Must See: 28 Cars Crash In NASCAR’s Biggest Wreck In History

A major wreck occurred at the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday.

The crash tied for the largest crash at a NASCAR race, with 28 cars involved in a significant pile-up with only five laps left to go in the race.

After debris was cleared from the track, a restart was issued, and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. took first place.

Take a look at the wreck here:

IT'S NOT JUST A BIG ONE. IT'S THE HUGE ONE!

Nearly the entire field involved in this crash at Talladega! #NASCAR

📺 : NBC pic.twitter.com/poJkMCPuIn

— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) October 6, 2024

28 Cars Involved in the Biggest NASCAR Wreck Ever – Nearly Entire Field Involved in Crash Earlier Today at the YellaWood 500 at the Talladega Superspeedway in Lincoln, Alabama. pic.twitter.com/Cjno281PuG

— Denn Dunham (@DennD68) October 7, 2024

Per Sports Illustrated:

Sunday was a glorious day of sports as NFL games kicked off across the country while the MLB postseason continued. The cherry on top of the sundae for many sports fans was a NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega. And boy were there ever fireworks during the last offering.
An absolutely massive crash wiped nearly the entire field of the YellaWood 500 on Sunday.

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The final count was 28 cars involved in the crash, which sets a new record for most cars in a wreck in Cup Series history.

After the debris was cleared and the race restarted, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. would emerge victorious in a photo finish.

Unbelievable. 🤯 pic.twitter.com/n3ZumZZ4un

— NASCAR (@NASCAR) October 6, 2024

Check out what CBS Sports reported:

What tied for the largest wreck in the modern history of NASCAR broke out with five laps to go in Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, as 27 cars were involved in The Big One of all big ones with five laps to go. The crash occurred right at the front of the field, and took out virtually all of the lead pack.

Austin Cindric and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. were racing for the lead and the win going down the backstretch as the lead pack made their way past Todd Gilliland, who was being put a lap down after losing the draft due to a pit road speeding penalty on his final green flag stop. Cindric would wind up getting a gap between himself and Brad Keselowski that was quickly closed as Keselowski received a push from Joey Logano, but the push was too much for Cindric to handle.

Cindric spun off the bumper of Keselowski and in front of traffic after bouncing off Stenhouse’s car to his outside, triggering a melee that collected virtually the entire lead pack.