Thu, 21 May 2009 at 11:53 am

Carrie Underwood: American Idol Finale

Carrie Underwood sports a pink band-aid at the American Idol Season 8 Grand Finale held at Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday (May 20) in Los Angeles, Calif.

The 26-year-old singer performed her latest single “Home Sweet Home” on American Idol on Tuesday night. After the performance, she limped off the stage due to a running injury. “You’re gonna laugh at me, everyone does,” the Season 4 winner joked on Ryan Seacrest’s radio show. “I was running last Saturday in my little community [in Nashville]…It’s about three miles,” Underwood said.

“I was about halfway through and I fell. “And this nice lady was driving behind me — I’d never met her before,” Carrie continued. “She saw the incident and was nice enough to pull over and roll down the window and say, ‘Can I take you home?’ “So I fought back tears and she took me home!”

25+ pictures inside of Carrie Underwood at the American Idol Finale…