Final crash wipes out Mark Martin, Jeff Gordon – and championship race?

By SceneDaily Staff
Sunday, November 01, 2009
Mark Martin's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet plows through the grass with Michael Waltrip Racing's David Reutimann and Robby Gordon Motorsports' Robby Gordon also caught up in the late crash Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. (David Griffin / NASCAR Scene

Mark Martin's Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet (5) plows through the grass with Michael Waltrip Racing's David Reutimann (00) and Robby Gordon Motorsports' Robby Gordon also caught up in the late crash Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway.

David Griffin
NASCAR Scene

TALLADEGA, Ala. - Hendrick Motorsports teammates Mark Martin and Jeff Gordon entered Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway hoping to gain some ground on series-leading teammate Jimmie Johnson.

Instead, they both became victims of the race's final crash and watched what had looked to be a solid points day turn into a disaster.

The two were racing in the pack as the green-white-checkered finish began when Phoenix Racing's Brad Keselowski made contact with Penske Racing's Kurt Busch, causing Busch's Dodge to shoot across the track. Cars began to slide and spin and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing's Martin Truex Jr. shot into the side of Martin, causing his car to flip. Gordon was also caught up in the carnage of the 13-car crash.

It was the race's second large incident in the closing laps - but this one dramatically impacted the points standings. Hendrick's Jimmie Johnson was just one car in front of the melee and escaped unscathed, finishing sixth on a day when he'd run at the back of the pack. Gordon, who had just run out of gas and pitted for fuel, sustained damage and finished 20th. Martin, who tried to get his car righted and over the line, finished 28th.

And that could have sealed this season's Chase For The Sprint Cup - and Johnson's hold on his fourth consecutive Cup title. The driver entered the race with a 118-point lead over Martin; he left with a 184-point edge over his teammate. Gordon is even deeper in the standings in third, 192 points back. They are the only two drivers within 200 points of their teammate.

Martin had little to say about the incident as he stood in the garage after the race.

"It was just a wreck," he said. "I hope everybody enjoyed the show there. I don't know what it looked like. It felt pretty exciting from my viewpoint there. I have no idea. I don't have a clue. Don't know what happened out there. I don't know."

He didn't blame the rules or the cars for the incident, though, pointing out that under green-white-checkered conditions the sense of urgency is heightened and that it was people, not cars, that wrecked.

"People were trying to make it to the end," Martin said. "[I] got pretty close."

Gordon took a more sardonic look at his final laps of the event and the crash that many view as inevitable at this restrictor-plate track.

"It's no surprise to me," he said. "I think we all know that's what's going to happen when we come to Talladega. You know everybody is pretty patient throughout the day and just waiting to get crazy at the end. You know it's going to happen eventually.

"A little disappointing for us on the DuPont Chevrolet just because we ran out of fuel. I felt like we saved a lot. I certainly didn't think we were going to run out right then but I guess I'm kind of glad we ran out when we did because we were at least able to get back out there and destroy our car."

Looking down the road, Gordon does see things he would change at the restrictor-plate tracks. Recent races at those have featured a series of dramatic crashes and have seen multiple instances of cars flipping through the air, as both Martin and Ryan Newman did in Sunday's race.

Gordon sees things that could be done to help with that in future races at restrictor-plate tracks.

"My recommendation to them a long time ago and still is, I think basically we're just punching too big of a hole and we've got too much power to go along with that if you take away from that wicker," Gordon said. "I just think we've got to get the air turned back down to catch the cars a little bit more. I don't know what the solution is if it's wicker or if it's something else. I'm not an aero guy.

"I just know that we shouldn't be able to just get into that pocket and close up. There's two things: one, the car has so much drag that when you clear somebody it's just like putting the brakes on and then the other side is that when you get close up to them, you just close right up on them. And when you take 40 cars or 20 cars and pack 'em, it's just bumper cars at 190 mph."

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  1. 1
    sweetthings88 said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    This is really sad. I can say one thing tho Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin race there hearts out today. They didn't ride around in the back of the pack.

