The largest crash at Talladega in NASCAR Cup Series history occurred Sunday in Alabama, when 28 cars were involved in a chaotic wreck.
Only four drivers would have survived the jam at Talladega Superspeedway, which occurred with five laps to go when race leader Austin Cindric was pushed by Brad Keselowski’s Ford.
Keselowski had been tagged by Joey Logano and within moments a chain reaction sent more than twenty cars off the track.
The accident, Talladega’s largest in Cup history, also involved championship contenders Chase Elliott, Chase Briscoe, Alex Bowman, Tyler Reddick and Daniel Suarez.
Smoke billowed into the air as cars continued to crash into each other, the few lone survivors speeding away from the rubble and around the corner.
The worst Talladega crash in NASCAR Cup Series history occurred Sunday in Alabama
Kyle Larson, Christopher Bell, William Byron and Denny Hamlin were the only drivers who reportedly escaped the collision, which led to a lengthy delay at Talladega.
After the race finally restarted, Ricky defeated Stenhouse Jr. Keselowksi and won the Cup Series YellaWood 500 in a photo finish.
After a long red flag period, Stenhouse led Keselowski at the restart, but Keselowski pulled ahead in Turn 3 on the final lap.
However, hard pressure from William Byron gave Stenhouse the momentum he needed in his No. 47 JTG Daugherty Racing car to beat Keselowski by 0.006 seconds for his fourth career victory and first since the 2023 Daytona 500.
Byron’s third-place finish advanced him to the eighth round. Kyle Larson and Erik Jones rounded out the top five.
Reigning champion Ryan Blaney wrecked at the end of Stage 2, finishing 39th.
After a push from Bowman, Blaney’s number 12 bounced off Shane van Gisbergen on the inside, spun to his right and headed nose-first into the front wall in a hard crash.