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Old 08-19-2012, 04:06 PM
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Holy cow, with 5 laps to go, are you kidding me?
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Old 08-19-2012, 04:14 PM
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Holy cow, with 5 laps to go, are you kidding me?
I bet the valve spring guy is in trouble.
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Old 08-19-2012, 05:31 PM
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mark martin was 16" away from being dead, that wall end went through that car like paper
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Old 08-19-2012, 05:34 PM
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That's 3 engines from that builder that went.... actually 4 if you count the motor that was lost during practice. VERY uncharacteristic for those guys to have issues. Note, I did not give any names....... no spoilers here.
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mark martin was 16" away from being dead, that wall end went through that car like paper
I agree!!! I don't think the cage would have saved him in that situation. Did you see that camera man stand right there behind that other end wall and just keep shooting with the car coming at him!!! That is crazy!! JD
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mark martin was 16" away from being dead, that wall end went through that car like paper
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Just another day at the track!

My last big wreck was at MIS, Turn 3!

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yeah cage woulda crumpled like a can it looks like
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