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    stone069 said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:00 PM

    I have to commend Jeff for standing up and speaking his mind about the plate tracks. I for one am sick and tired of watching the plate track races. They are boring and getting extremely dangerous. Only a miracle saved Newman today. He could have easily been hit in the roof by another car at 190mph and died in that wreck. they replayed Carls wreck from the spring during the preshow and his car came really close to going over the fence. Their answer was to raise the fence. How about doing something to keep the cars on the f'ing track instead of going airborne. I did not see Newmans cowl or roof flaps even get a chance to open before he went end over end. Something needs to be done. I for one will be boycotting Daytona and Dega' next year. Maybe if the ratings(money) drop they will finally do something about the farce they call plate racing.

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    Rowdy4life said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:02 PM

    SAD HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH STOCK CAR RACING. THAT BELONGS TO SPECIAL OLYMPICS. THESE ARE MEN NOT BOYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    SS396Chevelle said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    Sweetthings you are right. They did race their hearts out trying to make a single file race exciting. What was Nascar thinking? Plus telling the drivers the day of the race to stay off the bumpers.

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    sweetthings88 said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:04 PM

    DON'T START !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    sweetthings88 said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:09 PM

    HEY!!!! CHEVELLE GREAT TO SEE YOU ON.I'LL LEAVE YOU A MESSAGE.

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    timmytoad1 said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:17 PM

    #2 One of Newman's roof flaps did indeed come up but it dint stop him from going airborne; thats the scarey part.

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    SS396Chevelle said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    #3 How did you other boy do in the 11 car? 3 out of 7 DNF's Almost 50%. If anyone belongs in the special Olympics it's you.

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    SS396Chevelle said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:26 PM

    Hey Sweetthings. Hope you had a relaxing day.

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    SS396Chevelle said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:29 PM

    BTW #3 don't you know most of the people on here know you by your other name MSP. If you are not him you are his identical twin with the exact same style of writing, but your big mistake proved you are him.

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    Rowdy4life said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:32 PM

    MY GUY FINISHED 15TH, YOUR GUY FINISHED 20TH. AND I DONT CARE ABOUT DENNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I THINK WHINER GORDON SHOULD BE IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS!!!!

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    Rowdy4life said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    AND DO YOUR MATH, 4 DNF'S IN 33 RACES IS NOT 50%. MARK MARTIN ALSO HAS 4 DNF'S!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    SS396Chevelle said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    Your guy can't keep a CC and make the chase. The joke is on you and the toyuckas. The toyuckas have secured 11th and 12th position. Chevy takes the first 5. Laugh is on you loser.

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    sweetthings88 said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:35 PM

    I SURE DID CHEVELLE !!!!

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    Rowdy4life said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:42 PM

    CHEVY ONLY HAD 3 IN THE TOP 10 TODAY AND THEY LOCKED UP THE TRUCK CHAMPIONSHIP YESTERDAY SO THEY HAVE THE TRUCKS AND NATIONWIDE. NEXT YEAR THEY WILL LOCK UP THE CUP SERIES!!!!!!!!!!!!

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    SS396Chevelle said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:42 PM

    #12 do your math. 3 out of 7 in the chase. 43% DNF average for the 11 car.

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    Rowdy4life said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:49 PM

    WHO CARES???? MY GUY HAS 4 WINS AND YOUR GUY HAS 1 WIN.

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    mbsenlick said:
    Nov 1, 2009 at 9:53 PM

    the last lap caution probably cost mark the championship. nascar needs to make these races shorter. They shouldnt have had a green white checker they should have finished under caution, because i knew the big one was coming after the final restart. i am going to start watching the races with 50 to go. occasionally i'll flip to see where my 3 drivers are that is about it. no wonder y the ratings are down.

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    sarsie1 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 3:27 AM

    Guys, please let's not make fun of things like the Special Olympics. Outside of that, this race sucked, the Chase sucks, and it sucks to watch JJ and Hendrick dominate in a sport that's so competitive. I am not a conspiracy-theorist normally but this just ain't right. With the cars as even as they are and the kick-butt drivers we have out there today and the competition level, for one team to DOMINATE four YEARS in a row, and for the same team have the top THREE points slots-something is not right. Dominate one year, sure. Two years, maybe. In today's NASCAR, dominating FOUR years straight? Something is not right. Those cars, when within the rules, are too even, and the drivers are just too good. No one will convince me that JJ and Gordon and Martin are just SO phenomenal that they're pulling this off without a little somethin-somethin. I don't know what, and I don't know how it's getting past NASCAR, but something is not right to show this kind of domination FOR THIS LONG and for the top three slots to be coming out of the same garage.

