NASCAR went to Indianapolis Motor Speedway on Sunday to run the road course and what ensued was nothing short of sheer chaos. There were numerous wrecks in the same spot, as one of the curbs wrecked havoc on the field, at one point leading them to completely get rid of the curb after it caused this massive wreck that saw Joey Logano get sent into the tire wall inside the infield.
Unbelievable.
Car after car. Destroyed. #NASCAR pic.twitter.com/q8pG2uUpp1
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) August 15, 2021
The good news was that the curbing that caused a bunch of wrecks was gone, but the bad news was there was another curb inside of that which had now been turned into a ramp, leading to a crash almost immediately after the red flag was lifted.
Michael McDowell gets airborne and multiple cars are collected in overtime. #NASCAR x @IMS
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— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) August 15, 2021
After another red flag, the race began again and on the restart, things got so bunched up that Chase Briscoe, running up front with Denny Hamlin, would be unable to make the turn and recognizing he was too wide, he decided to just drive straight through the grass like it’s Mario Kart. From there, he would let Hamlin get in front and then spun Denny, ending his chances at a win, while Briscoe had a penalty to serve himself for the grass detour.
Have absolutely no doubt this was intentional on Briscoe's part pic.twitter.com/gH8ylYd7wg
— CJ Fogler (@cjzer0) August 15, 2021
Briscoe would then just pull off to try and serve his penalty on a different corner (which isn’t how that works) in what was truly one of the strangest final laps NASCAR has seen in years.
RETWEET TO CONGRATULATE AJ ALLMENDINGER ON HIS NASCAR CUP SERIES WIN AT INDIANAPOLIS!
Wow.@AJDinger | @KauligRacing pic.twitter.com/xFsfVqcV3w
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) August 15, 2021
Briscoe would explain after that he thought he might get away with that maneuver initially, and that he didn’t wreck Hamlin purposefully which few were buying.
"I've never wrecked anybody on purpose in my life."
Hear from Chase Briscoe after his overtime run-in with Denny Hamlin. #NASCAR x @IMS pic.twitter.com/8ZrvdU9MMH
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) August 15, 2021
It was a wild scene that saw AJ Allmendinger pick up the shocking win and punch his ticket to the playoffs, but the talk of NASCAR will be about the disaster that was the final few laps of that race, from curb issues to Briscoe seemingly losing his mind on the last lap and completely swinging the race and some playoff dreams.
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