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Sadler and Bush were the beneficiaries of NASCAR's safer Car of Tomorrow after two violent wrecks. Sadler was forced to lay down on the triangle track and suffered a sore chest and stomach after smacking the inside wall. The engine on his No. 19 Ford was ripped from the body and smoldered nearby.
He called it his hardest hit ever in a race car. It came a day after he was the Trucks Series race winner here.
Busch's No. 2 Dodge was hit from behind on a bump drafting attempt by four-time defending series champion Jimmie Johnson. Busch slammed into the wall, skidded along the grass and smashed into an infield barrier.
That brought out the first red flag, for 28 minutes, 46 seconds. The second one was for rain and lasted 17:20. The start of the race was delayed 36 minutes by rain.
Biffle was one of the harshest critics of the track in a recent Sports Illustrated story, saying, "They're going to kill somebody there."
Track officials have promised changes -- such as adding more SAFER barriers along the inside wall -- in time for next year's races. The track was deemed by some unsafe after an accident in the June race involving Kasey Kahne
Jeff Gordon, who was sixth, slammed the track and said improvements can't come soon enough.
"I think there's a time when we've got to step up the technology safety at certain facilities," Gordon said. "We've seen two incidences here this year, and I think it's going to be a wake-up call for some improvement."
Biffle had little to complain about on Sunday.
Biffle had muddled through the season without a win and only three top-fives. He's made the Chase the last two years and was series runner-up in 2005. Before Indianapolis, he finished 16th-20th-35th in his last three races and hardly seemed like a Chase contender.
Not now. He won his 15th career Cup race and joked in Victory Lane he had forgotten how to celebrate.
"We know we have a great team and I know I can do it behind the wheel and we were able to prove it today," Biffle said.
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