A Lap 1 accident involving Ken Schrader, Sterling Marlin and Tom Hubert forced a red flag. Credit: CIA Stock Photo

Two major accidents rare for road racing

SONOMA, Calif. -- Who knew that there would be more bent-up cars following a race at Infineon Raceway than an entire season of short tracks?

Dodge/Save Mart 350 Official Results Pos. Driver Make 1. Jeff Gordon Chevy 2. Ryan Newman Dodge 3. Terry Labonte Chevy 4. Greg Biffle Ford 5. Kurt Busch Dodge 6. Carl Edwards Ford 7. Jeff Burton Chevy 8. Elliott Sadler Ford 9. Boris Said Ford 10. Jimmie Johnson Chevy • Complete results, click here • Official standings, click here Late cautionA major wreck in the final laps brings out another red flag Red flagMulti-car wreck brings out red flag on the first lap Sign up for TrackPass now BUY THE NEXTEL i836

Just about every car that rolled back to the garage area after Sunday's Dodge/Save Mart 350 had at least one dent -- and six were pretty much total losses after two accidents that forced a pair of red flags.

Ken Schrader, Sterling Marlin and Tom Hubert had a short day when Schrader spun in Turn 8 on the first lap and was drilled by Marlin, with Hubert left with nowhere to go.

"I was just going the wrong direction on the racetrack in front of them and I knew it wasn't gonna be pretty," Schrader said. "And it wasn't."

"I had all the dust and smoke and couldn't see anything," Marlin said. "I didn't have anywhere to go. The No. 27 was following me and was right on me, and that's as hard a lick as I've had since Richmond."

The cars of Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte and J.J. Yeley were eliminated in another multi-car crash with six laps remaining, bringing out the second red flag.

"We got to the top of the hill and I guess somebody spun [Yeley] and he was sitting there," Jarrett said. "I got in the back of [Reed Sorenson] and when I did that, he got up so far that it hung my throttle wide open, and I drove on up there and hit [Yeley]. It was just one of those things because everybody is going hard at the end of the race."

"I put myself out of the race a couple of times today, at least," Labonte said. "I hit [Jarrett], knocked the radiator out and it ended our day. My bad for the day."