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Lightning strike leaves one dead, nine injured at Pocono Raceway
Posted: 08.05.2012 at 9:18 PM
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A lightning strike in the parking lot at Pocono Raceway after a NASCAR race Sunday killed one person and injured nine others, racetrack officials said.

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