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Updated at 10:02 a.m., Monday, April 27, 2009

Auto racing: Talladega race fan remains in hospital

Associated Press

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — A woman who was injured during a wreck at Talladega Superspeedway is listed in fair condition at UAB Hospital.

Another woman who was taken to Brookwood Hospital in Birmingham for treatment of a medical condition after the wreck was discharged Sunday night. Her name was not released.

A spokesman for UAB Hospital said the fan still being treated, Blake Bobbitt, was in fair condition Monday afternoon.

Seven fans sustained minor injuries caused by flying debris Sunday when Carl Edwards' car went into the safety fence on the final lap of the Aaron's 499 at Talladega Superspeedway.

The other injured fans received treatment at the track and did not have to go to a hospital.