Newman Uninjured In Scary Talladega Wreck

November 1, 2009 5:19 p.m. EST

Talladega, AL (AHN) - Talladega avoided "The Big One' but didn't avoid the scary one Sunday in the Amp Energy 500 at Talladega Superspeedway. With five laps to go Ryan Newman's No. 39 Chevrolet skirted to the inside and was caught by the No. 29 of Kevin Harvick before flying upside down, sliding on its roof and flipping in the infield. Newman's ride came to rest on its roof and the Indiana native sat in the car for a several minutes before safety workers flipped his car back over and extracted him from the wreckage. Newman walked from his car without a limp to the ambulance and was treated and released from the infield care center without injury. "Sore. I'm just really disappointed. I wish NASCAR did something. It was a boring race for the fans,'' said Newman. "That's not anything anybody wants to see. It's no fun. There's no good part of it. It's not a good race for the fans.'' Newman was uninjured in a wreck that was much scary than it turned out to be.

It was the second time in as many NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races at Talladega that a car went airborne here after Carl Edwards' No. 99 Ford flew into the catch-fence here earlier this year.