Ryan Preece stood there on the side of the track, apologizing to everyone after the massive wreck at Lap 2 in the All-Star race at Dover that ended the afternoon for several drivers.

The RFK Racing driver seemed to have slightly misjudged his entry into Turn 1 as he was weaving to clear traffic right at the opening lap, which then sent his car sideways, and he collected several drivers in his wake.

Despite the huge impact, Preece was quick to take responsibility.  Even though it was clearly apparent that he hadn’t yet processed what went wrong, he immediately admitted fault. “I mean, I don’t know what happened. Obviously, I gotta see a replay,” he explained before adding, “If it was anything, it was probably just close on my part to go into turn one and just got sideways.”

This series of appreciative accountability continued. “So, yeah, I mean, it was my fault. I’m sorry. I don’t know what happened there,” he admitted. The driver further explained, “I thought I was going to be able to clear open by the time we got to turn 1, and obviously I didn’t.”

Conclusively, being a good sport, he decided to make one final apology as he added, “That’s my fault, and I’m sorry to whoever got caught up in that.”

Even though the driver was apologetic, this crash is a simple reminder of what is going wrong with the RFK driver this season.

Another massive crash adds to Ryan Preece’s difficult 2026 season

The Dover incident on the track presented itself to be one of the biggest crashes of the 2026 season as it took with it several other affluent drivers before the race even had a chance to calm down.

As Ryan Preece lost his control, he took with him the cars of Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, Ryan Blaney and Daniel Suarez, among others.

This impact, other than the celebrity driver list, was so huge that the race had to be red-flagged while the debris and damaged cars were cleared out. Preece's car had caught fire right after his car took the big hit on the safety barriers.

For him, this was just another unfortunate happening in quick succession after his controversial Texas penalty that still hasn't cooled down.

It was also a pattern of huge accidents that have been attributed to the driver this year. Earlier in the season, the RFK driver had already survived another huge and terrifying crash at Daytona, where he was airborne.

Our memory jog would also remind us of the Ty Gibbs incident at Texas, where he later drew penalties.

This accident just doesn’t seem to end for the driver, and he too seems to realize that. As he stepped out from his car at Dover, Preece could only shake his head and admit, “Yeah, I’m fine. I seem to take big hits.”

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Written by

Uday Jakhar

Edited by

Suyashdeep Sason