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A massive crash during the Xfinity Series race at Daytona saw about a dozen or more cars in the field being wiped out. Soon, NASCAR fans on Twitter started to sympathize with JR Motorsports team co-owner, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Somewhere around stage 3 of the race, four massive pile-ups occurred during the race. The first wreck involved Nemechek, Joe Graf Jr., and Sheldon Creed after Nemechek and Brown spun out, causing a plethora of cars to be taken out behind them. A few laps later the second wreck that took place involved Allgaier, Allmendinger Mayer, Josh Berry, Karam, and Ryan Sieg. Then finally, when things seemed to be going right, the third wreck happened. This time around it involved, Hemric, Jeb Burton, Alfredo, Brandon Jones, Allgaier, and Landon Cassill.

Then once again, AJ Allmendinger hit Noah Gragson of JR Motorsports and spun him out, triggering yet another massive multi-car pile-up.

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All in all, JR motorsports had a terrible day, after the wreck-marred horror show that ran at Xfinity Daytona.

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NASCAR fans react to the Xfinity crash that took out cars of Dale Earnhardt Jr’s team

Fans took over social media to talk about JR Motorsports’ co-founder, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Some stated that Junior must have been devastated to see all his cars getting wrecked in one race alone.

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Fans mostly sympathized with Junior but added a twist of humor considering his position after having thousands of dollars worth of damages.

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Somewhere in between the carnage, there was a happy ending for Jeremy Clements, who won what was a terrible race for most of the others at Xfinity Daytona. This also serves as an iconic win for Clements who picked up his first win in the past 164 races of being winless.

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR writer at EssentiallySports. With a Master's Degree in Journalism from a top institution, Srijan has written over 1000 articles across various platforms. His passion for racing began at a young age and has only grown stronger over time. From Formula 1 to NASCAR and from World Rally Championship to World Endurance Championship, Srijan has followed and studied all aspects of these thrilling sports. Srijan's passion for racing extends beyond writing. He is an avid participant in professional open-wheel sim racing and enjoys producing music, which he shares on popular streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music under the moniker "Lunaprism".

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