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The post Video: Huge Crash At The Daytona 500 This Afternoon appeared first on The Spun. Several big names were involved in a massive wreck early on in the Daytona 500 on Sunday afternoon.
The 2020 Daytona 500, the 62nd running of the event, was a NASCAR Cup Series race held on February 16–17, 2020. It was contested over 209 laps—extended from 200 laps due to an overtime finish, on the 2.5-mile (4.0 km) asphalt superspeedway. It was the first race of the 2020 NASCAR Cup Series season.
Presumably, the crash was caused by front brake failure. The 36-year-old motorcycle parts shop owner died instantly of major head injuries. [46] [47] Neil Bonnett: February 11, 1994 Car NASCAR: Daytona 500: Practice Bonnett's Chevrolet Lumina swerved when coming off turn four, slid onto the apron, went up the banking, and crashed into the wall ...
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.
Defending NASCAR Cup Champion Ryan Blaney finds himself in a backup car to start the Daytona 500 on Sunday. The champ is not taking Superspeedway crash lightly.
The last four points races at Daytona and Talladega have featured 13 crashes with five or more cars. And every driver crashed during last week's Busch Clash.
On February 9, 2020, Stenhouse got off to a fast start by winning the pole for the Daytona 500. [30] Stenhouse Jr. narrowly lost the 2020 GEICO 500 to Ryan Blaney, spinning Aric Almirola about a hundred yards from the finish line, and nearly winning but coming up .007 short. [31]
The majority of the Daytona 500 was incident-free. There were no crashes in between the two wrecks in the final 10 laps of the race and a crash that happened on the fifth lap of the race.