NASCAR race at Talladega stopped after Joey Logano’s car goes airborne in scary 15-car wreck

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) – The NASCAR Chase race at Talladega Superspeedway was halted under the red flag with five laps remaining after a scary wreck involving three-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano, whose car went airborne and landed on its roof.

Key points

• Safety crews needed a number of minutes to turn Logano's No.
• This person appeared to lose the brakes in his No.
• "I just got a push in the wrong spot there, " Logano remarked.

What happened

Safety crews needed a number of minutes to turn Logano's No. 22 Ford back over on its wheels, and Logano was able to climb from the car to cheers from the crowd.

Logano was running in fourth when he lost control off a push by Carson Hocevar and began a 15-car pileup on the frontstretch that additionally included Chase Briscoe, Brad Keselowski, Austin Cindric, Josh Berry and Riley Herbst. This person appeared to lose the brakes in his No. 35 Toyota before hitting the inside wall at virtually full speed.

"I just got a push in the wrong spot there, " Logano remarked. "It was particularly much a 'Talladega Nights, ' Oh no, I'm upside down, this is not good' moment. I can't thank the safety crew enough. They did an amazing job flipping that thing over."

The bottom line

For now, NASCAR race at Talladega stopped after Joey Loganos car goes airborne in remains the part of the story worth watching, and further updates are likely as more details are confirmed.