The primary warning of the day within the got here when Ricky Stenhouse Jr. spun out halfway via the primary stage.
Stenhouse received into Keselowski’s left rear in Flip 2 on Lap 62 within the Meals Metropolis 500.
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Stenhouse appeared to inform Keselowski’s spotter, TJ Majors, “inside” after the accident.
In the meantime, Majors instructed his driver, “Bumper, bumper, bumper, bumper, he is simply going to wreck you right here. He simply wrecked you.”
Stenhouse was chasing Keselowski up the observe coming off Flip 1 when Stenhouse made contact.
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Elements Chevrolet, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Elements Chevrolet, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Carson Hocevar, driver of the #77 Spectrum Chevrolet, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: William Byron, driver of the #24 Valvoline Chevrolet, waves to followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Glenn Jacobs, Mayor of Knox County and former WWE wrestler, “Kane” speaks onstage throughout pre-race ceremonies previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Pink Panda performs onstage throughout pre-race ceremonies previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Austin Dillon, driver of the #3 Bass Professional Outlets/Winchester Lengthy Beard XR Chevrolet, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: (L-R) Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, Ryan Preece, driver of the #60 Kroger/Muscle Milk Ford, and Josh Berry, driver of the #21 Motorcraft/Fast Lane Ford, discuss throughout the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Noah Gragson, driver of the #4 Lengthy John Silver’s Ford, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: William Byron, driver of the #24 Valvoline Chevrolet, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Cole Custer, driver of the #41 HaasTooling.com Chevrolet, waves to followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Honorary Starter Joshua Dobbs, former Tennessee Volunteer quarterback poses with the inexperienced flag within the flagstand previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Low cost Tire Ford, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: DJ Sterl the Pearl performs onstage throughout pre-race ceremonies previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Graham Barham performs onstage throughout pre-race ceremonies previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Marcus Smith, President and CEO, Speedway Motorsports (L) speaks to Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Low cost Tire Ford, throughout the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Ty Gibbs, driver of the #54 Monster Power Toyota, (L) and AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet, speaks throughout the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: AJ Allmendinger, driver of the #16 Grizzly Nicotine Pouches Chevrolet, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, stands throughout the nationwide anthem previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Cole Custer, driver of the #41 HaasTooling.com Chevrolet, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Christopher Bell, driver of the #20 Rheem Toyota, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Chase Elliott, driver of the #9 NAPA Auto Elements Chevrolet, stands throughout the nationwide anthem previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Michael McDowell, driver of the #71 Delaware Life Chevrolet, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Brad Keselowski, driver of the #6 Shopper Mobile Ford, stands throughout the nationwide anthem previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, drives throughout the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Marcus Smith, President and CEO, Speedway Motorsports (R) speaks to Todd Gilliland, driver of the #34 Love’s Journey Stops Ford, (L) and Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, throughout the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Low cost Tire Ford, (L) and Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 WWE/Chumba On line casino Toyota, converse throughout the drivers assembly previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #7 NationsGuard Chevrolet, greets followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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BRISTOL, TENNESSEE – APRIL 12: Connor Zilisch, driver of the #88 Roto-Rooter Chevrolet, waves to followers as he walks onstage throughout driver intros previous to the NASCAR Cup Sequence Meals Metropolis 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway on April 12, 2026 in Bristol, Tennessee. (Picture by Matt Kelley/Getty Photographs)
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Apr 12, 2026; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; A crew member displays air strain on Goodyear tires at Bristol Motor Speedway. Necessary Credit score: Randy Sartin-Imagn Photographs
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Apr 12, 2026; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; Goodyear tires sit prepared at Bristol Motor Speedway. Necessary Credit score: Randy Sartin-Imagn Photographs
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Apr 12, 2026; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; NFL quarterback Joshua Dobbs speaks with NASCAR Corridor of Famer Jeff Gordon at Bristol Motor Speedway. Necessary Credit score: Randy Sartin-Imagn Photographs
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Apr 12, 2026; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; NASCAR Corridor of Famer Jeff Gordon speaks throughout a press convention at Bristol Motor Speedway. Necessary Credit score: Randy Sartin-Imagn Photographs
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Apr 12, 2026; Bristol, Tennessee, USA; NASCAR Corridor of Famer Jeff Gordon speaks throughout a press convention at Bristol Motor Speedway. Necessary Credit score: Randy Sartin-Imagn Photographs
Keselowski was in a position to keep on the observe after the accident, however pressured him to the again. Keselowski entered the race in eighth place within the NASCAR Cup Sequence factors standings, regardless of racing with a damaged leg.
