Tony Stewart flips over as Clint Bowyer (15), Casey Mears (13) and several other drivers crash around him on the final lap of Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Talladega Superspeedway.TALLADEGA, Ala. – Tony Stewart tried to block his way to victory at Talladega Superspeedway.
It backfired, badly.
The “big one” came on the last lap Sunday, when Stewart’s attempt to hold on for the win instead sent his car sailing through the field and triggered a 25-car accident. Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth won under caution, and everyone else was left wondering what happened to cause so much carnage. .
“It’s not safe. It’s not. It’s bloodthirsty,” Dale Earnhardt Jr. said. “If that’s what people want, that’s ridiculous.”
Stewart took full responsibility for causing the accident. He had charged to the lead on the first lap of a two-lap sprint to the finish, but got too far ahead of the pack to hang on to any drafting partners.