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blew his right rear tire. Caught in the pileup, Hassler spun his No.39 Chevy into the infield grass before swerving back into the track and slammed into the outside wall head-on. His car rebounded and as it continued to spin out on the track, with other drivers still pilling into the crash scene, he
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