Logano Flips Onto His Roof With Six Laps Left at Talladega, Larson Wins by 0.041 Seconds
A big wreck hit the YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday. In tight racing on the front straightaway, Joey Logano and Riley Herbst took the hardest hits.
With six laps to go, David Gilliland was leading the pack. Logano had Carson Hocevar on his bumper and Ross Chastain in front of him. Logano got loose, spun and hit the wall.
After the hit, Logano's car flipped onto its roof. It crossed the line upside down, the report said. He was driving the No. 22 Shell Pennzoil Ford.
In the same wreck, Herbst appeared to hit the wall and lose his ability to brake. He drove into the outside retaining wall, veered left and hit the inside barrier beyond the apron at full speed. He bounced off the wall before his vehicle came to a complete stop.
NASCAR said Logano and Herbst were both taken to the infield care center for evaluations and were released.
Logano was sixth in the points standings coming into the race. Herbst was out of contention.
The race resumed minutes later. Kyle Larson was leading to start overtime and took the white flag. He fell off the lead on the backstretch but moved back ahead in the final stretch.
Larson won by 0.041 seconds. William Byron and Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished behind him.
The defending champion came into the race leading Christopher Bell by five points. Bell crashed early and was set back. Larson's victory moved him closer to the title with two races remaining on the schedule.
