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TALLADEGA, Ala. -- Dario Franchitti was injured in a hard crash Saturday at Talladega Superspeedway, where he was taken from the track on a stretcher.
Franchitti, who came to NASCAR this season as the reigning Indy Car Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, wrecked when his car apparently lost its right rear tire on the 10th lap of the Nationwide Series race.
His Dodge bounced into the wall and spun down the track, finally drifting down to the apron. It was there that the real damage was done -- a car driven by Larry Gunselman slammed into his driver side door.
Franchitti had to be helped from his car and toward the ambulance, where officials pulled out a stretcher. Franchitti was initially sitting on the stretcher, but eventually lay down on it before he was taken to the care center.
NASCAR.COM - Franchitti injured in hard crash at Talladega - Apr 26, 2008
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Franchitti, who came to NASCAR this season as the reigning Indy Car Series champion and Indianapolis 500 winner, wrecked when his car apparently lost its right rear tire on the 10th lap of the Nationwide Series race.
His Dodge bounced into the wall and spun down the track, finally drifting down to the apron. It was there that the real damage was done -- a car driven by Larry Gunselman slammed into his driver side door.
Franchitti had to be helped from his car and toward the ambulance, where officials pulled out a stretcher. Franchitti was initially sitting on the stretcher, but eventually lay down on it before he was taken to the care center.
NASCAR.COM - Franchitti injured in hard crash at Talladega - Apr 26, 2008
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