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NASCAR officials say Evernham Motorsports driver Kasey Kahne will have to get medical clearance before he's allowed to test Tuesday at Lowe's Motor Speedway. Kahne talked with a neurosurgeon on Monday and has a Tuesday morning appointment to get clearance. Kahne crashed early in the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway Monday afternoon, and NASCAR officials did not allow him to return to the Nextel Cup race.
  -- SceneDaily.com

Kahne had the wind knocked out of him during an early 15-car accident and was not given medical clearance to return to the race. Hermie Sadler took over the wheel of Kahne's car but steered it for only eight laps before an accident.
  -- St. Petersburg Times

If there's anything wrong with the freshly paved surface at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Mark Martin would be the driver to find it. It took him one lap in a street car Tuesday to learn his favorite race track was as good as ever. The surface was way too slick in October, creating a hazardous situation that caused tires to pop like balloons during any extended runs. Martin was furious about the state of the track.
  -- NASCAR.com

The car Jimmie Johnson drove in winning the Daytona 500 in February is on display at a museum at that track for a year. So the car built by crew chief Chad Knaus, who missed Johnson's trips to Victory Lane at Daytona and Las Vegas while serving a suspension, was new. It had never been to the wind tunnel and, Knaus said, the paint was still drying before the trip to Talladega.
  -- Charlotte Observer

NASCAR officials say they'll examine race footage to see if they can determine why Tony Stewart's Busch Series car went airborne during Saturday's race. The car carried the standard roof flaps that are designed to keep the cars on the ground, but Stewart's car flew upside down as soon as he spun around on lap 66.
  -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

NASCAR plans to take its car of tomorrow to a wind tunnel this week and test different nose pieces.
  -- Roanoke Times

David Hyder, crew chief for Ken Schrader, was fined $5,000 and placed on probation until the end of the year for using an unapproved tire warmer at Phoenix a week ago.
  -- St. Petersburg Times

Legendary for its rowdiness, the Talladega infield lore grew Saturday night after local law enforcement issued a warning to Robby Gordon for making jumps on his dune buggy-style golf cart. The flamboyant Gordon said he was out having a good time "jumping" in the motorized vehicle.
  -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The bad luck that has followed Greg Biffle throughout the season bit him again at Talladega. Biffle coasted into the pits on lap 45 with a blown engine in his No. 16 Ford. After winning six races and finishing second in points last year, Biffle is 23rd in points this year, with a best finish of seventh.
  -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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