Pat O'Connor is killed in a massive fifteen-car pileup on Lap One.
Starting 38th, Tina was able to avoid a massive pileup on lap 4.
But they clearly contributed to a massive 18-car pileup earlier in the race.
March 21 - A massive pileup on Alberta Highway 2 during winter storm conditions injures approximately 100 people.
The Yankees avoided such a massive pileup at the training-room door last year en route to the best record in the league.
The race is best known for a massive first-lap, 15-car pileup that resulted in the death of fan-favorite driver Pat O'Connor.
The U.S. 500 was marred by a massive opening-lap pileup.
But he said, "You don't want the Tour of California to be decided by a massive pileup like that."
In the 1970s and early 1980s, the race was often ridiculed and exploited by local media for its frequent crashes and massive pileups.
A massive pileup at the 1 km mark, however, split the peloton, leaving only a handful of riders with any chance of winning.