Darrell Wallace Jr. involved in scary crash at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

By Joey Barnes, Editor-in-Chief

The Boyd Gaming 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Saturday was red-flagged following a three car crash in Turn 2 with 63 laps to go.

One of the victims of the crash was Roush Fenway Racing’s Darrell Wallace Jr., who had been running around the top 10 up till the wreck.

The incident took place when Cody Ware spun in Turn 2, and as he slid down the track a sideways Wallace approached. The bumper of Ware’s No. 25 Chevrolet caught the right-rear of Wallace’s car, violently ripping the quarter panel and back end of the No. 6 Ford.

After slamming into the wall on the backstretch, Wallace was then hit in the driver side door by Justin Marks. All three drivers were treated and release from the infield care center.

The second-year XFINITY Series standout was banged up, but okay.

“Thank the Lord that we all walked away okay,” said Wallace. “That second impact was pretty good too. I am here and talking to you. All good. I hate it for my guys. I was having so much fun here. 10 laps ago I was thinking how good this place was to me. Guess I spoke too soon. I can’t thank everybody enough including Jack and everybody at Ford and Roush Performance. We will come back and go to Phoenix. We gained a lot in the fall race there.”

The DNF pushed Wallace out of the top 10 in the championship standings down to 14th.

Image: Todd Warshaw/NASCAR via Getty Images

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Joey Barnes is the Founder of Motorsports Tribune, an outlet that began with the goal of helping aspiring journalists break into and grow the industry. A regular on the racing scene since 2013, the journey for Joey started by covering a Grand-Am event at Circuit of The Americas in his home state of Texas. He has since primarily focused on the IndyCar Series, with appearances in the garages of NASCAR, paddocks of Formula 1, IMSA and World Endurance Championship, while also occasionally engulfing clouds of dust at the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals and select Supercross rounds. With previous stops at Autoweek, IndyCar.com, Motorsport.com and RACER, among others, Joey evolved from the singular task as a freelance writer to advanced roles behind the copy desk and alongside some of the best editorial teams in the business. Recognized as a multi-time award winner by the National Motorsports Press Association, Joey currently resides in Dallas-Fort Worth with his trusty four-legged canine companion, Rocket.

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