Chase Briscoe (19) far left, and Ryan Preece, second from left, lead the field to start the first of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 13,

But one of the major moments from this season’s Daytona 500 was a scary crash involving Ryan Preece, coming in the closing laps. With the field bunched up Christopher Bell got a big bump from behind by Cole Custer,

That was an unnerving moment during the last stage of the NASCAR Daytona 500 race at Daytona International Speedway in Florida.

As a 20-car pack of cars raced toward the finish of Sunday’s Daytona 500, Ryan Preece, in the busy middle of the group, suddenly rode his car high into the Daytona night, then flipped and slammed into the outside wall.

Another look at Ryan Preece's scary wreck. #NASCAR #DAYTONA500 pic.twitter.com/nQ2RcqGUNY — FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) February 17, 2025 As the final laps of a thrilling Daytona 500 whizzed around him,

Following his second high-profile wreck at Daytona in the last two years, Ryan Preece made a plea to NASCAR to continue to look at the cars and what can be done to make them safer. He’s not, however,

Ryan Preece is calling on NASCAR to do more to prevent cars from becoming airborne during superspeedway races.