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Briscoe, Haley, Keselowski involved in Phoenix melee during Stage 2

Briscoe, Haley, Keselowski involved in Phoenix melee during Stage 2

Yahoo11-03-2025
A multicar crash collected several contenders at Lap 99 of Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
Joe Gibbs Racing's Chase Briscoe collided with Justin Haley exiting Turn 2 while running four-wide on the heels of a Stage 2 restart. The contact briefly sent Brisoce's No. 19 Toyota airborne and rocketed both his car and Haley's up the track, collecting Carson Hocevar. Their cars then ricocheted further into traffic, clogging the back straightaway.
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Others involved included 2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski, 2023 Xfinity Series champ Cole Custer, Riley Herbst, Todd Gilliland, Shane van Gisbergen, Noah Gragson, AJ Allmendinger and Austin Dillon.
Gilliland, Gragson, Allmendinger and Dillon were able to continue without immediately going behind the wall for repairs, but all other vehicles were taken to the garage. Those teams will have an opportunity to repair their vehicles in a designated area under the 2025 Damaged Vehicle Policy.
This story will be updated.
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