Filed under: David Reutimann, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Mark Martin, Michael Waltrip, Sprint Cup, NASCAR
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- The racing may look different at Daytona, but the big crashes are still around.
Less than 30 laps in to Sunday's Daytona 500, contact between a former Daytona winner,
Michael Waltrip, and another car he owns set off a 14-car melee in turn four. Waltrip nudged
David Reutimann into a spin on the race's 29th lap to start the incident.
Earlier in the race, Waltrip spun
Kyle Busch on lap six -- an incident that managed to miss the rest of the pack.
"They make a quick move and it just spins them out," Waltrip said. "I've been doing this all week and I haven't spun anyone out. I'm involved in both of them and I don't know what I could have done different."
The crash collected several of the race's likely contenders, including reigning five-time
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion
Jimmie Johnson as well as his teammates
Jeff Gordon and
Mark Martin.
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