A multicar crash collected several contenders at Lap 99 of Sunday’s Shriners Children’s 500 at Phoenix Raceway.
Joe Gibbs Racing’s Chase Briscoe collided with Justin Haley exiting Turn 2 while running four-wide on the heels of a Stage 2 restart. The contact briefly sent Brisoce’s No. 19 Toyota airborne and rocketed both his car and Haley’s up the track, collecting Carson Hocevar. Their cars then ricocheted further into traffic, clogging the back straightaway.
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Others involved included 2012 NASCAR Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski, 2023 Xfinity Series champ Cole Custer, Riley Herbst, Todd Gilliland, Shane van Gisbergen, Noah Gragson, AJ Allmendinger and Austin Dillon.
“That’s about the biggest you can crash at Phoenix,” Briscoe said upon exiting the infield care center. “Yeah, it was a big one. On that restart, we were three, four-wide and I just climbed over the No. 7 (Justin Haley)’s right front. Unfortunate. We were able to go from the tail (of the field) up to 12th or 13th and felt good about our No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota. Got myself in a bad spot. Was probably trying to fade a little more left with the No. 77 (Carson Hocevar) on my right rear and yeah, just went over the No. 7’s right front. Unfortunate but try to learn from it and not do it again and go onto (Las) Vegas.”
Keselowski, co-owner and driver of the No. 6 RFK Racing Ford, will be saddled with a 33rd-place finish, his second DNF and third finish of 26th or worse in the opening four races of 2025.
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Gilliland, Gragson, Allmendinger and Dillon were able to continue without immediately going behind the wall for repairs. All other vehicles were taken to the garage. Those teams, which included van Gisbergen, Custer, Keselowski, Haley, Briscoe, Hocevar and Herbst, had an opportunity to repair their vehicles in a designated area under the 2025 Damaged Vehicle Policy but never returned to competition because their damages were too severe. Each of those seven drivers were evaluated and released from the infield care center.