Danica Patrick announced last year that she’d with one more attempt at each of America’s biggest racing events, the Daytona 500 and the Indianapolis 500. A wreck just over 100 laps in at Daytona sent several cars spiraling, and eventually knocked Patrick out of her final NASCAR race.
That white No. 9 car spinning like a top (is the appropriate phrasesomething about a fidget spinner these days?) from the front of the field is Chase Elliott, who was in second place when the No. 2 of Brad Keselowski got a run on him. The run wrecked them both, sending Keselowski into a wall and Elliott spinning, collecting drivers like Kasey Kahne, David Ragan, Kevin Harvick and Patrick.
With that mandates vehicles damaged in wrecks can’t go to the garage for a repair and come back out, the wreck ended the day for most of the drivers in its path. Patrick won’t finish her last Daytona 500.
Patrick with Stewart-Haas Racing at the end of last season after driving there since 2013. Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series driver Aric Almirola, who brought sponsorship with him, .