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    johnson023 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 6:22 AM

    Another wreck caused by Keselowski.If he is in a race guarentee he is going to wreck someone What a JERK.Glad to see Ryan Newman was okay,What a ride for him .

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    SS396Chevelle said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 8:39 AM

    #19 We discussed at length the conspiracy theory to no avail over the past two weeks. Gordon and Martin crashed on the last lap and Johnson finished 6th by laying back the entire race. Look at the last 3 races at Dega. Stewart forces Smith below the yellow line and gets the win. Brad K won in the spring, and now McMurray wins. The race is a crap shoot. To answer your question, it's called capitalism. HMS has the money, the engineers, crews, and drivers. I'm not a JJ fan, but the fact remains, he is the best driver and has the best crew chief. Like it or not he just set the record for winning 4 championships in a row. BTW Jeff Gordon and Mark Martin are great racers and have the records to prove it. It's no fluke they are second and third in the points.

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    juniegirl said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    I really felt bad for Gordon and Martin. At least they raced and didn't ride around in the back all day. Actually they should have stayed with 48 all day...right beside him. When he pitted, they should have done the same. Just mirrored him all day. Why? Because he is the luckiest driver ever. Luck. That's all you can say about it because he sure didn't show he had any guts yesterday. What a whimp.

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    ktgrosch said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    Jimmy & Chad can all but coast to the championship finish line now. The Chase hadn't been that exciting before but this is really done now. I didn't bother to watch until the last 20 laps which is when the wheels literally came off. The thing's a circus so why not put a V-6 in the cars, take off the plates and let them run wide open. I'm done for the year with NASCAR and it's on to the NFL Sundays now.

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    sarsie1 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    I certainly think Mark, Jeff, AND Jimmie are awesome drivers! It's not that I don't think they are deserving really...it's just that in this day and age, the competition is too stiff, FOUR YEARS in a row is just...it's just not right. They are awesome drivers, but even awesome drivers get beat now and then. I mean, Stewart is an awesome driver too. So is Kyle Busch (much as I dislike him). So are a LOT of drivers out there. It just seems...odd...that the top three drivers are all on the same team, no matter how good that team is. If they are within the rules, NASCAR CLAIMS that those cars are practically even. So what exactly makes them so dominant? I just can't believe that Gordon, JJ, and Martin are THAT Much better than Stewart, Busch (both of them), and others.

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    Spacemaker24 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 4:32 PM

    Crappy race. Crappy track.

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    GoMark said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 4:38 PM

    WOW Rowdy4life why are you so rude? I love coming on here and reading posts of people that are just like me.... track junkies :-) you are so entitled to your opinion but can't you please say something nice? Also, Special Olympics sad? Don't get it? How fun this could be without all your sarcasm. Just my opinion and I thank a Veteran everyday for giving me the freedom to give it.

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    sweetthings88 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 4:39 PM

    Wasn't it said on here before that #24 and #48 was from the same stable. And the #5 and #88 was from another stable.The #14 and #39 are SHR (still Henrick).BOY!!!! do we have a MYSTERY on our hands. Makes you wonder,what goes on behind close doors.

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    rwilliamhayes said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 5:54 PM

    IT'S ALL BUT OVER THIS YEAR.
    You whiners know exactly why #48 did what it did.IN---THE---SAME---SITUATION i'll bet your guy would have done the same thing and BESIDES blind bats JJ had nothing to do with the crashes.Blame that on FRANCECAR.

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    jbbigrod said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 5:58 PM

    A LOT goes on behind closed doors Sweetthing. A LOT! -- - - Seems interesting that CrashLouseSki crashed people at JUST the right time for JJ to get through but not his closest competitors. I think Hendrick WANTS JJ to set a NEW RECORD that NOone can beat as long as he is alive and is maneuvering things in that direction. - - - CrashLouseSki needs to be banned; or AT LEAST parked for a time till he gets the drift on HOW not to destroy everyone else's chances to win just so HE can try to. - - - He is a total jerk from all that I can see. IF he were driving a Ford, I would write to Ford Motor Company to DO something about him, and THEY would respond, unlike GM. I have been there, done that. - - - It WAS Sad what happened to Mark though, and the poster who thinks there is no room for sad here, sounds a little sick to me. Maybe more than a little.

