Oct. 18, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Denny Hamlin was right.

His hard crash at Kansas Speedway during Thursday’s NASCAR Sprint Cup test session — and two subsequent trips to the Infield Care Center — probably wouldn’t have attracted much attention if it hadn’t been for Dale Earnhardt Jr.

On Aug. 29, Earnhardt likewise suffered a similar hit at the 1.5-mile track. Earnhardt admitted later that he had suffered a concussion during the crash, and after another wreck Oct. 7 at Talladega — and another concussion — Earnhardt sought medical attention and ultimately was sidelined from competition for at least two weeks, forcing him to miss races at Charlotte and Kansas.

“If Dale Jr.’s incident wouldn’t have happened,” Hamlin told reporters outside the care center, “I don’t think any of y’all would be here.”

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