Relive the 2024 GEICO 500 from Talladega Superspeedway that saw several big incidents on track and a wild near miss by Chase Elliott capped off with a thrilling finish and cars wrecking across the line.
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00:00 >> And packed infield full.
00:10 This is what they came to see.
00:12 Right there is where the start/finish line would be in daytona.
00:16 But it's further down track where the green flag waves and we're underway.
00:33 >> You just motioned about it in the booth, clinton.
00:35 That is a spread out of a start as you'll probably ever see at talladega or at least
00:40 for today you won't see one that spread out again.
00:43 >> Everybody's mind in appeasing cues.
00:45 No practice.
00:46 We have to feel these cars out a little bit.
00:49 That communication you heard me talk about with the spotters, everything has to be in
00:53 sync.
00:54 Let's ease into this situation because you know it's going to keep ratcheting up more
00:57 and more.
00:58 Already three wide towards the back.
01:02 >> About 14 rows, two by two.
01:05 Very nicely, noah's arc style.
01:06 It's a mess back there where everybody wants to get to the front.
01:19 >> Another huge push.
01:20 Chastain, hemrick to the lead.
01:22 To the point.
01:23 Pushed him hard.
01:24 Locked those bumpers down the back straightaway.
01:26 >> Look at that number one.
01:27 Where did he come from?
01:29 Ross chastain started 32nd.
01:32 He's up to second place.
01:39 Up front is where b.J.
01:40 McCloud is.
01:41 Independent driver from florida.
01:43 Had a charter last year.
01:44 Was guaranteed in every race.
01:46 He and his partner sold that charter to another team.
01:50 So he's running a limited schedule as an independent and today unsponsored.
01:56 Loves to race.
01:57 >> Oh, he's in the wall.
01:58 In the wall, guys.
01:59 >> Got a good push.
02:01 I don't know if it just got him loose, kevin, or what.
02:06 He's in trouble.
02:07 >> Comes off turn four.
02:08 Drops to the apron.
02:09 >> No fuel pressure.
02:10 >> And he will pit.
02:11 >> There it is.
02:12 >> Too fast entering.
02:13 The speeding police.
02:14 >> Whoa.
02:15 Hold on to it, denny.
02:16 >> Denny hamlin locks it up.
02:17 >> Bring it on over.
02:18 >> Now you're probably going to have to put tires on that thing.
02:27 >> We are still green.
02:29 >> The 7 of the toyotas pitting.
02:35 Here they come.
02:36 Final lap stage one.
02:37 >> Well, larson has to get up towards the outside line because he wants to try to block
02:41 both lanes.
02:42 And he's way out front right now.
02:44 He's not a factor in who wins this stage, though.
02:47 >> Blaney moving.
02:48 Comes the run.
02:49 >> And larson can't hold that front spot.
02:51 They come to the line.
02:53 Cendric is the stage winner.
02:56 Unofficially.
02:57 >> As they caught those lappers and they were catching other ones as well, that affects
03:03 that air.
03:04 And the second that one of those move out and breaks that plank, you lose your momentum.
03:09 >> Austin cendric for team penske and ford by a slim margin gets his second stage win
03:16 of the year.
03:20 Mustang pace car is in.
03:21 65 complete.
03:23 Kyle busch, chase elliott, two chevys will lead them back to green ahead of the fords
03:29 of blaney, cendric and burton.
03:45 >> See kyle busch there on that outside, kevin.
03:48 He's hungry.
03:49 Needs this opportunity.
03:50 Was looking for this opportunity at talladega.
03:51 Told you earlier in the week.
03:55 >> Kyle and I actually spent some time together in georgia this week.
03:59 Turkey hunting.
04:00 Happened to be at the realtree farms down there.
04:03 Taking some time to relax.
04:06 >> With your history, there's no chance I would have went hunting with him.
04:12 I'd say times are changing.
04:15 >> I don't have to go out there and compete anymore.
04:18 I actually took piper hunting.
