A lot of nasty wrecks.Only a few, however, have made me queasy: The infamous Ryan Newman crash in the 2020 Daytona 500, a Ryan Blaney crash at the 2023 Firecracker, and an Erik Jones wreck at Talladega the following season.That's it.That's the list.The Chase Elliott-Christopher Bell wreck Sunday afternoon at Michigan had this NASCAR fan feeling queasy.
Lord knows it had other drivers feeling the same way, judging by the radio communication throughout the field.Same with the spotters high above watching it all unfold.RYAN PREECE THOUGHT OF DAUGHTER AS CAR FLEW THROUGH AIR IN SCARY WRECK AT DAYTONA 500Did y'all hear Dale Earnhardt Jr.in the booth? Dale's a pretty good judge of all things NASCAR.
He didn't love what he saw.Austin Dillon, Tyler Reddick and Denny Hamlin spin after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Mich., on June 7, 2026.(Brett Farmer/Getty Images)This isn't NASCAR in the 1970 or 80s or 90s.
Wrecks don't kill people anymore.We nixed that in 2001.
So it's rare for a crash to get any reaction out of me anymore.This one had me nervous.You'll see.What else do y'all wanna talk about today? Bubba Wallace giving young Carson Hocevar a stern talking to? Sure! Not sure Bubba's the best person to be giving advice, but hey, what do I know?I've also got Denny Hamlin winning by a mile and paying proper respect to Kyle Busch, Richard Childress letting off some steam, and Hooters Gianna hitting the beach.
Good to have the MMPS veteran back.It's been a while, but summertime is here, and all is well again.Four tires, a couple drops of that Sunoco racin' fuel, and maybe a couple Tylenol PMs for Christopher Bell ...
Monday Morning Pit-Stop — the 'Dale Saved Another One' edition — is LIVE!No use in stalling.There it is.
There's the wreck that, for just a few seconds, had NASCAR fans (and drivers, and crew chiefs, and announcers) on edge yesterday at Michigan.Nobody went flipping...