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At-track photos: Sunday, Talladega

By | Published: May 1, 2016 58
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Brad Keselowski wins in a wreck-filled, chaotic Talladega race. Relive the hectic day in photos.
MORE: Keselowski survives for Talladega victory

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This is Talladega -- debris left on the track after the many wrecks.

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Drivers involved in another big wreck as Keselowski heads to Victory Lane.

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Harvick goes atop the No. 17.

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Sparks are flying!

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The No. 47 gets tangled up in the mess too.

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The No. 47 spinning after the tangle.

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What's left of the No. 17.

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Pieces of Harvick's No. 4 left as a reminder of the wreck.

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Kevin Harvick, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Martin Truex Jr. are spun out on the track as a result of the collision.

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'The Big One' at Talladega.
MORE: 'The Big One' tangles up 21 cars with 28 laps left at 'Dega

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Dale Jr.'s 'Amelia' has some misfortune during a Lap 49 wreck. Teammate Kasey Kahne also was involved.

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Front view of the damage.

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Junior wheels his No. 88 straight to the garage -- after his first wreck.

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'Amelia' leaves the track heavily smoking.

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'Amelia' hurting badly at 'Dega.
MORE: Junior takes 'Amelia' for a spin, suffers damage

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The No. 88 team works on the Chevrolet in the garage.

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Junior looks on at his damaged car.

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The No. 10 of Danica Patrick gets into the No. 20 of Matt Kenseth in the final laps.
MORE: Kenseth, Patrick collide, crash hard in final laps

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Kenseth barrel rolls over the No. 10.

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And even higher he goes.

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Kenseth flips.

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Danica gets out of her vehicle after the scary wreck.

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After a brief return to the track, Junior's Chevrolet catches aflame after colliding with Carl Edwards, causing him to wheel his No. 88 right back to the garage.

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Closer view of the Junior-Edwards incident.

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Kasey Kahne spins during his single-car, on-track incident.

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The No. 5 goes smoking.

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And it slides into the grass.

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Ty Dillon waits his turn to wheel the No. 14 as he serves as relief driver for Tony Stewart.
MORE: Dillon subs in for Stewart at Talladega

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A look at the driver change happening on pit road.

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Stewart climbs out of the Chevrolet after starting the event behind the wheel.

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The two drivers stand next to each other.

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Dillon gets seated as he readies for some laps.

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'Smoke' takes his helmet off after the successful driver switch.

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The No. 34 is in the air after a big Talladega wreck.
MORE: Buescher rolls as big wreck unfolds

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Frame 2.
MORE: Seven-car wreck sends Buescher flipping, Johnson spinning

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Frame 3.

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Frame 4.

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Frame 5.

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Buescher gets evaluated after the hard hit. He tells his team, 'I'm OK,' on the radio.

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The No. 44 of Brian Scott is on the grid nice and early at Talladega Superspeedway for the GEICO 500.

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The reigning Sprint Cup champ is in high demand during pre-race festivities.

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Do you think he is signing his name as Matt DiBurrito?

MORE: Ask me anything: Matt ... DiBurrito?

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Perks of having Skittles as your sponsor -- a six-layer cake to celebrate your 31st birthday. Happy (early) birthday, Mr. Champion!

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The No. 3 is starting No. 2 today -- Austin Dillon's best start at the superspeedway.

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Baby (Elizabeth) Bayne hangs with dad, Trevor, while befriending 'Smoke' on the grid.

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Update: New best friends!

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A storm is brewin' on and off the track.

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Four-wide!

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We got a full house today.

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The Nos. 20 and 24 have both led some laps thus far.

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The No. 34 team fills up Chris Buescher's Ford with some fuel during a cycle of pit stops.

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Behind-the-scenes of Jamie McMurray's No. 1 pit crew.
MORE: See where McMurray's crew lines up

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Casey Mears goes spinning in his No. 13.

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Martin Truex Jr. rides closely behind the birthday boy.

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The cars are just a blur after some fast racin' in Alabama.

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The back-to-back Cup race winner gets some adjustments on pit road.

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Austin Dillon's No. 3 on pit road.
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