04:20 He didn't want to hunt together.
04:21 I had to take keelan last week and piper this week.
04:25 Kyle was there as well.
04:27 >> We talked about this.
04:28 You see austin cendric moved up and joey logano staggered up to try to block the run completely.
04:35 Chris busch threaded the needle.
04:37 Actually made contact with austin cendric.
04:39 Those guys, we talked about the risk and the desperation that we feel like the fords are
04:45 in to win this race.
04:46 We see a whole bunch of them up in the front of the pack right there.
04:49 Joey logano and austin cendric took a huge risk right there.
04:52 >> So give it to chris busch and ryan breece who followed him right through that barely
04:58 there gap between the two leaders.
05:01 >> You see it right there.
05:02 We've got a heck of a race coming off of turn four to the start/finish line for the end
05:06 of stage two.
05:07 >> 24 races since joey logano got a stage win.
05:11 Here they come through the trial.
05:13 Big push from austin cendric.
05:16 Joey logano beats everybody to the line.
05:20 Cendric larson, dillon chastain.
05:23 The top five.
05:24 >> There it is, kevin.
05:26 You're exactly right.
05:27 >> That's a penalty when you come down to pit road.
05:30 You line up at the tail end of the longest line.
05:32 So that was a long line.
05:37 >> 19 different leaders so far today as ross chastain tries to get to the front with some
05:44 help from kyle busch.
05:46 Probably the weirdest restart I've ever seen in my life.
05:51 >> You forget how we used to start single file.
05:55 For those of you that are new, you see all these double file restarts.
05:58 All the restarts used to be single file.
06:00 They were too spread out like this one.
06:02 >> Look at this old-fashioned drag race up front.
06:04 Big block by chastain moving up in front of him.
06:06 Both of those sets of cars were tandem there for a minute.
06:09 Busch pushing chastain.
06:12 Cendric into logano.
06:13 >> You have three of the best blockers in the sport right there.
06:16 Ross chastain, joey logano and ryan blaney.
06:20 That will be something that you have to do towards the end of this race.
06:24 >> As you see justin haley with a bunch of flat tires.
06:27 Let's see what happened here, clint.
06:32 >> You see those guys right back here.
06:33 It's haley.
06:35 It starts getting bottled up.
06:37 Now watch.
06:38 >> Oh, yeah, they all checked up.
06:39 >> Bottled up big time.
06:40 Elliott gets in the back of haley.
06:42 He comes down, gets into bell.
06:44 Look how close it was for chase elliott.
06:47 Barely missing that.
06:48 So close.
06:49 >> It actually started with alex bowman up there.
06:52 He checked up really hard.
06:53 See a lot of cars, chase briscoe, spin himself out.
06:56 Luckily he spins himself out and is headed down towards the grass before those cars came
07:01 down the racetrack.
07:02 So lucky situation right there.
07:06 You see alex bowman backed up right there.
07:08 It just accordions the back until they finally bottle up.
07:12 >> That was so close with elliott and bell right there.
07:16 >> Look at ryan blaney right in the middle of that.
07:18 Gets rear ended by zane smith.
07:22 Underneath on the outside.
07:24 He had him everywhere.
07:27 >> Watch this accordion all the way up through him.
07:29 >> Oh, yeah, you see the 38 car of todd gillan actually pull up that red car right there
07:35 with the generator logo on the front.
07:38 >> Wow.
07:39 >> Couldn't put the sunday paper.
07:46 Do they still have a sunday paper in aniston?
07:48 I'm not sure.
07:49 >> So once again, we have the cars at the front that did not come into top off with
07:55 everybody who did.
07:56 Single file behind them for the restart.
08:01 >> Those two teammates matching paint schemes.
08:10 Don't get those confused.
08:12 That's tough on a spotter.
08:14 Only difference is basically the color of their numbers on the roof.
08:17 That's what those guys can see.
08:19 >> Red roof for barry.
08:20 White roof for regson.
