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Joey Logano and Riley Herbst crash violently in Talladega NASCAR race

A late multi-car crash at Talladega Superspeedway sent Joey Logano flipping onto his roof and left Riley Herbst with heavy damage.

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A multi-car crash occurred at Talladega Superspeedway on October 25, 2026, during the Yellawood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race, Fox News reported. With six laps to go, Joey Logano flipped onto his roof and slid upside down, while Riley Herbst hit the inside barrier at full speed. [1][2][3][4][5]

Logano was racing near the front of the pack behind Ross Chastain with Carson Hocevar close behind him while David Gilliland led the race, according to Fox News. Motorsport.com reported that Logano stated he was happy to be alive after the accident. Daytona Beach News-Journal, NASCAR.com, and The Tennessean all reported that both Logano and Herbst took violent impacts and incurred heavy damage in the crash. [1][2][3][4][5]

Logano is a professional stock car racing driver who won the 2024 NASCAR Cup Series championship for Team Penske. Herbst competes full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series, driving the number 35 Toyota Camry XSE for 23XI Racing. He made his Cup Series debut in the 2023 Daytona 500, where he finished 10th. As FTMQ News reported earlier, Talladega Superspeedway also saw a nine-car crash during a truck series event. [6][7][9][10]

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In short

  • Joey Logano flipped onto his roof with six laps remaining at Talladega Superspeedway.
  • Riley Herbst crashed at full speed into the inside wall during the late multi-car wreck.
  • The crash occurred during the Yellawood 500 NASCAR Cup Series race on October 25, 2026.
  • David Gilliland was leading the pack when the crash took place.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]NASCAR's Joey Logano rides on his roof, Riley Herbst nails wall at full speed in dangerous Talladega wreckFox News, 2h ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Late NASCAR crash at Talladega sees violent impacts by Joey Logano, Riley HerbstDaytona Beach News-Journal, 2h ago
  3. [3]Late-race wreck hits field at Talladega; Logano, Herbst incur heavy damageNASCAR.com, 2h ago
  4. [4]Joey Logano upside down in terrifying Talladega NASCAR Cup crash: "Just happy to be alive"Motorsport.com, 2h ago
  5. [5]Joey Logano flips, slides upside down in nasty NASCAR Talladega crashThe Tennessean, 2h ago

Background

  1. [6]2025 NASCAR Cup Series on Wikipedia
  2. [7]Riley Herbst on Wikipedia
  3. [8]Rusty Wallace on Wikipedia
  4. [9]Riley Herbst on Grokipedia
  5. [10]Tony Stewart crashes out early in NASCAR Truck Series at Talladega FTMQ News, 1d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 10 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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