News

Watch: Huge Crash At Talladega Involving 16 Drivers Rattles NASCAR Playoffs

On the 172nd lap of the Alabama 500, a major collision occurred at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday in the penultimate race of the quarterfinal round of 12.

Talladega Crash NASCAR Playoffs video

The crash involved 16 cars and happened with 17 laps left when No. 78 Toyota driver Martin Truex Jr. and David Ragan seemed to slightly touch each other. Ragan, the No. 38 Ford driver, was briefly pulled to the right of the track before veering left and spinning Kurt Busch in the middle of the group of vehicles. Busch then slammed into the wall and flames went up on the 2.66-mile track as the race was stopped for the crash that Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch were also involved with.

According to ESPN, Sunday’s crash occurred because of a miscommunication. Johnson’s spotter heard NASCAR tell the drivers to start their engines, so he told his team to begin working on the car. However, the team was discovered to have worked on the car before the red flag was lifted.

Johnson was scored like all the other cars that couldn’t continue following the wreck — by position of the last completed lap.

“Those points are so valuable,” Johnson said in unsuccessful lobbying for a ruling that he be credited with finishing ahead of any car that was stopped on the track and couldn’t continue.

TALLADEGA, AL – OCTOBER 15: Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s Caramel Toyota, and Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Lowe’s Chevrolet, are involved in an on-track incident during the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Alabama 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 15, 2017 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Getty Images)

Pablo Mena

Writer and assistant editor for usports.org. NY Giants and Rangers fan. Film and TV enthusiast (especially Harry Potter and The Office) and lover of foreign languages and cultures.

Recent Posts

Paul George Exits With Knee Injury As 76ers Fall To 2-12 In Loss To Grizzlies

With their big three finally back in action Wednesday, the Philadelphia 76ers suffered another setback…

10 hours ago

VIDEO: Nike Pays Tribute to Rafael Nadal With 30-Foot Projection In Front of Eiffel Tower

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/tny--EWynOQ Nike paid tribute to Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal with a 10-meter-tall animated display…

1 day ago

VIDEO: Rafael Nadal Gets Emotional Tribute as He Retires From Tennis

https://youtu.be/dtJoJz9hC48 Tennis legend Rafael Nadal bid a heartfelt goodbye to his devoted Spanish fans as he brought…

1 day ago

VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: U.S. Olympic Fencer Eli Dershwitz Explains The Art Of Fencing

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/DQ9Rxhnuer4 U.S. Olympic fencer Eli Dershwitz shed light on the critical skills necessary in fencing…

2 days ago

Two Bears Offensive Linemen Return To Practice, Caleb Williams Desperate For Blocking

Two offensive linemen for the Chicago Bears returned to practice, a massive step in the…

3 days ago

VIDEO: UFC Heavyweight Champion Performs Viral Trump Dance In New York

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/s2g9t_33Myw President-elect Donald Trump received a warm welcome from Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Jon…

4 days ago