Riley Herbst suffered a terrifying crash at the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama on Sunday afternoon.
Herbst, driving the No, 35 Monster Energy Toyota, crashed against the sidewall violently. The broadcast showed him coming out of the car at the Talladega, Alabama. But he appears to have suffered a serious injury.
Herbst was taken to the care center with injuries where he underwent treatment. NASCAR reporter Noah Lewis noted that Riley Herbst was able to walk to the golf car after being cleared from the care center. He did not speak to the media. It is unclear what happened to him in the crash.
Here’s the video of Herbst car striking the sidewall twice – from one end to the other – before it landed on the raceway severely damaged. Medical staff soon went after Herbst as he managed to walk out of the car and went to the care center.
Joey Logano’s multi-car crash led to Herbst hitting sidewall
Riley Herbst was not the only one to suffer a bad crash at the YellaWood500. Joey Logano’s No. 22 Ford Mustang Dark Horse also flipped upside down with just five laps left in the race. The medical crew was attending to Logano’s crash and took a few minutes to reach Herbst.
The multi-car crash as Locgano was battling for the pole position in Sunday’s race. Herbst car was also one of the cars involved in the crash involving Logan’s Ford.
NASCAR reporters noted the Herbst car first hit the sidewall after the multi-car crash involving Logan. It then turned right and hit the sidewall due to what experts suggested was a brake failure.
Joey Logan was also able to safely walk out of the car and no major injury to the 36-year-old driver is being reported at the moment.
A photo of Riley Herbst surfaced after the race which showed the veteran NASCAR driver with bandage on his wrist. Here’s the photo shared by The Athletic journalist Jeff Gluck on X.
This story is being updated.
