Sunday's NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega Superspeedway has been red-flagged after a huge wreck, with at least 26 cars involved.
The incident occurred during stage two on lap 115, starting at the very front, and catching up a huge number of other cars, with at least 26 drivers affected according to the FOX Sports broadcast booth.
Replays showed the incident beginning when Ross Chastain in the No. 1 got into the back of Bubba Wallace's No. 45, sending Wallace into Cole Custer and the wall, and kicking off a chain reaction of wrecks.
NASCAR has confirmed all drivers involved in the wreck have been evaluated and released from the infield care center.
The following cars were put out of the race due to the incident.
- Ryan Blaney, 12, Team Penske (Ford) - OUT
- Cole Custer, 41, Haas Factory Team (Chevrolet) - OUT
- Joey Logano, 22, Team Penske (Ford) - OUT
- Kyle Larson, 5, Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) - OUT
- Ty Gibbs, 54, Joe Gibbs Racing (Toyota) - OUT
- William Byron, 24, Hendrick Motorsports (Chevrolet) - OUT
- Bubba Wallace, 23, 23XI Racing (Toyota) - OUT
- Josh Berry, 21, Wood Brothers Racing (Ford) - OUT
Initially, the race was put under red flag conditions as NASCAR officials cleared the damaged cars from the track. As of 5:36 p.m. ET, the race went green once again.
Spire Motorsports star Carson Hocevar ended up taking the victory, his first ever win at Cup Series level
NASCAR RESULTS: Carson Hocevar takes epic first Cup Series victory at Talladega
Contact at the front of the field! Many, many cars are collected in this @TALLADEGA incident! pic.twitter.com/ebOpaeiVRm
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) April 26, 2026
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