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thatsracin.com - 4/28/2009

Will it take a death for Talladega to change?

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Automobile racing, Humpy Wheeler says, is controlled violence. The important word there is controlled. Strip away everything the points and counterpoints, the what-ifs and the buts from the final lap of Sunday's Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway and there is one question that matters.  ...

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blogs.orlandosentinel.com - 4/26/2009

Will Carl Edwards' Talladega crash deliver wake-up call to NASCAR?

— blogs.orlandosentinel.com — 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.  ... (more) Will Carl Edwards' Talladega crash deliver wake-up call ...

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Long time Charlotte Observer motorsports writer David Poole dies of heart attack at 50
NASCAR Nuts & Bolts — ... His final column ran today and it wondered if it would take a catastrophic and deadly wreck to get Talladega to change. Poole said racing at Talladega was out of control. ...

David Poole tributes prove our industry lost a giant
NASCAR Nuts & Bolts — ... I've also included a link to Poole's final column from ThatsRacin.com: Will it take a death for Talladega to change? ...

Not Inclined To Make Nice
The Diecast Dude's (Mostly) NASCAR Blah Blah Blog — ... The late David Poole (man, that’s a tough one to write) said this morning what’s been on my mind ever since Talladega far better than I ever could have.  What’s it going to take for things to change?  Does someone have to get killed before NASCAR says that’s enough?  Can’t we be proactive for once and make things right before then? ...

The NASCAR Week That Was: April 26-May 2
The NASCAR Insiders — ... we learned Tuesday veteran NASCAR writer David Poole had died of a heart attack. The 50-year-old motorsports journalist had been on the beat for the Charlotte Observer for 13 years. Poole was buried in his native Gastonia, N.C. Thursday. This is the NASCAR week that was April 26 to May 2, 2009. David Poole leaves a void personally and professionally In former hub of NASCAR, now only memories remain Penske: Chrysler support will continue Will it take a death for Talladega to change? (NASCAR) Pet Peeves Vol.1 ...