Blaine Perkins’ car flipped six times in a wild crash during Saturday’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Talladega.
Perkins was caught by Dexter Stacey’s sliding car and went headfirst into the back wall. His car then overturned when Jade Buford’s car hit him. Perkins was able to get out of his car and walk to a waiting ambulance before being taken to a local hospital. On Sunday afternoon, her family said she was “alert and in good spirits.”
This is how the accident unfolded.
It was unclear to spectators who watched the race live why Perkins’ car had been so badly damaged. Fox cameras stuck with Stacey’s car as it hit the infield wall and briefly showed Perkins’ wrecked car before going straight to commercial with no explanation of what had happened. Viewers had to sit through a commercial break before Fox showed Perkins getting out of his car and then showed what happened.
A wheel also came off Perkins’ car during the crash, and Kaz Grala hit him while slowing down.
The race was red flagged after the crash. The wreck occurred at the end of the second stage of the 300-mile race and another incredibly violent crash happened with a handful of laps to go. Daniel Hemric’s car ended up on its roof after trying to throw a lock to keep the lead. Hemric went off Sheldon Creed’s bumper and started a massive crash.
Hemric was checked and released from the field care center after getting out of his car. Members of the NASCAR safety team had to turn Hemric’s car around before he could safely exit the vehicle. Jeb Burton ended up winning the race when another crash occurred just before the checkered flag.
