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Old 08-05-2012, 05:01 PM
 
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Crazy day at Pocono. A 90 minute or so delay due to rain, then a wreck by Jimmie at the end where he gave the race win to team mate Gordon. After the wreck got cleared up, the rain came which made nascar call the race office as a killer thunderstorm rolled by that hurt 10 fans near the grandstands
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Old 08-05-2012, 07:06 PM
 
Location: Aurora, CO
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Default 1 killed, 9 injured in two separate lightning strikes

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Crazy day at Pocono. A 90 minute or so delay due to rain, then a wreck by Jimmie at the end where he gave the race win to team mate Gordon. After the wreck got cleared up, the rain came which made nascar call the race office as a killer thunderstorm rolled by that hurt 10 fans near the grandstands
Multiple news outlets are confirming that one fan was killed and another is in critical condition after being hit by lightning shortly after NASCAR called the race today.

Fan killed after lightning strikes NASCAR race
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Old 08-05-2012, 08:13 PM
 
Location: Upstate
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Terrible news about the fan. I am happy for the 24.

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Old 08-05-2012, 08:28 PM
 
Location: Lake Norman, NC
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RIP fellow race fan! Wishes to the others for a speedy recovery.
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Old 08-06-2012, 11:27 AM
 
Location: On the East Coast
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What a shame what happened to the fans. We were thinking of attending the race too.
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Old 08-07-2012, 10:48 AM
 
Location: NY
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Oh thats terrible! I feel bad for the fan's family!!

Happy the 24 won that crazy finish, but the death of the fan sure puts a damper on the fun.
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