Sunday’s Daytona 500 at Daytona International Speedway brought upon a short day at the track for many drivers when a massive, 16-car wreck unfolded just 14 laps into the NASCAR Cup Series race.
But you really have to appreciate the effort from Ryan Preece in the No. 37 Chevrolet to not get caught up in the wreck.
Replays of the crash showed Alex Bowman’s No. 48 Chevrolet and Aric Almirola’s No. 10 Ford slam the wall literally right in front of Preece. And while the crash did involve 16 cars, Preece — who has just 77 Cup Series races in his career –somehow cleared all the mayhem unscathed.
Keep an eye on Preece (the blue and white car on the left).
amazing pic.twitter.com/WDFJy80ADR
— nick pants (@stnap_kcin) February 14, 2021
Now, that’s some driving!
.@RyanPreece_ just navigating through the Big One safely again.
Just insane control as always from Preece ⚡️ being #MoreThanFast out of that top lane. pic.twitter.com/t7zV31wwXG
— Xfinity Racing (@XfinityRacing) February 14, 2021
The Ryan Preece Racing Twitter account had an appropriate reaction to that close call.
Oh. My. God. That was close
— Ryan Preece Racing (@RaceWithPreece) February 14, 2021
Indeed. That’s one way to keep your Daytona 500 hopes alive.
