Craziest win celebration ever? NASCAR driver crashes into wall then burns out tyres

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Craziest win celebration ever? NASCAR driver crashes into wall then burns out tyres

Carson Hocevar claimed victory in Talladega

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Monday 27 April 2026 12:59 Updated: 13:41

A NASCAR Cup Series driver celebrated their debut victory in style last weekend, but it didn't go entirely to plan.

NASCAR was in Talladega for the Jack's Link 500 race, which was the 10th round of the 2026 season.

And it was a controversial 23-year-old who claimed victory, with Carson Hocevar securing a first career Cup Series victory having been turning heads in the series since 2023.

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Hocevar's driving style has come in for a lot of criticism over the past couple of seasons, most famously from two-time Cup Series champion Kyle Busch, who has placed Hocevar on his 'hate list'.

Hocevar's aggressive driving might have rubbed some of his rivals up the wrong way, but it was the 23-year-old from Michigan who had the last laugh in Talladega, winning the race from Chris Buescher.

And Hocevar celebrated in unusual fashion, hanging out of the window of his No.77 Chevrolet during a victory lap, waving at fans around the circuit.

It was a show of incredible car control from the 23-year-old. That was until he crashed into the wall.

Hocevar slammed into the Talladega Speedway wall at low speed, before styling it out by continuing to rev his car to create tyre smoke right in front of his adoring fans.

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NASCAR Cup Series points standings after Talladega

While Hocevar may have looked a little silly in his celebrations, the Michigan-born racer did leap up into eighth in the Cup Series standings following his first ever race win in the series, and now has a 70-point cushion in the hunt for his first ever spot in the postseason.

Elsewhere in the race, a 26-car wreck caused chaos for many big names, with three-time champion Joey Logano completely wiped out in the huge wreck, dropping him to 15th in the standings, while William Byron and Bubba Wallace both lost four places apiece to drop out of the top ten.

Pos	Driver	Manufacturer	Points (Stage)	Wins	Top 5s	Top 10s
1	Tyler Reddick	Toyota	484 (78)	5	6	7
2	Denny Hamlin	Toyota	374 (83)	1	4	6
3	Ryan Blaney	Ford	344 (87)	1	3	6
4	Chase Elliott	Chevrolet	340 (48)	1	4	6
5	Ty Gibbs	Toyota	322 (59)	1	5	7
6	Kyle Larson	Chevrolet	315 (91)	0	3	6
7	Chris Buescher	Ford	309 (58)	0	1	5
8	Carson Hocevar	Chevrolet	292 (42)	1	3	4
9	Christopher Bell	Toyota	290 (73)	0	3	4
10	Brad Keselowski	Ford	279 (42)	0	2	4
11	William Byron	Chevrolet	277 (55)	0	2	5
12	Bubba Wallace	Toyota	276 (71)	0	1	5
13	Ryan Preece	Ford	269 (37)	0	0	2
14	Daniel Suárez	Chevrolet	235 (26)	0	1	2
15	Joey Logano	Ford	234 (54)	0	2	3
16	Austin Cindric	Ford	226 (49)	0	1	3
17	Chase Briscoe	Toyota	222 (32)	0	3	4
18	Ross Chastain	Chevrolet	205 (22)	0	1	2
19	Shane van Gisbergen	Chevrolet	195 (24)	0	1	2
20	Zane Smith	Ford	183 (11)	0	1	3
21	AJ Allmendinger	Chevrolet	183 (15)	0	0	1
22	Todd Gilliland	Ford	181 (19)	0	0	1
23	Michael McDowell	Chevrolet	179 (19)	0	1	2
24	Austin Dillon	Chevrolet	163 (8)	0	0	0
25	Ricky Stenhouse Jr.	Chevrolet	161 (11)	0	1	2
26	Erik Jones	Toyota	161 (0)	0	0	2
27	Kyle Busch	Chevrolet	160 (11)	0	0	1
28	Josh Berry	Ford	147 (30)	0	0	2
29	Riley Herbst	Toyota	144 (9)	0	0	1
30	Noah Gragson	Ford	144 (4)	0	0	1
31	John H. Nemechek	Toyota	141 (14)	0	0	0
32	Ty Dillon	Chevrolet	123 (0)	0	0	0
33	Connor Zilisch	Chevrolet	103 (2)	0	0	0
34	Cole Custer	Chevrolet	89 (3)	0	0	0
35	Cody Ware	Chevrolet	85 (4)	0	0	0
36	Alex Bowman	Chevrolet	80 (10)	0	1	1
37	Casey Mears	Ford	9 (3)	0	0	0
38	BJ McLeod	Chevrolet	3 (0)	0	0	0

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Iconic. Carson Hocevar celebrates at Talladega hanging out the window. pic.twitter.com/Na2Qf3EPuE
— FOX: NASCAR (@NASCARONFOX) April 26, 2026

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