Wow, rough week gang.
Last weekend at Bristol, the in-car cam showed Martin Truex Jr. getting into that wreck. The one thing I saw instantly was how he did not let go of the steering wheel immediately, and then held his wrist close to his chest for a moment.
And then get out, pretending he's fine.
But what I saw screamed broken wrist.
Guess what? Truex will be driving with a cast this weekend at Atlanta and beyond.
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Bobby Labonte broke three ribs in a bicycle accident and will be missing a few weeks from the car, while Mike Bliss steps in at Atlanta.
Bobby has NOT been having a stellar year, from mid-quality equipment to race break downs.
Hell, I had impromptu quality time with Bobby at Sonoma because his car broke down before the green flag and I happened across him while he was standing around in the infield waiting for transport.
The guy's had crap luck this year. Last weekend was starting to look good and he got caught up in someone else's crap in Bristol.
On top of that, JTG has replaced Bobby in 2014 with A.J. Allmendinger. Arg.
Sometimes an era must come to a graceful close, no matter how much we don't want to see that.
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Which still has me wondering where Ryan Newman will end up? Will he take a mediocre ride, fill the seat that Kurt Busch just vacated for SHR or hold out? And why is Danica... oh never mind on that one.
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UPDATE: And now we find that Denny Hamlin will be driving with a splint this weekend because he got his wrist caught up in the spokes of his steering wheel in the same accident Truex was in! Dang! Bristol really was a bull ring last weekend!
(article originally published 8-29-13, updated 8-30-13)
Last weekend at Bristol, the in-car cam showed Martin Truex Jr. getting into that wreck. The one thing I saw instantly was how he did not let go of the steering wheel immediately, and then held his wrist close to his chest for a moment.
And then get out, pretending he's fine.
But what I saw screamed broken wrist.
Guess what? Truex will be driving with a cast this weekend at Atlanta and beyond.
- - --
Bobby Labonte broke three ribs in a bicycle accident and will be missing a few weeks from the car, while Mike Bliss steps in at Atlanta.
Bobby has NOT been having a stellar year, from mid-quality equipment to race break downs.
The guy's had crap luck this year. Last weekend was starting to look good and he got caught up in someone else's crap in Bristol.
On top of that, JTG has replaced Bobby in 2014 with A.J. Allmendinger. Arg.
Sometimes an era must come to a graceful close, no matter how much we don't want to see that.
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Which still has me wondering where Ryan Newman will end up? Will he take a mediocre ride, fill the seat that Kurt Busch just vacated for SHR or hold out? And why is Danica... oh never mind on that one.
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UPDATE: And now we find that Denny Hamlin will be driving with a splint this weekend because he got his wrist caught up in the spokes of his steering wheel in the same accident Truex was in! Dang! Bristol really was a bull ring last weekend!
(article originally published 8-29-13, updated 8-30-13)
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