May 6, 1991 — The Winston 500 at Talladega Superspeedway turned chaotic when Ernie Irvan, driving the #4 Kodak Chevrolet, attempted to squeeze between Kyle Petty and Mark Martin, triggering a massive 20-car crash. The wreck left Kyle Petty with a broken left femur and ignited one of NASCAR’s most heated driver debates of the early 1990s. Dale Jarrett publicly said Irvan owed drivers an apology, while Irvan insisted he had nothing to apologize for. Petty himself believed an apology was warranted.

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