Jimmie Johnson: Changes Must Be Made To Talladega Track

Alabama Talladega The Three-time defending NASCAR champion says the only way to avoid accidents like Sunday's airborne crash is to make a radical transformation of the track.
by The Associated Press
Published: Tue, April 28, 2009 - 8:53 am CST Last Updated: Tue, April 28, 2009 - 8:57 am CST
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Three-time defending NASCAR champion
Jimmie Johnson says the only way to control the racing at Talladega
Superspeedway is a radical transformation of the track.
He says to avoid accidents like Carl Edwards' airborne crash
into the safety fence on Sunday, NASCAR needs to take a tractor
inside Talladega and knock down the walls and banking.
Johnson says that alteration would change the racing surface and
cars would no longer be bunched in the tight packs that lead to
massive accidents.
NASCAR says changing Talladega is not an option.
The governing body vowed to be tougher on policing aggressive
driving and blocking, but Johnson says no punishment will deter
drivers from defending their race position.

(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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