LINCOLN, Ala. -- The largest wreck in the modern history of NASCAR broke out with five laps to go in Sunday's YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway, as 28 cars were involved in The Big One of all big ones with five laps to go. The crash occurred right at the front of the field, and took out virtually all of the lead pack.

Sunday's NASCAR race at Talladega made headlines for its largest crash yet, involving 28 cars and affecting multiple playoff contenders. However, the spotlight quickly shifted to criticism of the sport's Damaged Vehicle Policy,

The cherry on top of the sundae for many sports fans was a NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega. And boy were there ever fireworks during the last offering. An absolutely massive crash wiped nearly the entire field of the YellaWood 500 on Sunday.