hit the within wall after getting unfastened late within the first stage of the on Could 24. It ended the day for Elliott, who completed sixth within the race in 2025.
The backstretch crash, which got here with 11 laps to go within the first stage, introduced out the third warning within the Coca-Cola 600.
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Elliott tried to take care of management of the No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, however it will definitely bought away from him. He was operating sixteenth on the time and had been in rivalry all through the race.
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A normal view of followers on the Kyle Busch (RCR) merchandise hauler on the halfway previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A normal view of followers on the Kyle Busch (RCR) merchandise hauler on the halfway previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A element view of an indication notifying visitor “All Diecast Are Bought Out” on the Kyle Busch (RCR) merchandise hauler on the halfway previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Crew members put together the #33 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, pushed by Austin Hill after the passing of Kyle Busch within the storage space previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A element view of an indication notifying visitor a portion of merchandise gross sales will profit the “Bundle of Pleasure Fund” on the Kyle Busch (RCR) merchandise hauler on the halfway previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Brad Paisley performs onstage throughout pre-race ceremonies previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Brad Paisley performs onstage throughout pre-race ceremonies previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A younger NASCAR followers sits on the steps of the #8 hauler after Kyle Busch handed away all of the sudden on the age of 41, previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Crew members push the #33 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, pushed by Austin Hill after the passing of Kyle Busch, by the storage space previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: NASCAR followers pose with {a photograph} of Kyle Busch who handed away all of the sudden on the age of 41, previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Krista Jasso/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A normal view of {a photograph} of Kyle Busch who handed away all of the sudden on the age of 41, on the #88 hauler previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Krista Jasso/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: NASCAR followers view the #33 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, pushed by Austin Hill after the passing of Kyle Busch, on the grid previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A normal view of followers on the Kyle Busch (RCR) merchandise hauler on the halfway previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by David Jensen/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: NASCAR followers view the #33 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, pushed by Austin Hill after the passing of Kyle Busch, on the grid previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Crew members put together the #33 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, pushed by Austin Hill after the passing of Kyle Busch within the storage space previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Crew members push the #33 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, pushed by Austin Hill after the passing of Kyle Busch, onto the grid previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Crew members push the #33 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, pushed by Austin Hill after the passing of Kyle Busch, onto the grid previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A normal view of the one hundred and first Fight Aviation Brigade UH-60 Blackhawk aerial demonstration previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: Crew members of the #33 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, pushed by Austin Hill after the passing of Kyle Busch, wait on the grid previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A crew members of the #33 Cheddar’s Scratch Kitchen Chevrolet, pushed by Austin Hill after the passing of Kyle Busch, and a NASCAR Official shake arms on the grid previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: NASCAR Chief Govt Officer Steve O’Donnell embraces Kyle Busch’s mom, Gaye Busch in the course of the remembrance ceremony for Kyle Busch, who handed away all of the sudden on the age of 41, his father, Tom Busch (L) brother, NASCAR Corridor of Famer Kurt Busch and Lyda Moore on the grid previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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CONCORD, NORTH CAROLINA – MAY 24: A NASCAR fan shows a #8 flag in the course of the remembrance ceremony for Kyle Busch, who handed away all of the sudden on the age of 41, from the grandstands previous to the NASCAR Cup Collection Coca-Cola 600 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Could 24, 2026 in Harmony, North Carolina. (Photograph by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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Elliott blamed himself for the wreck as a result of he was trying to find extra pace when the automobile bought unfastened.
“I used to be simply attempting to push and discover some tempo; I really feel like we have been bleeding out actually dangerous, and I used to be simply attempting to make one thing occur,” Elliott stated in the course of the Prime broadcast. “Sadly, I stepped over the road and made a mistake. It is tremendous unlucky, man. I really feel like I’ve watched extra of the ends of those Coca-Cola 600s from the sofa than I’ve been part of. It is simply been a horrendous race for me by the course of my profession. Simply actually bummed.”
Elliott already has two wins in 2026 — at Martinsville on March 29 and at Texas on Could 3.
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Michael McDowell took the lead on the restart with 5 laps to go. the eventful first stage.
