Shane van Gisbergen was caught in a last lap Talladega crash.
The Trackhouse Racing driver was on course for a top 10 finish until Ryan Preece’s #60 RFK Racing Ford Mustang got loose and spun across the nose of van Gisbergen.
SVG got sandwiched between Preece and Austin Dillon’s #3 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet Camaro while Christopher Bell’s #20 Joe Gibbs Racing Camry was also caught in the wreck.
Van Gisbergen was ultimately classified 20th as the second-to-last car on the lead lap.
A dramatic conclusion to the race was set up with seven laps to go when third-placed Erik Jones got spat into the inside wall before the tri-oval thanks to a hip check from Carson Hocevar.
The race remained green until it became evident that Jones couldn’t get his #43 Legacy Motor Club Toyota Camry out of the grass.
The caution came out with seven laps remaining with Chris Buescher at the head of the field in his #17 RKF Racing Ford Mustang and Hocevar second in the #77 Spire Motorsports Chevrolet Camaro.
At the time of the yellow, van Gisbergen was running ninth with his Trackhouse Racing teammate Ross Chastain in 10th.
The race resumed with three laps to go – the front row Buescher and Hocevar with Alex Bowman and Ricky Stenhouse Jr immediately behind them respectively.
Van Gisbergen restarted ninth and couldn’t find a way forward. Meanwhile, Hocevar jockeyed with Buescher at the front of the field.
The pair were neck-and-neck entering the tri-oval until Ricky Stenhouse Jr got into the back of Buscher and got him loose.
That was all Hocevar needed to get clear of Buescher and clinch victory and become the newest NASCAR race winner.
Behind them, van Gisbergen was mired in the melee of the last lap carnage. SVG confirmed over the radio that he was okay before extracting himself from the #97 Trackhouse Racing Chevrolet Camaro.
Hocevar celebrated in style, hanging out the window of his car before parking it against the wall and performing a burnout.
Results: NASCAR Cup Series Jack Link’s 500 at Talladega Superspeedway
Pos
Num
Driver
Team
Car
Laps/Diff
Gap
1
77
Carson Hocevar
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
188
2
17
Chris Buescher
RFK Racing
Ford Mustang
0.114
0.114
3
48
Alex Bowman
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
0.140
0.026
4
9
Chase Elliott
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
0.184
0.044
5
38
Zane Smith
Front Row Motorsports
Ford Mustang
0.208
0.024
6
47
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
Hyak Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
0.252
0.044
7
1
Ross Chastain
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
0.271
0.019
8
2
Austin Cindric
Team Penske
Ford Mustang
0.397
0.126
9
4
Noah Gragson
Front Row Motorsports
Ford Mustang
0.461
0.064
10
8
Kyle Busch
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
0.545
0.084
11
34
Todd Gilliland
Front Row Motorsports
Ford Mustang
0.679
0.134
12
7
Daniel Suarez
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
0.774
0.095
13
10
Ty Dillon
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
0.784
0.010
14
45
Tyler Reddick
23XI Racing
Toyota Camry
0.832
0.048
15
11
Denny Hamlin
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota Camry
0.939
0.107
16
16
AJ Allmendinger
Kaulig Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
0.943
0.004
17
20
Christopher Bell
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota Camry
3.323
2.380
18
60
Ryan Preece
RFK Racing
Ford Mustang
3.324
0.001
19
3
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
3.346
0.022
20
97
Shane Van Gisbergen
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
3.421
0.075
21
51
Cody Ware
Rick Ware Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
6.201
2.780
22
42
John Hunter Nemechek
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota Camry
1 lap
23
43
Erik Jones
Legacy Motor Club
Toyota Camry
1 lap
24
78
Daniel Dye
Live Fast Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
2 laps
1 lap
25
35
Riley Herbst
23XI Racing
Toyota Camry
2 laps
26
88
Connor Zilisch
Trackhouse Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
3 laps
1 lap
27
33
Jesse Love
Richard Childress Racing
Chevrolet Camaro
3 laps
28
66
Chad Finchum
Garage66
Ford Mustang
6 laps
3 laps
29
19
Chase Briscoe
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota Camry
8 laps
2 laps
30
44
Joey Gase
NY Racing Team
Chevrolet Camaro
11 laps
3 laps
31
6
Brad Keselowski
RFK Racing
Ford Mustang
22 laps
11 laps
32
71
Michael McDowell
Spire Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
39 laps
17 laps
33
21
Josh Berry
Wood Brothers Racing
Ford Mustang
64 laps
25 laps
34
54
Ty Gibbs
Joe Gibbs Racing
Toyota Camry
66 laps
2 laps
35
24
William Byron
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
69 laps
3 laps
36
23
Bubba Wallace
23XI Racing
Toyota Camry
74 laps
5 laps
37
12
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
Ford Mustang
74 laps
38
41
Cole Custer
Haas Factory Team
Chevrolet Camaro
74 laps
39
22
Joey Logano
Team Penske
Ford Mustang
74 laps
40
5
Kyle Larson
Hendrick Motorsports
Chevrolet Camaro
74 laps
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