Then another car traveling north on Lawndale Avenue hit one of the vehicles in the intersection. “And then this week we’re here at Talladega ... and next thing you know, I’m going for one of the wildest rides I’ve ever been in.”. He was involved in a dizzying number of incidents at Talladega, including a 13-car accident in which older brother, Kurt, went airborne over Cole Custer. You have to get to the next round,” Hamlin said. 11 Toyota at the back of the field all day, waiting to pounce at the end, was his strategy all along. A collection of moments during and after Barack Obama's presidency. For us, we played the strategy to play the numbers to make sure we got locked in.”. She was taken to Mount Sinai Medical Center in critical condition and died at the hospital a short time later. An hour after the finish, NASCAR rescinded a penalty on Chase Elliott, which moved him up to fifth in the final running order — the highest of the playoff drivers behind Hamlin. “To win the championship, you have to win the last race and you have to get to the last race. Copyright 2020 The Associated Press. He dismissed any notion of a controversy over the yellow line rule, noting it had been called by NASCAR the same way the entire race. Hamlin raced to his 44th Cup victory, tying him with childhood hero Bill Elliott on the career list. TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — NASCAR's playoff race at Talladega Superspeedway was briefly red-flagged so a wall could be repaired after Kurt Busch went airborne in a 13-car crash. This defeat came as DiBenedetto waits and wonders if his contract will be extended by Wood Brothers Racing or if he'll be one-and-done and moved aside for Austin Cindric. The final finishing order showed Jones, himself looking for a job for 2021, finishing second to teammate Hamlin for Joe Gibbs Racing in a 1-2 for Toyota. An hour after the finish, NASCAR rescinded a penalty on Chase Elliott, which moved him up to fifth in the final running order — the highest of the playoff drivers behind Hamlin. Meanwhile, blue-collar fan favorite Matt DiBenedetto stood devastated on pit road after a second-place finish. Only six of the 12 made it to the finish. Laura Salvo, a 21-year-old Spaniard, died Saturday following a crash at Rally Vidreiro Centro, a round of the Portuguese Rally Championship. More AP sports: https://apnews.com/apf-sports and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports. “You’re on top one week with a win and everything’s fantastic,” Busch said. (AP Photo/John Bazemore), California Do Not Sell My Personal Information Request. Only six of the 12 made it to the finish. The crowd of 15,000 — the most allowed to attend the Alabama superspeedway — booed Hamlin as he was declared the winner. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission. The wall was damaged in that crash which brought out the first red flag for repairs. The driver of the vehicle that hit the car that was racing stayed on scene to give police a statement, and police were still investigating the incident Sunday morning. It was the best career finish for the team and Dillon used it to lobby for a seat next year. President Donald Trump is expected to host an event at the White House on Saturday and hold his first rally since his COVID-19 diagnosis in Florida on Monday. But Talladega's finish line is unusually close to Turn 1 and Elliott had not made it there before a crash behind him. You have to get to the next round,” Hamlin said. High Speed Street Race Leads To Deadly Crash In Archer Heights, U of I Student Threatened With Dismissal After Refusing To Quarantine Says COVID-19 Tests Were Negative, Man, Woman Found Dead In Chinatown Hotel Room, Woman In Vehicle Shot On Lake Shore Drive In Chicago Loop, 62-Year-Old Man Falls Onto CTA Tracks After Being Stabbed In The Head At Cicero Blue Line Stop, Chicago Weekend Violence: 50 People Shot, 4 Fatally So Far In Weekend Shootings, Police Try To Curb Increased Violence In Albany Park, Barrett's Confirmation Could Lead To The Supreme Court Taking Rare Action On Gun Rights, Joliet Police Rescue Deer Trapped In YMCA Goal Net, Indiana Reports 1,579 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 Additional Deaths.