Overview

• Contact from John Hunter Nemechek pinned Zane Smith into the outside SAFER barrier in Turn 3, sending the No. 38 up the wall before it tumbled and flipped.
• Smith exited his car under his own power as NASCAR threw a red flag for cleanup and track and wall inspection.
• The incident also damaged other cars, with reports saying Nemechek slid into Ty Gibbs and Josh Berry and ended his own race.
• Racing resumed after the stoppage, and Chase Elliott secured the victory on the ensuing restart.
• Smith described the crash as violent and blamed Nemechek, while coverage and fans renewed scrutiny of the Next-Gen car, with some noting it was the first Cup flip since Ryan Preece’s Daytona 500 crash.