Dan - not sure if you have the expansion tank at the back of the car? When my firewall mounted tank overflows (aka - huge air pocket in the system, as it had when I bled it on friday), it has a drain pipe of sorts that exits underneath the ebox/right next to the headers. Then, the coolant streams down the engine compartment and onto the road
Not sure why your car lost so much coolant, but I'd check it out.
Good luck!
Best, whit