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Absolutely Massive, Historic NASCAR Crash Wipes Out Nearly Entire Field at Talladega

Nearly 30 cars were involved in the pile-up.

Liam McKeone

Nearly 30 cars were involved
Nearly 30 cars were involved / Via NB

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. Check it out:

Another view:

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.

Quite the afternoon at Talladega.

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Liam McKeone
LIAM MCKEONE

Liam McKeone is a senior writer for the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He has been in the industry as a content creator since 2017, and prior to joining SI in May 2024, McKeone worked for NBC Sports Boston and The Big Lead. In addition to his work as a writer, he has hosted the Press Pass Podcast covering sports media and The Big Stream covering pop culture. A graduate of Fordham University, he is always up for a good debate and enjoys loudly arguing about sports, rap music, books and video games. McKeone has been a member of the National Sports Media Association since 2020.

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