‘Big One’ erupts late in Daytona 500 bringing out red flag

The ‘Big One’ hit late in Sunday’s 61st running of the Daytona 500, collecting 22 cars in the melee with 10 laps to go. The red flag was displayed as clean-up crews attended to the track.

The incident occurred on the backstretch when Paul Menard, driving the No. 21 Wood Brothers Racing Ford, appeared to get into the back of the No. 95 Leavine Family Racing Toyota, driven by Matt DiBenedetto. Both drivers were running in the top five when the incident took place, spoiling a potential big day for the upstart teams.

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Stage 2 winner Ryan Blaney, Austin Dillon, Ryan Newman, Aric Almirola, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Martin Truex Jr., Erik Jones, Daniel Suarez and Jimmie Johnson were among the drivers involved in the wreck.

This story will be updated.

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