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In 1996, a roof reinforcement called the Earnhardt bar was made mandatory on all NASCAR vehicles after Dale Earnhardt was seriously injured in a crash at Talladega in the DieHard 500. Charlotte Motor Speedway also withdrew from the Sportsman Division in 1996, following 3 deaths in 6 years, citing Phillips' death as "the last straw".
The Big One is a phrase describing any crash usually involving five or more cars in NASCAR, ARCA, and IndyCar racing. It is most commonly used at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega Superspeedway, although occasionally seen at other tracks as well, such as Dover Motor Speedway and Watkins Glen International.
NASCAR: Full Speed is a television documentary series produced in collaboration between Netflix and NASCAR to give a behind-the-scenes look at the drivers and races of the NASCAR Cup Series. [ 1 ] The first season covers the regular season finale and the playoffs of the 2023 NASCAR Cup Series and was released on January 30, 2024.
According to NASCAR’s box score data, at least 80 of the 114 cars in the Daytona 500, second-tier Xfinity Series race and third-tier Truck Series race were involved in a crash during their ...
The crash happened with six laps to go in the 160-lap race. Drivers had taken it easy for much of the final stage of the race before their final pit stops.
NASCAR ended up penalizing Jones two laps for reckless driving after the crash. Jones, 18, referenced past incidents from Mills in a statement posted to social media after the race.
One being a crash by Dario Franchitti that left him with a fractured ankle. And the second one being the most infamous one when Kevin Lepage pulled up right in front of the field going about 150 miles per hour (240 km/h) slower after coming off pit road and causing the big one while he did not take responsibility for his mistake, an incident ...
The post Video: Big Crash At Sunday’s NASCAR Race In Atlanta appeared first on The Spun. “NASCAR on FOX” caught what caused the wreck in a clip posted to Twitter. Tweeting, “…