Leaders Initiated Talladega's Newest 'Big One', At Least 26 Cars Involved
At least 26 cars were damaged in Sunday's Big One at Talladega, when the leader, Bubba Wallace, turned in front of the field following a bad push.
'Dega Just Had It's 'Big One' at the Front of the Field Sean Gardner - Getty Images With the stages flipped to try and stop the teams from running a fuel-save-dominated race, drivers were racing four-wide in the middle of the 45-lap second stage when a bad push at the front led to a complete junkyard of Cup cars in Sunday's Jack Link 500 at Talladega. The crash happened on lap 115, with the red flag coming out on 116 to clear the wrecked cars from the track. Among those unable to continue were Bubba Wallace, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, Cole Custer, and Joey Logano.
Bubba Wallace was leading the middle lane when a push from Ross Chastain got him loose, turning him into the field. Only four cars escaped through the front of the field, and one was Michael McDowell, who was running far enough behind to not be involved. Chastain moves from the bottom lane to the middle lane, and Wallace moves up to block.
Wallace's No. 23 Toyota Camry was having trouble being pushed throughout the first stage. THE (very) BIG ONE.
Talladega is currently a parking lot. š https://t. co/rOucy6A4kP pic.