A 16-car wreck ended Sunday's NASCAR race in Talladega this weekend in dramatic fashion, and a lot of drivers are blaming track officials according to ESPN.
With just six laps remaining, rookie Ricky Stenhouse Jr. tried to get through the pack on the outside lane and hit J.J. Yeley's vehicle, which then clipped Kurt Busch's 78 car.
The 78 car then flipped and came down hard on top of Ryan Newman's car.
"We were trying to win the race," Yeley said. "I got hit in the right-rear quarter (panel). It looked like Stenhouse went to the outside and there wasn't enough room."
Other drivers involved in the wreck included Clint Bowyer, Jeff Gordon, and Danica Patrick.
A three-hour rain delay caused the race to last well over 7 hours total, and many drivers complained of fatigue afterwards.
Others said that it was difficult to see the track towards the end of the day since the track doesn't have lights.
The decision to continue the race made by NASCAR in part with track officials was questioned by many racers, including Newman.
"They can build safer race cars, they can build safer walls, but they can't keep them on the race track, and that's pretty disappointing," Newman said after the race in a press statement. "I wanted to make sure I get that point across, and y'all can figure out who 'they' is."
The incident marked the sixth time in the last seven Talladega races that a multi-car crash in the last 10 laps has marred the end of the race according to ESPN.
David Ragan won the race driving the No. 34 car.
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