08:22 >> Pretty good add for your company with two of those things leading that pack.
08:26 >> Look pretty smart right now.
08:29 >> Here comes a big run.
08:31 Chastain off the bumper of mcdowell on that outside.
08:34 Look at that run.
08:35 Here they come.
08:38 >> Stewart haas must have overstocked on decals this week.
08:41 >> You see hamrick wanting to move up.
08:42 There he is.
08:44 Sees that run.
08:46 Move up, take it.
08:49 Chastain thought about going around him.
08:50 Wanted to.
08:51 >> Running as long as they can.
08:54 >> Oh, the wreck in turn three.
08:56 It's bubba wallace and erik jones.
08:58 >> Oh, my goodness.
09:00 >> That's exactly what happened.
09:01 You couldn't do that.
09:03 They were single file.
09:05 >> The air cleaner is completely off of erik jones' car.
09:10 >> This is the group, the toyota group, guys, they were single file driving off as kevin
09:14 was talking about getting into turn three.
09:17 >> What in the world?
09:19 >> Denny hamlin is in it.
09:21 Down in the apron.
09:25 John hunter neemecek as well.
09:27 So that is half or more of the toyotas are taken out in this crash.
09:33 Erik jones has put the winternet down.
09:35 The amr safety team is right there.
09:37 >> Let's get a replay and see what happened here.
09:40 What went wrong?
09:41 >> What a shocker.
09:46 Bubba wallace climbing out.
09:52 John hunter neemecek it appears got into the back.
09:56 Of one of those two cars.
10:00 And chaos resulted.
10:09 >> Okay here it is.
10:10 John hunter neemecek.
10:11 You see starts with the 42 car into the 23.
10:16 See him move up.
10:17 The 23 actually gets into jones and then they start moving around, stacking them up.
10:22 >> I'm sorry to interrupt you but what we were talking about earlier over that tunnel.
10:26 You want to be the leader right now because as you head towards this white flag you want
10:30 to be the leader as long as possible in case that caution flag comes out.
10:34 >> It is reddick at the white flag with one lap to go.
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10:39 Mcdowell back to the point.
10:42 By a foot.
10:50 Big push from truex.
10:54 Keselowski as well.
10:55 Here comes gregson.
10:56 >> Energy is on the bottom.
10:58 It's deteriorating on the top.
10:59 >> Now does keselowski, is he wingman to mcdowell or does he have a chance to win this race?
11:07 Off turn four for the final time.
11:09 >> Comes a run by brad.
11:10 There he goes to make his move.
11:11 He's going to switch back over.
11:14 The block and around goes the 34.
11:17 And reddick steals one.
11:20 >> That was almost exactly how brad won this race.
11:23 His first race.
11:24 >> Huge wreck here, guys.
11:27 Reddick.
11:28 >> Oh, my god!
11:31 Great work, guys!
11:34 Whoo!
11:35 >> Tyler reddick for the win.
11:37 Everybody else wrecks.
11:38 >> You knew it was coming.
11:40 Mcdowell was trying to block.
11:42 That run was coming.
11:52 >> This is going down the back straightaway.
11:54 Brad doing what he's done the whole time.
11:57 That's keeping michael mcdowell up in the front of the pack.
12:01 >> I love what he did here.
12:02 He pushed him away and created a gap.
12:04 He drug that brake.
12:05 Got this momentum built by gregson off his bumper.
12:08 Away we go.
12:09 Make the move to the outside.
12:11 Mcdowell blocks him high.
12:12 Goes to the bottom.
12:13 Look at the energy coming with gregson.
12:15 Brad was able to utilize that block.
12:17 Pushes him.
12:18 That was one block too many on mcdowell's behalf.
12:20 Turned him around.
12:22 >> Look at reddick.
12:24 >> Keeping his foot on the floor and shoot through as mayhem develops behind.
12:29 The first four cars get by unscathed.
12:32 Reddick, keselowski, gregson and barry.