Menard, Johnson set off massive wreck in Clash battling for the lead

Contact between Jimmie Johnson and Paul Menard set off a multi-car accident in Sunday’s Advance Auto Parts Clash at Daytona International Speedway.

Johnson was moving to the inside to pass Menard for the lead when the two cars made contact. That sent Menard’s No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford spinning and wrecking into the outside wall, and several other cars were collected in the mayhem — officially, it was listed as a 17-car incident in the 20-car event.

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Caution was displayed at Lap 55 in a race in which Menard had led 52 of the first 55 laps.

Johnson escaped damage and was declared the winner when the race was halted for rain minutes after the wreck.

“Jimmie does that a lot at these tracks, so that’s unfortunate,” Menard told FS1. “Aggressive side-drafting caused that wreck.”

This story will be updated.

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