"The "Big One" happened earlier than usual at the Daytona 500 on Sunday: a 20-car crash just past the midway point that involved three-time race winner Denny Hamlin and several other contenders. Justin Allgaier was leading in a car fielded by two-time race winner Dale Earnhardt Jr. when Hamlin tried to pass on the outside at Daytona International Speedway. Allgaier threw a late block and squeezed Hamlin into the wall, igniting the melee with seven laps remaining in the second stage of NASCAR's season opener."
"Hamlin, trying to become the third driver to win four Daytona 500s, spun into the infield grass. Former race winner Michael McDowell, Alex Bowman, Shane van Gisbergen, Ross Chastain, Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek were among those involved. Two-time Daytona 500 runner-up Bubba Wallace slipped through the wreckage unscathed, took the lead and won the stage under caution. Wallace drives for 23IX Racing, which is owned by Hamlin and Pro Basketball Hall of Famer Michael Jordan."
At Daytona International Speedway a 20-car crash occurred just past the midway point of the Daytona 500, involving three-time winner Denny Hamlin and multiple contenders. Justin Allgaier, driving a car fielded by Dale Earnhardt Jr., led when Hamlin attempted an outside pass; Allgaier's late block squeezed Hamlin into the wall and sparked the wreck with seven laps left in the second stage. Hamlin spun into infield grass while Michael McDowell, Alex Bowman, Shane van Gisbergen, Ross Chastain, Erik Jones and John Hunter Nemechek were also caught up. Bubba Wallace navigated through unscathed, took the lead and won the stage under caution.
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