Joey Logano’s car goes airborne and lands on its roof near the end of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race.
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Joey Logano’s car flew through the air at Talladega on Sunday. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso)
Joey Logano’s car flipped over onto its roof in a scary crash near the end of the first stage of Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at Talladega.
Logano’s car got bumped by Denny Hamlin’s as Hamlin went to make a pass. Hamlin moved to the inside of Logano and got hit by Ricky Stenhouse Jr. That contact from Stenhouse sent Hamlin’s car into Logano’s. Then contact from Stenhouse’s car into Logano’s sent the No. 22 car into the air.
Thankfully, no other cars hit Logano while his car was on its roof or in the air and it flipped back over. Logano climbed from his car and was uninjured.
“I got lucky I didn’t get hit while I was in the air,” Logano said.
Logano prefaced that comment with his frustration with the type of racing that happens at Daytona and Talladega. Drivers have to draft closely with each other to make speed and passes require pushes from trailing cars. The large spoilers on the back of the Cup cars also help lead to quick closing rates.
Drivers are continually trying to proactively react to moves behind them as the margin for error is near zero.
Logano complimented the safety of current Cup Series cars and how he was able to walk away from a crash of that magnitude.
“I guess I don’t know exactly what to think,” Logano said. “It is a product of this racing. On one hand, I am so proud to drive a Cup car that is safe, and that I can go through a crash like that and get out and speak about it. On one hand, I am made about being in the crash and on the other, I am happy to be alive. On another hand, I am wondering when we are going to stop because this is dangerous doing what we are doing. I got a roll bar in my head. That is not okay. I am one hit away from the same situation Ryan Newman just went through. I just don’t feel like that is acceptable.” Read more from Yahoo! Sports.
