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.

It was a historic day at Talladega Superspeedway, but not for the reasons fans might have hoped for. A giant crash—the biggest ever recorded for a NASCAR Cup Series—wiped out nearly the entire field for Sunday’s YellaWood 500.

It looked like the Big One might not happen at Talladega Sunday in the YellaWood 500. But with just four laps to go a big crash came and in a big way. The wreck involved 28 cars including playoff contenders Austin Cindric,

Chaos struck during the waning portion of Sunday’s YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway after a 23-car wreck on Lap 183 shook up the NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs field. The “Big One” occurred with less than five laps to go after the No.

McDowell swept both poles at Talladega this season. McDowell swept the poles at Atlanta and won the pole at Daytona summer race and at Gateway. Here's the full starting lineup and TV information for Sunday's NASCAR race in Talladega.