Big wrecks in first stage of Daytona Xfinity race involve 27 of race's 40 cars

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Just 13 cars avoided two massive crashes in the first 30 laps of Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Daytona.

The first big crash came on lap 23 when Scott Lagasse got into the back of Tyler Reddick and turned Reddick into the wall on the backstretch. Somehow, the wreck continued into turn 3 as cars kept piling in from the back of the pack.

The sequel to the lap 23 wreck was even worse. On lap 29, two laps after the race resumed after the crash, another massive wreck happened when Daniel Hemric’s car skated into Justin Allgaier’s.

Allgaier’s car made contact with Brandon Jones, whose car smashed viciously into the outside wall. Daniel Suarez also hit the wall head-on in the accident.

Thankfully, all drivers involved in the accident were OK. The two red flags following both accidents meant the 30-lap stage took 90 minutes. The entire 120-lap race took less than two hours in 2016.

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