taken to the hospital but as of this post it was not too serious. Lets hope that are all going to be ok.
Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards will do all he can to survive Talladega — Camping World Truck Series
TALLADEGA, Ala. – The last time Carl Edwards competed at Talladega Superspeedway, he hung out at the back of the pack to avoid the track’s familiar big wreck but ended up right in the middle of it.
One Lap of America 2009 - The flag drops... — Autoblog
2009 One Lap of America - Day 1 - Click above for a hi-res gallery Greetings from Joliet, Illinois, home of the Autobahn Country Club. We're on board with Brock Yates' One Lap of America, one of America's toughest motorsports challenges. Over the course of eight days, 63 drivers of all ...
Edwards' NASCAR wreck still a topic of conversation - The Virginian-Pilot — The NASCAR Video
Auto Racing Daily Edwards' NASCAR wreck still a topic of conversation The Virginian-Pilot, VA  -  Dustin Long By Dustin Long Carl Edwards met with NASCAR officials Thursday to discuss his Talladega crash, and fellow drivers offered their opinion Friday on what ...
Edwards has positive meeting with NASCAR — Talk NASCAR
Carl Edwards has had a busy week since his last-lap wreck at Talladega Superspeedway, where his car sailed into the frontstretch fence and spewed debris into the stands. The Roush-Fenway Racing...
Edwards has positive meeting with NASCAR (AP) — Nascar News
Carl Edwards has had a busy week since his last-lap wreck at Talladega Superspeedway, where his car sailed into the frontstretch the one that sent his car sailing hard into the fence that protects the fans. Read Full Article
Stewart is ready to win in his own car — Nascapper
Last weekend's race provided more excitement than the previous eight combined, arguably. Unfortunately, eight fans were injured due to the last lap wreck when Carl Edwards' Ford Fusion went air born and caught the frontstretch guardrail. No one was critically injured thank goodness.
TEENAGE GIRL HAS JAW WIRED SHUT - EDWARDS CALLS HOSPITAL — Captain Thunder Racing
  A teenager from the Shoals area was among the spectators injured in a crash at the Talladega Super Speedway. Blake Bobbitt, 17, of Rogersville, was one of seven NASCAR fans injured when Carl Edwards' car went into the safety fence on the final lap of the Aaron's 499 at Talladega on ...
Wreck of the week: Matt Kenseth goes on an infield fly-by — From the Marbles
Okay, everybody knows about the Carl Edwards wreck. Lost in the hullaballoo over that was the fact that Matt Kenseth took a little ride the day before in the Nationwide race. Fortunately for everyone concerned, Kenseth was fine -- well enough to have a hand in the first Big One on Sunday, ...
Don’t blame Talladega Superpeedway! — The MotorSportsNews.Net(work)
Good golly. You can’t visit a website or read a paper where they are not talking about Carl Edwards’ last lap crash at Talladega. Now, I am not a NASCAR driver nor do I pretend to be. But I am a race fan and I love the racing at Talladega. I give the drivers a lot of credit for ...
Injured NASCAR Spectator in Fair Condition - NBC 29 News — The NASCAR Video
Injured NASCAR Spectator in Fair Condition NBC 29 News, VA A total of seven fans suffered minor injuries caused by flying debris from the Carl Edwards wreck on the final lap of Sunday's cup race. The driver, Carl Edwards, was not injured. The NASCAR guys race at Richmond this ...
Edwards’ last-lap crash similar to Allison’s wreck — Talk NASCAR
Bobby Allison left Talladega Superspeedway before Carl Edwards’ car hurled into the safety fence and showered the stands with debris. Allison listened to the scary and spectacular ending on the...
Tom Bowles: Carl Edwards talks 'Dega wreck, gardening in Q&A — SI.com - Motorsports
In his latest Q&A; with Tom Bowles, Carl Edwards opens up about his Talladega wreck and dash to the finish line. Plus, thoughts on Richmond, dating and more.
Edwards has positive meeting with NASCAR — Latest Sporting News Articles for NASCAR
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Carl Edwards has had a busy week since his last-lap wreck at Talladega Supersp...
Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards will do all he can to survive Talladega — Latest Daily Headlines
TALLADEGA, Ala. – The last time Carl Edwards competed at Talladega Superspeedway, he hung out at the back of the pack to avoid the track’s familiar big wreck but ended up right in the middle of it.
Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards will do all he can to survive Talladega — Nationwide Series News
TALLADEGA, Ala. – The last time Carl Edwards competed at Talladega Superspeedway, he hung out at the back of the pack to avoid the track’s familiar big wreck but ended up right in the middle of it.
Roush Fenway Racing's Carl Edwards will do all he can to survive Talladega — Sprint Cup Series
TALLADEGA, Ala. – The last time Carl Edwards competed at Talladega Superspeedway, he hung out at the back of the pack to avoid the track’s familiar big wreck but ended up right in the middle of it.
Richard Childress Racing's Clint Bowyer still upset over Talladega crash - the one on lap 7 — Nationwide Series News
RICHMOND, Va. - A week after the wild NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, Richard Childress Racing driver Clint Bowyer is still irked by the lap-7 crash that knocked him out of contention.
Richard Childress Racing's Clint Bowyer still upset over Talladega crash - the one on lap 7 — Sprint Cup Series
RICHMOND, Va. - A week after the wild NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, Richard Childress Racing driver Clint Bowyer is still irked by the lap-7 crash that knocked him out of contention.
Richard Childress Racing's Clint Bowyer still upset over Talladega crash - the one on lap 7 — Latest Daily Headlines
RICHMOND, Va. - A week after the wild NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway, Richard Childress Racing driver Clint Bowyer is still irked by the lap-7 crash that knocked him out of contention.
Injured NASCAR fan released from hospital — NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors
A teenager who was injured during Talladega’s NASCAR race has been released from the hospital.
Yellow-line rule the real culprit at Talladega Superspeedway — ESPN.com - NASCAR
Some say Sunday's race-ending wreck at Talladega was Carl Edwards' fault. Others contend it was Brad Keselowski's doing. Try blaming the real culprit: the yellow-line rule.
Video: Scary crash at Talladega — NBCSports.com: NASCAR / Motors
April 27: Final-lap contact between Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski sent Edwards' car flying through the air and into the fence at Talladega Superspeedway. (NBC Sports)
Edwards' last-lap crash similar to Allison's wreck — SI.com - Motorsports
TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) -- Bobby Allison left Talladega Superspeedway before Carl Edwards' car hurled into the safety fence and showered the stands with debris.
Carl Edwards wreck injures seven fans, sends two to hospital — ESPN.com - NASCAR
Eight spectators suffered injuries at the end of the Aaron's 499 Sunday when the No. 99 Ford of Carl Edwards went airborne and slammed into the catch fence on the frontstretch.
7 reasons to watch the Aaron's 499 at Talladega: No. 5 - The final lap — Latest Daily Headlines
The final lap.
7 reasons to watch the Aaron's 499 at Talladega: No. 5 - The final lap — Nationwide Series News
The final lap.
7 reasons to watch the Aaron's 499 at Talladega: No. 5 - The final lap — Sprint Cup Series
The final lap.