Shane van Gisbergen gets turned around, causes massive wreck late at Talladega
Disaster has struck! Shane van Gisbergen pulled out of line in the tri-oval, Dean Thompson was pushed around and then – into the wall. This wreck is going to have big implications for the NASCAR Xfinity Series Playoffs.
Austin Hill was involved in this wreck. Shane van Gisbergen is a playoff driver who was above the cutline prior to the wreck. Now, a lot is up in the air.
SVG was in the wrong place at the wrong time. A bad push to the 26 in the tri-oval sent this whole thing into motion. The 97 went back up the track and into traffic.
Shane van Gisbergen went from about 8 to 9 points above the cutline to now 20 points below. That could change up or down depending on how the rest of the race ends up going, but not an ideal situation.
The only good news for SVG and his 97 team – the Roval is next week. Sweep the stages or go out and just win the race straight up, and it will be on to the Round of 8.
While some drivers, like Austin Hill, made it back onto the track and continued to race, SVG and others were not as lucky. This was the most consequential wreck of the afternoon. It will have playoff implications.
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Going into Talladega, drivers were determined to not wreck. For Shane van Gisbergen, that wasn’t possible today. His road course talents may save him yet.
Shane van Gisbergen wrecks before the big one at Talladega
One bad push is all it takes. Brandon Jones got Carson Kvapil loose in the tri-oval, and then all Hell broke loose going into Turn 1. No matter who you are, NASCAR at Talladega does not show any mercy.
The restart with 13 laps to go in the race went well at first. Then there was a debris caution. 8 laps to go, drivers were putting on their best performances, three wide, making moves up front, and taking chances.
Then there were cars and smoke and oil all over the place.
The NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega is under a red flag and we will be heading to overtime. Three laps to go and then the entire field is wrecking. That’s just how it goes at NASCAR’s largest oval.