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Huge wreck injures fans on last lap of race at Daytona – NASCAR News FOX Sports on MSN.mp4

Published on Feb 23, 2013 DAYTONA BEACH, FLA At least 28 people were injured — two critically — during the last lap of the NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway on Saturday, officials said, when a car slammed into the catch fence and came apart. Regan Smith was leading the drafting pack common to races at Daytona — cars running high speeds inches off one another’s bumpers and two- and three-wide. He moved to block Brad Keselowski, who bumped him. He checked up and the cars piled into the incident. Sam Hornish Jr. hit Keselowski and Larson, who was running sixth at the time, was launched over Keselowski’s car and into the 22-foot tall catch fence about 75 yards from the finish line. Larson, Smith, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Joe Nemechek, Robert Richardson, Trevor Bayne, Mike Wallace, Travis Pastrana, Elliott Sadler, Alex Bowman, Brad Keselowski, and Justin Allgaier were all involved in the accident. All drivers were evaluated and released from the infield care center. “I was getting pushed from behind I felt like,” Larson said. “By the time my spotter could say lift or go low, it was too late. I was in the wreck. It felt like it was slowing down. I felt like I could see the ground. I had some flames come into the cockpit but luckily I was all right and could get out of the car quick. “I took a couple of big hits there and saw my engine was gone. (I) just hope everybody is all right. (I’m) just disappointed.” Keselowski outlined the accident from his

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