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Bubba Wallace caught in wreck with Austin Cindric, Michael McDowell at Kansas

FaceProfileby:Thomas Goldkamp•05/05/24
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David Yeazell-USA TODAY Sports

In the final stage of the AdventHealth 400, shortly after a caution, Bubba Wallace was part of a wreck that took out multiple drivers.

The wreck started when Denny Hamlin‘s back bumper clipped the front of Austin Cindric‘s car, slowing Cindric down just a touch. Wallace was behind Cindric and got into his back bumper, sending Cindric into the wall hard.

Wallace then got clipped from behind and spun out and several cars pin-balled off each other, including that of Michael McDowell.

The good news for Bubba Wallace is that his wreck was one of the least severe and he’ll be able to continue after the restart. McDowell found himself in the same boat.

Cindric wasn’t so lucky.

The race has really tightened up in the late going after a fairly straightforward first two stages. Kyle Busch and Kyle Larson were battling for the lead, with Ty Gibbs not far behind, at the time of the Bubba Wallace crash.

There were three cautions in short succession around the end of Stage 2, with multiple wrecks. An earlier wreck involved Jimmie Johnson and ended his day. That wreck happened after Johnson appeared to let off the throttle and Corey LaJoie bumped him from behind.

Johnson spun out toward the infield track.

“Just hard racing on these restarts,” Johnson said. “Certainly disappointed to be hit from behind, spun out and turned around, but I’m confident it wasn’t on purpose. Just kind of one of those racing things. Unfortunate but we’ll dust ourselves off and take the AdventHealth Toyota home and get ready to do it again in May.

“Just trying to set myself up for the corner and obviously I got a little help from behind and just kind of hanging on from there.”Just trying to set myself up for the corner and obviously I got a little help from behind and just kind of hanging on from there.”