Carson Hocevar Explains Role in Joey Logano Talladega Flip

Carson Hocevar offered his perspective on the chaotic Talladega "Big One" that involved Joey Logano going upside down last Sunday at the YellaWood 500. Hocevar was the driver behind Logano when the latter crashed into the outside retaining wall and flipped over. Despite sustaining a significant impact, Hocevar managed to return to the race and ultimately finished sixth.

During a media availability at Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, Hocevar recounted the events leading up to the crash, which occurred with approximately five laps remaining in the race. He explained that he was merging lanes and glanced in his mirror to ensure no collision with Ross Chastain. However, he forgot to look up due to the intense situation, which made him feel a bump. Hocevar attributed the incident to Chase Briscoe running him into Logano.

With the field 2-wide in front of Hocevar, and his teammates 3-wide behind, he mistakenly made a critical error by not looking up when a bump occurred. This oversight ultimately led to the massive pileup. Hocevar emphasized that he was more concerned about avoiding getting wrecked himself rather than checking for collisions.