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Newsweek
30-06-2025
- Automotive
- Newsweek
Drivers Speak Out After Huge NASCAR Crash Takes Out More than 20 Cars
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. The NASCAR Cup Series race in Atlanta saw a huge pileup involving more than 20 cars after Denny Hamlin made contact with John Hunter Nemechek on Lap 69. The incident led Nemechek to hit the outside wall, which then triggered a massive crash. Several cars got involved in the incident, with tire smoke and pieces of carbon fiber going up in the air. The track was blocked by the wrecked cars, prompting NASCAR to halt the race and clear the wreckage. The massive pileup occurred early in the second stage, affecting a total of 23 cars. Several big names from the NASCAR Cup Series were affected by the pileup, including Brad Keselowski, Ryan Preece, Joey Logano, and Kyle Larson. The affected drivers were taken to the infield care center for a checkup. A huge incident involving many drivers entering Turn 3! — NASCAR (@NASCAR) June 29, 2025 Unfortunately for Logano, he was unable to continue after the crash despite starting from pole position. Admitting that he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, he said: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Menards/Quaker State Ford, Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 King's Hawaiian Toyota, Josh Berry, driver of the #21 DEX Imaging Ford, and Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Solomon... Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Menards/Quaker State Ford, Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 King's Hawaiian Toyota, Josh Berry, driver of the #21 DEX Imaging Ford, and Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Solomon Plumbing Ford, spin after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series Quaker State 400 Available at Walmart at Echo Park Speedway on June 28, 2025 in Hampton, Georgia. More"I was in the middle of it and I haven't seen a replay to even know what happened. Cars were sideways and you hit the brakes and everyone is just running into each other. Just a speedway wreck. Wrong place at the wrong time. Tried to win the stage and we couldn't get that done, and you got to pay the piper when you go to the back there." Addressing the incident after viewing the replay, Logano added: "The whole field wrecked, and I'm just in the soup there. Oh my gosh - look at that. Oh, that's horrible. "Sometimes you're the ball, sometimes you're the bat. Tonight we were the ball." Chase Briscoe said attempts to repair his car after the crash were futile. He explained: "Yeah, I don't know how bad our damage was. They were fixing it, and we were about ready to go, and I guess NASCAR came over there and saw that our chassis was broke or bent or something and were like, you can't go back out. So, kind of a waste of 30 minutes working on it. Just unfortunate night for our Bass Pro Shops Toyota." Corey LaJoie revealed his views on the incident after watching the replay. He said: "We see people pushing like dummies early, and then I just come in here and get pushed into it. I come out of the smoke and every corner on my Mustang was knocked off of it. Unfortunately, that was the end of my day. "I don't know what we're doing. We just started the second stage. I don't know why we're pushing like we're damn bumper cars at Frankie's fun park. That's not to be surprised. I think there's a lot of guys who don't make wise decisions driving these things on speedways."
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NASCAR takeaways: Austin Cindric's winless streak ends with photo finish at Talladega
Wait. What is this? Clean racing late at Talladega Superspeedway? The conditions felt ripe for mayhem during Sunday's Jack Link's 500 — No. 1, because conditions are always ripe for mayhem at 'Dega, and No. 2, because the Cup Series drivers could've been a little rusty and a little antsy after NASCAR paused for Easter last week. Advertisement It was competitive. Twenty-three cars led laps. But the Big One never arrived, and the final minutes went off without a hitch. Austin Cindric beat Ryan Preece by a foot or two to take the checkers. And a Kyle Larson third-place finish at a superspeedway? Let's talk about it. 1. Austin Cindric wins at Talladega TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - APRIL 27: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Menards/Quaker State Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by) In his No. 2 Ford, Cindric claimed the lead after the fastest pit stop in the last stop of the race and prevailed by 0.022 seconds over Preece. He fronted the pack for seven total laps. The 26-year-old also snapped a 30-race winless streak dating back to his victory in last June's Enjoy Illinois 300 at World Wide Technology Raceway. His first career win came in the 2022 Daytona 500. Advertisement Prior to Sunday, he had tallied two top-10s in six career Cup Series starts at Talladega. 'We talk about in every single one of those meetings why we haven't won one of these races,' said Cindric, who began seventh. 'Just really proud of the effort.' 2. Kyle Larson turns in trend-bucking superspeedway performance TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - APRIL 27: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 Leidos Toyota, and Kyle Larson, driver of the #5 Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by) Larson gave Cindric a rear bump on the final lap, trying to create a window for a winning move. It didn't work. Larson trailed Cindric on the inside and settled into third. But it was a step in the right direction. Larson, who won two weeks ago at Bristol, entered this weekend with 42 Cup Series starts at Talladega and its sister track, Daytona International Speedway. Advertisement With zero wins and just two top-fives. Sunday, he secured his first career stage win at Talladega, capturing Stage 1, and submitted his best finish ever at the track. Not too shabby. 3. From Talladega to Texas for NASCAR TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - APRIL 27: Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Menards/Quaker State Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link's 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on April 27, 2025 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by) It doesn't slow down next week as NASCAR turns left and heads west to Texas Motor Speedway. The track in Fort Worth is 1½-miles around, more than a mile shorter than Talladega, but get this: It's faster. Why? No restrictor-plate rules. Anyway, all three series — Cup, Xfinity and Trucks — waltz across Texas next week. And while it'll be faster in a miles-per-hour sense, it'll be a little more sane without the plate-racin' rules package. — Ken Willis contributed to this story. This article originally appeared on The Daytona Beach News-Journal: NASCAR results: Austin Cindric, your Talladega winner over Ryan Preece
