Overview
- Sam Mayer clipped the inside wall on a Lap 35 restart Saturday, which sent him into the outside concrete barrier at Turn 1 and triggered a large multi-car pileup.
- NASCAR listed 25 cars as involved and several drivers, including Anthony Alfredo, were taken out of contention as a result of the crash.
- Officials displayed a red flag and track crews used cranes to fully remove and replace the damaged section of the Turn 1 temporary wall and to repair the catchfence.
- Mayer was uninjured and apologized over team radio after the incident, while preliminary reports and outlets published lists of car numbers from the wreck.
- The race had already seen an earlier red flag when a dislodged manhole cover damaged a car, and the Turn 1 breach highlights vulnerabilities in temporary barriers that could prompt safety reviews.