A gaggle of seven Toyota Racing drivers had been the primary to hit pit highway with 36 laps remaining to make their remaining inexperienced flag cease for gas to make it to the tip of the race.
Tyler Reddick was main a gaggle of seven drivers in a single-file line when a nasty push coming into Flip 3 despatched Jones head-on into the within wall. His Legacy Motor Membership teammate John-Hunter Nemechek was additionally concerned.
23XI Racing’s Bubba Wallace and Joe Gibbs Racing’s Denny Hamlin suffered important harm within the crash, and none of them had been in a position to proceed.
The incident began when Nemechek acquired into the again of Wallace coming into Flip 3 on lap 156. Wallace acquired into the right-rear of Jones. Nemechek couldn’t keep away from it and his broken No. 42 Toyota got here again down the observe, hooking Hamlin.
Jones, after initially complaining about again ache on the radio, was checked and launched from the infield care middle.
“I am a bit of sore, however I will be alright,” mentioned Jones. “No. 23 (Wallace) was pushing … we had been pushing and shoving, I acquired sideways into (Flip) 3, tried to collect it up and acquired actually laborious into the wall. Onerous hit, however I am alright. For those who’re gonna be dumb, you gotta be robust.”
Christopher Bell was eradicated in an earlier incident, leaving simply three of the unique eight Toyotas nonetheless within the race.