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    Werner said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 6:05 PM

    watch the ratings slide...this is bad for NASCAR...Schrader says the competition level is higher, but how can that be when one driver wins the Championship 4 years in a row...they panicked with the Kenseth rule....

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    andygray212 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 7:47 PM

    There's no way that 1 driver can be as good as Jimmie Johnson. I'm sorry, but as someone said earlier, the competition is so fierce and close, I find it extremely hard to believe 1 person can dominate the last 4 years like that. Something is definitely not right there.

    mbsenlick: Why not make baseball games shorter. 162 games at 3 hours each. While you're at it, basketball games too. 82 games at 2.5 hours each. NASCAR 36 races at 3.5 hours. Do the math, NASCAR definitely does not need to make these races shorter.

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    gojeffgo said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 8:09 PM

    You said it earlier JJ is just one lucky SOG.
    I really thought Jeff would catch Jimmie this race with a win and JJ would be singing the blues in the garage. I wished Jeff would have gotten gas on that caution before he ran out like JJ did, but they were on a different plan....too bad.

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    pj4jj48 said:
    Nov 2, 2009 at 9:22 PM

    :o) Go ahead and whine everyone and try to find excuses/reasons why Jimmie is going to be a 4 time (in a row) Champ. No mystery though; he and Chad and that whole team work harder at it and work better together than any other right now and they use all the wonderful resources at their disposal at HMS to their fullest. Personally I am enjoying watching the team's march to history and feel blessed I am here to see it.

    I'm a Jimmie and Team 48 fan first, but I do like the other HMS drivers too as well as a couple others but no matter what don't like to see any driver flipping down the track. Very glad Ryan and Mark were ok.

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    bonjg24 said:
    Nov 3, 2009 at 12:21 AM

    A couple of letters in the new Scene were also
    talking about Brad K.....every race he can be
    counted on to wreck someone! We all see it --
    he is a menace to all drivers that get in his
    way. He got into the back of Kurt Busch and
    turned him sideways to start the terrible wreck
    that could have killed Ryan Newman. It is PAST
    time that Nascar does something (anything!) to
    stop this Jerk from racing in the cup and Nationwide series. He never apologizes for the
    awful things he does because he doesn't even know that he is the cause of anything. A real
    NOTHING person.

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    WNY24 said:
    Nov 3, 2009 at 1:20 AM

    Unfortunately, they're putting Kez into the #12 starting this weekend. Now instead of #blamestremme on Twitter, we'll be seeing #blamekezelowski! I also find myself liking him less and less the more he drives. If he hadn't driven for Jr, a lot more people would be ripping on him.

    As far as Hendrick dominating, well ONE car is dominating. Dega turned out exactly opposite of what fans other than those of the 48 were hoping. I'd also like to point out they didn't all dominate the past 4 yrs.

    NASCAR needs to change the Chase (which I can't stand anyway) and switch around what tracks they drive at each year. JJ has a good number of his best tracks in the Chase. Gee, I wonder why he's dominating every year? Put in a road course and maybe you'll be seeing Smoke among others doing much better. That Dega is even part of the Chase is a joke. It's nothing but luck and who you're driving next to or who is in front or behind you. You can drive to perfection and still end up with a horrible finish.

    Thank God Ryan and Mark were OK. I felt sick as I saw Ryan's car upside down for so long while they got him out of there. They have to figure out a better way for the car to be safer AND be better to race. What a joke most of the races have become. The leader is in another time zone or at the plate tracks, they're all stuck together in a freight train.

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    tbyrdman94 said:
    Nov 3, 2009 at 7:33 AM

    Has Keslowski got any friends? He sure knows how to make them.

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    Pepper said:
    Nov 3, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Jimmy Johnson is well on his way to his 4th consecutive "CHASE" championship. I'm not dissing his sucess but these championships are NOTHING like the ones that Petty, Earnhardt, Waltrip, Yarborough, Pearson had won. Being the best for an entire season not just some 10 race shootout is what a NASCAR Champion is to me. It's a shame Jimmy will not have a chance to prove he could win season long championships.

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    Pepper said:
    Nov 3, 2009 at 11:02 AM

    Ooops forgot Gordon

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    jbbigrod said:
    Nov 3, 2009 at 12:54 PM

    Not too much left to watch the races for THIS season. Maybe we can see CrashLouseSki, get crashed himself.

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