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TALLADEGA, ALABAMA – OCTOBER 24: Riley Herbst, driver of the #35 Monster Energy Toyota, looks on during qualifying for the NASCAR Cup Series YellaWood 500 at Talladega Superspeedway on October 24, 2026 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo by Scott Taetsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n
The aftermath of Riley Herbst\u2019s frightening crash at Talladega<\/a> Superspeedway is drawing renewed attention, this time over how quickly NASCAR\u2019s<\/a> safety crews reached the driver.<\/p>\n New onboard footage from Brad Keselowski\u2019s car has prompted questions about the response to Herbst\u2019s violent impact during Sunday\u2019s YellaWood 500. The video, reviewed and shared by NASCAR reporter Steven Taranto on Monday, Oct. 26, provides another perspective on the moments after Herbst\u2019s No. 35 Toyota slammed into the outside wall.<\/p>\n The footage also offers important context about the timing of NASCAR\u2019s response, although it does not capture every safety vehicle or worker at the scene.<\/p>\n New Footage Examines NASCAR\u2019s Response to Riley Herbst\u2019s Crash<\/p>\n Taranto reviewed Keselowski\u2019s onboard camera to examine how long it took safety personnel to reach Herbst following the accident.<\/p>\n According to his review, approximately 50 seconds elapsed between the first visible safety vehicles deploying from the left side of the camera\u2019s view and a safety worker reaching Herbst\u2019s car.<\/p>\n That timeline is significant, but it comes with an important limitation: The footage does not establish exactly when NASCAR dispatched its crews or whether other personnel approached from outside the camera\u2019s view.<\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s about 50 seconds between when I see the first safety vehicles deploy from the left to when I see a safety worker run over to Riley\u2019s car,\u201d Taranto wrote on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n He also acknowledged that he couldn\u2019t see whether additional safety vehicles or workers approached from the opposite end of the track.<\/p>\n The footage has drawn attention amid broader questions about NASCAR\u2019s handling of the accident, particularly as other drivers and teams expressed concern over the radio.<\/p>\n Team Radio Captures Concern Following Herbst\u2019s Impact<\/p>\n Herbst\u2019s crash was one of the most alarming moments of Sunday\u2019s race, and the concern was immediately evident among those watching it unfold.<\/p>\n Taranto also shared radio audio from the No. 35 team, capturing its concern for Herbst and frustration over the response as safety personnel attended to Joey Logano\u2019s overturned car<\/a> elsewhere in the accident scene.<\/p>\n The circumstances presented NASCAR\u2019s safety crews with a complicated situation. Multiple drivers were involved, Logano\u2019s Ford had overturned, and Herbst had sustained a particularly violent impact.<\/p>\n Determining how personnel were deployed across the scene would require more than a single onboard camera.<\/p>\n Herbst was able to get out of his car, and it was reported that the driver had his left arm wrapped after the race but told USA Network he was OK.<\/p>\n There was also a subsequent update about his condition.<\/p>\n Denny Hamlin said Monday on \u201cActions Detrimental\u201d<\/a> that Herbst\u2019s wrist was \u201cnot great\u201d and that the driver had \u201csome bumps and bruises.\u201d<\/p>\n Hamlin added that Herbst would be evaluated during the week.<\/p>\n The update underscores why the immediate response to such accidents matters, even when a driver is initially able to exit the car.<\/p>\n What the Video Does and Doesn\u2019t Establish<\/p>\n The onboard footage provides a useful opportunity to examine NASCAR\u2019s safety procedures, but it would be premature to draw a definitive conclusion about the response time from the video alone.<\/p>\n Taranto himself acknowledged the limitations of the camera angle, explaining that he wanted to give the situation another look in fairness to everyone involved.<\/p>\n NASCAR\u2019s safety crews<\/a> are responsible for responding to multiple hazards during an accident, including damaged vehicles, potential injuries and ongoing traffic around the crash scene.<\/p>\n The key unanswered questions are when the response was initiated, how personnel were assigned to the different cars and whether additional responders reached Herbst outside the onboard camera\u2019s view.<\/p>\n For now, the footage provides a reason to examine the response more closely, not a definitive finding that safety personnel failed to act quickly enough.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMaggie MacKenzie<\/a> Maggie MacKenzie covers NASCAR for Heavy.com. She previously worked for NASCAR.com, where she reported, wrote, and edited race-weekend coverage and traveled to key events throughout the season. She has more than ten years of experience in sports media and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. 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