TALLADEGA, Ala. — Things got interesting really quick Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama when A.J. Allmendinger bumped Chase Elliot during Lap 169 of the Geico 500 and set off a chain reaction involving at least 16 cars.
It was a “Big One,” and it’s even more jarring in slow motion.
The red flag is still out for The Big One.
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) May 7, 2017
See who made it through the chaos: https://t.co/8HFED1riei pic.twitter.com/I2DxhEKqCB
This is how Allmendinger’s car ended up:
The end result of the "Big One." @AJDinger went for a wild ride. #NASCAR #GEICO500 pic.twitter.com/yBgZ6jy6py
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) May 7, 2017
As you can see, the soon-to-be-retired Dale Earnhardt Jr. barely missed getting involved:
Wow. @DaleJr misses today's big crash at @TalladegaSuperS ... by INCHES.#NASCAR @FOXTV pic.twitter.com/hTT6WjYyk7
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) May 7, 2017
And how do you feel about that, sir?
How ya feeling' about missing #TheBigOne @DaleJr? #Geico500 pic.twitter.com/ZuRVYh0OuU
— Texas Motor Speedway (@TXMotorSpeedway) May 7, 2017
As USA Today noted, Elliott initially accepted blame for the multi-car wreck but was told Allmendinger was at fault, and Allmendinger later passed that blame to Kevin Harvick.
No drivers were injured.
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