LINCOLN, Ala. -- The largest wreck in the modern history of NASCAR broke out with five laps to go in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, as 28 cars were involved in The Big One of all big ones with five laps to go. The crash occurred right at the front of the field, and took out virtually all of the lead pack.

It was a historic day at Talladega Superspeedway, but not for the reasons fans might have hoped for. A giant crash—the biggest ever recorded for a NASCAR Cup Series—wiped out nearly the entire field for Sunday’s YellaWood 500.

It looked like the Big One might not happen at Talladega Sunday in the YellaWood 500. But with just four laps to go a big crash came and in a big way. The wreck involved 28 cars including playoff contenders Austin Cindric,