Carnage, crashing, flipping, what have you, Sunday’s race at Talladega Superspeedway may go down in history as one of the most violent races in NASCAR history.
Chase Elliott led the field to the green flag for the 47th annual GEICO 500, and it didn’t take long for the wrecking to begin.
The first accident of the day took place on Lap 51, when Dale Earnhardt Jr. got loose off Turn 2 and spun back up the track into his Hendrick Motorsports teammate Kasey Kahne.
“Just got loose,” said Jr. “I was in a bad spot with the wind.