WHAT THE?!
If you thought Friday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series Wawa 250 at Daytona International Speedway was totally bizarre, then you’ll likely need a brand-new word for Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series event.
As the field crossed the start-finish line to start Lap 139, a downpour began in the first corner of the speedway, with 25-plus vehicles barreling towards a wet track at 200mph.
Obviously, that didn’t end well, when the leaders all lost traction in the first corner, triggering an enormous accident, that collected pretty much the entire lead pack, with the exception of a few stragglers.
Well, the ?? brought a plus-one to Sunday's #CokeZeroSugar400 at @DAYTONA, and their name was "The Big One".
There were at least 18 cars collected in this insane accident in turn one, which appeared to be a result of precipitation. #NASCAR | ?: @nascarfan19_YT | #TeamToby pic.twitter.com/rpgfPunQTP
— TobyChristie.com (@TobyChristieCom) August 28, 2022
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Aric Almirola both took scary rides in the accident, with the No. 47 Chevrolet Camaro nearly launching into the window of Almirola’s No. 10.
AT LEAST 18 cars were collected in the insane accident, including leaders Denny Hamlin and Daniel Suarez, amongst many, many others.
Somehow, throughout the chaos, Austin Dillon was able to drive his No. 3 American Ethanol Chevrolet Camaro through the carnage, to take the lead.
After the accident, Kevin Harvick, Landon Cassill, Cody Ware, and Austin Cindric are scored in the top five. Kyle Busch, Martin Truex Jr, BJ McLeod, David Ragan, and Noah Gragson the top-10.
Cars/Drivers Involved in Lap 139 Accident (18 Cars):
- #4 – Kevin Harvick
- #8 – Tyler Reddick
- #9 – Chase Elliott
- #10 – Aric Almirola
- #11 – Denny Hamlin
- #16 – Daniel Hemric
- #17 – Chris Buescher
- #18 – Kyle Busch
- #21 – Harrison Burton
- #23 – Bubba Wallace
- #31 – Justin Haley
- #38 – Todd Gilliland
- #42 – Ty Dillon
- #43 – Erik Jones
- #47 – Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
- #51 – Cody Ware
- #62 – Noah Gragson
- #99 – Daniel Suarez
