Ricky Stenhouse Jr. snapped a 65-race losing streak by winning in overtime at Talladega Superspeedway after a late crash collected more than half the field, including eight of the 12 championship contenders.

Who won the NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega? Ricky Stenhouse Jr. is the winner, plus full NASCAR Cup results, leaderboard at Talladega Superspeedway.

Last week at Kansas, Berry was hit by another competitor and spun, flattening his tires. He wanted to be towed to pit road to get four new tires. Instead, NASCAR ruled that since he had contact and could not make it to pit road on his own, he would be eliminated due to the Damaged Vehicle Policy.

C ontroversy erupted at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday as NASCAR’s officiating decisions came under fire following a massive crash—dubbed ‘The Big One’—that wiped out

NASCAR's Damaged Vehicle Policy continues to cause controversy, prompting Elton Sawyer to offer an explanation after a huge wreck at Talladega caused chaos.

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.

NASCAR has come under fire for its Damaged Vehicle Policy which forced drivers to stay in their cars after a massive crash to avoid automatic disqualification.

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