That wild machine ride at Talladega Superspeedway left Joey Logano airborne and upside down on Lap 183 of the eighth race in The Chase presented by Mobil 1 during Sunday's YellaWood 500. Racing in the high lane with Ross Chastain ahead and Carson Hocevar behind, the No. 22 Team Penske Ford got caught in an accordion effect that sent it loose, and subsequent contact with Chase Briscoe's No. 19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota flipped the Ford completely over.
Thankfully, Logano climbed out of the vehicle under his own power after safety crews uprighted it, later describing the moment as a true cinematic experience.
"It was very much a 'Talladega Nights' moment, like, 'Oh, no. I'm upside down. This is not a good moment,'" Logano said. "The last time I flipped, it was crushed on my head. This time, I don't think anything really caved or crushed at all. I'm just happy to be alive."
Though his radios disconnected during the chaos—leaving him worried about his wife back home—he quickly confirmed he was fine once the dust settled. The multi-car pileup also heavily damaged Riley Herbst, whose No. 35 23XI Racing Toyota slammed hard into the SAFER barrier. All drivers unable to continue ultimately exited under their own power.
This chaotic incident wasn't even the first major mess of the day, following a 12-car crash during Stage 2 on Lap 132. The late-race disaster decimated the field, dragging down five other Chase drivers alongside Logano: Austin Cindric, Daniel Suárez, Chris Buescher, Chase Briscoe, and Carson Hocevar. Non-Chase drivers caught in the wreckage included Brad Keselowski, AJ Allmendinger, Josh Berry, Riley Herbst, Erik Jones, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Alex Bowman, Connor Zilisch, and Shane van Gisbergen.
Logano ultimately limped home to a 34th-place finish as one of seven Chase drivers ending up 32nd or worse. Meanwhile, Kyle Larson took victory for the No. 5 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet, extending his championship lead to 73 points. Logano now sits fifth in the standings, 100 points behind Larson, while Cindric, Suárez, Buescher, and Hocevar were among nine total Chase drivers eliminated from title contention.
