Sadler blames tire for day-ending accident

FORT WORTH, Texas -- A vicious crash halfway through the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 ended the day of Elliott Sadler, who was bidding for his second career win.

	Elliott Sadler's No. 38 Ford hits the Turn 2 wall.

Sadler led 91 laps and was so strong that he had lapped nearly half the field before he crashed on lap 169.

Sadler's No. 38 M&Ms Ford got loose coming out of Turn 2 and went hard into the inside wall.

The crash came shortly after a round of pit stops, and Sadler blamed a right-rear tire for the accident.

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"I swear a right rear was going flat," Sadler said. "Something happened on that restart. I don't know if it was a real bad set of tires or actually if I had a right rear going down."

Sadler's first career top-10 finish came at this track in 1999, but his finishes here since then have been less than stellar: 39th, 16th, 17th and 41st.

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"Things do happen to us here -- don't have much luck -- but I do love this racetrack," Sadler said. "One day we'll get our break down here."