Cable falls, hurts fans at NASCAR race

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Cable falls, hurts fans at NASCAR race

A TV cable falls and injures fans and damages cars at the NASCAR race in Charlotte on May 26, 2013

A crew gathers cable from a broken television camera rig during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 26, 2013. The race was red flagged temporarily and several cars were damaged after running over the cable. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Kyle Busch takes a photo of his damaged race car with his phone camera during a red flag in the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Workers cut the rope attached to a suspended TV camera after the rope broke during the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Concord, North Carolina. A report provided by the speedway stated that 10 fans were injured when a nylon rope fell over the grandstands in Turn 4 on lap 121 of the race. Seven fans were treated for minor cuts and scrapes at on-site care centers and released. Three people were transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. The rope was a guide for the network television CamCat overhead camera system. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT)

In this photo provided by Fernando Echeverria, Kyle Busch drives over a broken television camera cable during the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Echeverria)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch (18) drives under a portion of the television CamCat overhead camera systems rope during the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Concord, North Carolina. A report provided by the speedway stated that 10 fans were injured when a nylon rope fell over the grandstands in Turn 4 on lap 121 of the race. Seven fans were treated for minor cuts and scrapes at on-site care centers and released. Three people were transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. The rope was a guide for the network television CamCat overhead camera system. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kyle Busch talks with NASCAR officials after the rope used as a guide for the network television CamCat overhead camera system fell during the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Concord, North Carolina. A report provided by the speedway stated that 10 fans were injured when a nylon rope fell over the grandstands in Turn 4 on lap 121 of the race. Seven fans were treated for minor cuts and scrapes at on-site care centers and released. Three people were transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. The rope was a guide for the network television CamCat overhead camera system. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT)

Workers repair a broken cable to a television camera during the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 26, 2013. The broken cable damaged several race cars and caused the race to be red-flagged. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Officials gather around Kyle Busch (18), Kasey Kahne (5) and Matt Kenseth (20) during a red flag caused by a broken television camera cable rig potentially damaging cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

A worker cleans up a broken television camera cable that damaged several race cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

In this photo provided by Fernando Echeverria, security personnel assist a fan injured by a broken television camera cable during the NASCAR Sprint Cup series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Fernando Echeverria)

The field in the Coca Cola 600 near the start/finish line on Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Concord, North Carolina. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT)

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Kasey Kahne's pit crew look over his car after a the rope to the network television CamCat overhead camera system fell during the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Concord, North Carolina. A report provided by the speedway stated that 10 fans were injured when a nylon rope fell over the grandstands in Turn 4 on lap 121 of the race. Seven fans were treated for minor cuts and scrapes at on-site care centers and released. Three people were transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. The rope was a guide for the network television CamCat overhead camera system. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT)

Security holds onto a portion of the rope used as a guide for the network television CamCat overhead camera system fell during the Coca Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 26, 2013, in Concord, North Carolina. A report provided by the speedway stated that 10 fans were injured when a nylon rope fell over the grandstands in Turn 4 on lap 121 of the race. Seven fans were treated for minor cuts and scrapes at on-site care centers and released. Three people were transported to an area hospital for further evaluation. The rope was a guide for the network television CamCat overhead camera system. (Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/MCT)

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A crew gathers cable from a broken television camera rig during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Coca-Cola 600 auto race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., Sunday, May 26, 2013. The race was red flagged temporarily and several cars were damaged after running over the cable. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

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