Corey Lajoie was involved in a last-lap crash at Talladega Superspeedway, but Tyler Reddick avoided the upset and won his first NASCAR Cup Series win of the 2024 season.
The chain reaction crash started when Michael McDowell tried to stop Brad Keselowski from winning first place in the Geico 500. He came down to stop Keselowski, got on the nose of the No. 6 car, and spun sideways into the wall.
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Josh Berry in the No. 4 Stewart-Haas Racing Overstock.com Ford, Ryan Preece in the No. 41 Stewart-Haas Racing United Rentals Ford, and No. 7 Spire Motorsports Gainbridge. Chevrolet’s Corey LaJoie crashes on the final lap of the Geico 500. April 21, 2024 at Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama. (Jeffrey Best/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Somehow, Tyler Reddick was able to escape this mess and win the race. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Several cars were involved in the accident, including LaJoia’s car. Somehow, LaJoie’s No. 7 got under Josh Berry’s No. 4 and ended up sideways against the wall. Riding on LaJoie’s momentum, he crossed the start and finish line, and ended up going up the right side.
“Today turned me upside down,” Rajoy told reporters.
“I did a full rotation. So I did a little left side on the ground. Then I stopped for a little bit. Then I flipped over, hit the roof, and then landed on all fours,” he explained after the race. “And the all-four hit was pretty big. I’m glad I was able to cross the start-finish line.”
NASCAR driver Justin Allgaier crashes into wall during XFINITY Series Talladega race
This view shows the carnage at the end of the Geico 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on April 21, 2024. (James Gilbert/Getty Images)
Lajoie finished 18th. Ross Chastain, Carson Josevar, and Ryan Preece were also involved in the Lajoie wreck.
Redick took home the win. Keselowski, Noah Gragson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Alex Bowman rounded out the top five. Anthony Alfredo, William Byron, Todd Gilliland, Daniel Hemric and Harrison Burton rounded out the top 10.
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It was Reddick’s first win since last year’s Hollywood Casino 400 in Kansas.
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