John Breeden Sat, October 31, 2026 at 7:24 PM UTC · 2 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Carson Hocevar explained his side of the wild Talladega "Big One" last Sunday that saw Joey Logano go upside down. Hocevar was the one behind Logano when the latter got turned into the outside retaining wall and flipped over.
The driver of the No. 77 was also involved in the crash. Miraculously, Hocevar went to the garage but returned to the race and finished sixth.
During media availability at the Martinsville Speedway on Saturday, Hocevar recounts what he remembers about the crash that sent Logano upside down with five laps remaining in the YellaWood 500.
"We were just kinda merging lanes with everything. I was looking in my mirror for a second and it looked like he checked up to not hit the 1 [Ross Chastain] right when I was looking down or looking down into my mirror and stuff. I looked up and I looked up because I felt a bump," Hocevar said.
When Hocevar felt a bump, he knew something was going on.
After getting run into by Joe Gibbs Racing driver Chase Briscoe, Hocevar got into the back of Logano, triggering the massive pileup. Ultimately, "The Hurricane" said he looked down at the wrong time.
"When I bumped, I think Briscoe got me, so I got Joey. Then, I got a few more because I then got turned and took a few more into me. … I wasn't looking up. I was more so trying to figure out if we were being turned or not," Hocevar said.
Hocevar knew he was in a tight spot with the field 2-wide in front of him and everyone 3-wide just behind. While trying to watch to see if he did not get wrecked himself, Hocevar made a mistake.
"Half the field in front of us was 2-wide but the guys next to me were still 3-wide, so I was like, 'OK, this could get complicated,' so I was just trying to watch that and trying not to get hung out," Hocevar said.
It was an unfortunate situation for Hocevar, who captured his first career NASCAR Cup Series win at Talladega last April. The 23-year-old out of Portage, Michigan qualified for his first career Chase this season. Along with Spire Motorsports teammate Daniel Suarez, it is also his team's first Chase appearance.
With two races remaining in the campaign, Hocevar ranks 10th in the standings. His previous best points finish was 21st in 2024.
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