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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.
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".
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.
The NASCAR Cup Series runs at Talladega Superspeedway for Sunday's Geico 500, and the finish featured a big crash featuring at least 15 cars.
At the time of the crash, 41 of the 43 cars were on the track. Of those, only Compton, Keller, Wallace (who were in front of the crash), C. W. Smith , Hank Parker Jr. , Casey Mears , Andy Kirby , Tim Fedewa , Larry Gunselman , and Chad Chaffin (all of whom either got slowed down in time to miss the crash or had lost the lead draft altogether ...
Austin Dillon’s No. 3 car is done for the day after a collision with Kyle Busch at the end of Stage 1 in Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race. “NASCAR on FOX” caught what caused the wreck in a ...
On the evening of April 1, 1993, a Swearingen Merlin III twin turboprop, carrying NASCAR champion Alan Kulwicki, crashed near Blountville, Tennessee, while on approach to the nearby Tri-Cities Regional Airport. All four people on board, including Alan Kulwicki, two executives of the Hooters restaurant chain, and the pilot, were killed.
Mills was hospitalized two nights for smoke inhalation after the crash. Jones bumped Mills’ truck in Turns 1 and 2 and sent Mills into the wall. Mills’ truck caught fire after the impact.