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For the second straight week, Sadler crashed hard in a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race. After flipping five times down the backstretch of Talladega Superspeedway last Sunday, Sadler slammed the outside wall in Turn 1 during the Banquet 400 at Kansas Speedway.
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| Sadler has failed to finish seven races in 2003. Credit: Autostock |
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A right-front tire had gone flat, and Sadler had no control of his No. 38 Ford as it careened up the track. After hitting the wall, Sadler's car caught fire before it came to rest in the grassy apron.
That's when Sadler got a little frightened.
"I couldn't get out of the car like I wanted to," said Sadler, who finished 42nd.
Safety workers were there quickly and helped pull the 6-foot, 2-inch, broad-shouldered Sadler out of the car. Later, after being checked and released from the infield care center, Sadler said he hoped his team would install a roof hatch in his car to make it easier to get out during a crash.
"The hatch can't come quick enough," Sadler said. "I'll be really glad when they put a hatch on the 38 car. I'm such a big guy. You want all your restraints to work, but you also need a little bit of room to get out. That was a little bit scary, but other than that, everything was fine."
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Sadler was also satisfied with Kansas' infield care center. Last week at Talladega, Sadler had a rough few minutes in the care center after emergency workers tried to insert a needle in Sadler for an IV. Sadler later complained to NASCAR about the care, but he had no such complaints this week.
"Everything went good," Sadler said. "They did a great job in the care center, a great job."
Sadler rode a golf cart back to the garage area to confer with his team.
"I'm in great shape, actually," Sadler said.
Sadler's car wasn't as lucky.
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