Daytona did what Daytona does best, served up a heart-stopping “Big One” that flipped the Coke Zero Sugar 400 on its head. On Lap 28, chaos erupted when Bubba Wallace, battling in the high lane, got a touch out of shape. A slight nudge from Kyle Larson set things off, and with Joey Logano pinched for space, the pack imploded. Sheet metal crumpled, sparks flew, and cars scattered like marbles across the banking. Fans barely had time to catch their breath as big names like Chase Elliott, Brad Keselowski, Kyle Busch, and Denny Hamlin got swept into the mess.

From the stands, it was slow-motion mayhem. One car hooked, another spun, smoke billowed into the humid Florida night, and the wreckage piled up. Elliott, who’d dodged a DNF all season, took a brutal hit to his playoff hopes. Alex Bowm

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