DENNY HAMLIN TOP TOYOTA IN WRECK FILLED TALLADEGA RACE
All of Toyota’s championship contenders involved in in-race incidents
TALLADEGA, Ala. (October 25, 2026) – Denny Hamlin drove his damaged Camry to a top-10 finish at Talladega Superspeedway on Sunday evening to lead Toyota. All nine Toyota Camrys were involved in various incidents across multiple major multi-car wrecks.
TOYOTA RACING Post-Race Recap
NASCAR Cup Series (NCS)
Talladega Superspeedway
Race 34 of 36 – 500.08 miles, 188 laps
TOYOTA FINISHING POSITIONS
1st, Kyle Larson*
2nd, William Bryon*
3rd, Ricky Stenhouse Jr.*
4th, Ross Chastain*
5th, Cole Custer*
8th, DENNY HAMLIN
18th, TY GIBBS
22nd, BUBBA WALLACE
26th, RILEY HERBST
28th, ERIK JONES
33rd, CHASE BRISCOE
35th, CHRISTOPHER BELL
37th, TYLER REDDICK
39th, JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK
*non-Toyota driver
TOYOTA QUOTES
DENNY HAMLIN, No. 11 National Debt Relief Toyota Camry XSE, Joe Gibbs Racing
Finishing Position: 8th
How bad was your car after the first wreck?
“It knocked some front toe damage in it. Obviously, the body too. It was a handful, but it was at least serviceable. It wasn’t undrivable.”
ERIK JONES, No. 43 Dollar Tree Toyota Camry XSE, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB
Finishing Position: 28th
What did you see in that wreck?
“I saw the 22 (Joey Logano) get kind of crossed up, and not sure by who. At that point, I knew it was going to be close to me being clipped. I don’t know if he caught us or if the 77 (Carson Hocevar) caught us, but it sent us into the wall. The Dollar Tree Camry was fast – one of the faster cars that I’ve had in a while at Talladega. It didn’t drive the best, but it had good speed. I was excited we were getting in a better position for the next couple, and I was hoping it was going to work out in the end. I knew there would be one more wreck coming, and I was far enough up to miss it, but it just didn’t work out.”
JOHN HUNTER NEMECHEK, No. 42 Pye-Barker Fire & Safety Toyota Camry XSE, LEGACY MOTOR CLUB
Finishing Position: 39th
Could you tell what happened with the accident there?
“I don’t know. I was riding in line, and all of a sudden everyone was turning left and I couldn’t get low enough fast enough. My right front hit someone’s splitter and broke the lower control arm, not much damage – other than breaking suspension parts. That sucks for sure. I hate it for Pye-Barker, hate it for Toyota and everyone on this 42 group. I was really hoping to have a strong run here today, and it kind of caps our season with that.”
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