Saturday NASCAR Cup Series regular-season final race at Daytona International Speedway was postponed because of bad weather.
The rain had also forced the cancelation of both Xfinity and Cup Series qualifying over the weekend.
Fingers were pointed at NASCAR for a huge crash on Lap 139 of the 160-lap Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Cup race at Daytona for not calling a caution.
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The race instantly went into a rain delay, and teams was informed that all shdrivers to be back at their cars at 3:50 p.m. ET.
A giganticwreck took out practically the entire field in the final stage of Sunday’s Cup Series race at Daytona.
Bad weather was at fault for the wreck and Kaulig Racing driver Justin Haley did not feel NASCAR handled it the right way.
The wreck, which happened just as rain was beating the track, accumulated several cars, including those of Kevin Harvick, Tyler Reddick, Chase Elliott, Aric Almirola, Denny Hamlin, Daniel Hemric, Chris Buescher, Kyle Busch, Harrison Burton, Bubba Wallace, Justin Haley and others.
Justin Haley, the driver of the No. 31 Chevy, was at the front of the field at the time of the crash.
Haley said it was “unacceptable” that NASCAR officials allowed the race to continue.
“WHAT THE F*CK WAS THAT?! IT WAS F*CKING POURING! WHAT THE F*CK WAS THAT?” – said Justin Haley
💭 "WHAT THE F*CK WAS THAT?! IT WAS F*CKING POURING! WHAT THE F*CK WAS THAT?" – @Justin_Haley_
— Davey Segal (@DaveyCenter) August 28, 2022
Haley expresses his frustration after no caution was called due to rain prior to the big wreck that took him out of contention for a victory on Sunday.
NASCAR Cup Series Results
Pos | Driver
1. Austin Dillon
2. Tyler Reddick
3. Austin Cindric
4. Landon Cassill
5. Noah Gragson
6. Cody Ware
7. BJ McLeod
8. Martin Truex Jr
9. David Ragan
10. Kyle Busch
11. Bubba Wallace
12. Joey Logano
13. Ty Gibbs
14. Alex Bowman
15. Ryan Blaney
16. Cole Custer
17. Erik Jones
18. Ty Dillon
19. Harrison Burton
20. Kevin Harvick
21. Aric Almirola
22. Ricky Stenhouse Jr
23. Todd Gilliland
24. Daniel Suarez
25. Denny Hamlin
26. Daniel Hemric
27. Chris Buescher
28. Justin Haley
29. Chase Elliott
30. Corey LaJoie
31. Chase Briscoe
32. Michael McDowell
33. Ross Chastain
34. William Byron
35. Brad Keselowski
36. Christopher Bell
37. Kyle Larson