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The 1970 Rebel 400 was a NASCAR Grand National Series event that was held on May 9, 1970, at Darlington Raceway in Darlington, South Carolina.The race is known for a crash involving Richard Petty that inspired NASCAR to implement the window net, a mandatory safety feature in today's NASCAR vehicles.
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.
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 ...
The NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race will air live on NBC, while the practice and qualifying races will air on USA Network at 5 p.m. ET and 4:30 p.m. E, respectively.
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.
The NASCAR Cup Series continues the 2024 season with the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400 at the Texas Motor Speedway. See live NASCAR race updates here.
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 ...
After competing in short tracks across the Carolinas, he moved to NASCAR's Sportsman Division. He also worked as a fabricator, volunteer firefighter, and preacher. He also volunteered at a local racing school occasionally and was a devout Baptist, serving as the youth minister at his local church, serving as a mentor for many of the children there.