NASCAR: Greg Biffle Wins At Pocono, Dedicates Victory To Ailing Team Owner

Elliott Sadler emerged sore but otherwise unscathed after a horrible crash at Pocono Raceway during Sunday’s NASCAR race.

Sadler’s car crashed headfirst into an inside wall that had dirt behind it and was unprotected by the SAFER Barriers (the so-called “soft walls”) that are standard for most every area of every track.

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Discuss whatever you want (well, at least in relatively good taste) and spend your time chatting with us as you watch the Pocono NASCAR race today.

It’s a situation each of us hopes we never experience: Someone is on the phone with alarming news, and the details aren’t all available yet.

Greg Biffle went through that sort of whirlwind of emotion on Tuesday night, when he learned Roush Fenway Racing team owner Jack Roush crashed his plane – but initially believed Biffle’s brother was involved in a crash instead of Roush.

On Friday at Pocono, Denny Hamlin spoke at length about the fine he received from NASCAR. Here’s a transcript of his comments:

What can you say about the fine you received?

Let’s be honest: Pretty much every driver who gets interviewed today at Pocono is going to get asked about officials secretly fining drivers for speaking out against NASCAR.

We’ll compile their reactions here and update them throughout the day as more drivers weigh in with their thoughts.

NASCAR is back at Pocono for the second time in less than two months, which might not be the greatest news ever for fans getting ready to watch 500 miles of triangular racing from home.

But at least the last Pocono race was dramatic and interesting, notable for the clash between Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick and the multicar wreck triggered by AJ Allmendinger.