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Talladega Truck drivers make stunning recovery to avoid 'big one' crash

Everyone waits for The Big One at Talladega. Saturday, Truck Series drivers avoided the expected major crash.

And it was an impressive sight.

Some MAJOR saves that kept this one from being The Big One!#TheChase https://t.co/wf3J3ISVmg

— NASCAR Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) October 22, 2016

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Many of these drivers are young, with much less experience on the dangerous Talladega track. Pictured above, the driver of the No. 9 truck is William Byron, all of 18 years old and a 2016 high school graduate. It would have come as no surprise to see this incident wipe out half the field.