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Austin Dillon, Chase Elliott involved in hard crash after late-race restart

Austin Dillon and Chase Elliott both crashed hard late in Sunday's rain-delayed Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway. The pair were among the top five in the race when a late-race restart went awry for a host of drivers.

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Jimmie Johnson and Austin Dillon were leading the field on the restart when chaos ensued. Dillon had moved to second after gambling with a two-tire pit stop. As the field was trying to get up to speed, Martin Truex Jr., in third, rear-ended Dillon, whose car immediately began sliding around on the track.