Wild late action at Talladega widens points gap

Two late crashes in the Amp Energy 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway stole the headlines from Roush Fenway Racing's Jamie McMurray, who won for the first time since the July 2007 race at Daytona. Stewart-Haas Racing's Ryan Newman endured a horrific crash, followed by one in which Hendrick Motorsports' Mark Martin flipped. What can be done about racing at Talladega? And has Jimmie Johnson, who escaped the melees and now has a 184-point lead, run away with a fourth straight title? SceneDaily.com's panel discusses.

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