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Elliott Sadler Crash Exposes Pocono Safety Weaknesses

By Bob ZellerAug 1st 2010 – 8:11PM

When a NASCAR Sprint Cup driver slides sideways off a straightaway like Elliott Sadler did Sunday at Pocono Raceway, how is it possible that he can hit anything directly head-on, as Sadler did? It's possible because Pocono has a earthen berm at that section of the track that juts out from the regular inside wall, sticking...

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