INDIANAPOLIS — Carl Edwards said his injured right hand will not slow him down in the No. 99 car at Indianapolis this weekend.
Edwards arrived in town Thursday wearing a protective brace around his dislocated right thumb, and he plans to wear something similar Sunday to avoid re-injury during the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard.
Edwards, fifth in Nextel Cup points and leading the Busch series, was injured Sunday at a dirt-track race when he hit the back of a car that spun out in front of him. The collision caused a 10-car pileup, and Edwards' right thumb wound up stuck in the steering wheel spokes.
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