Chase Elliott and Joey Logano traded paint in a final-stage crash during Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series race at New Hampshire Motor Speedway.
Elliott restarted 11th and Logano 12th on the 194th of a scheduled 301 laps, when Logano’s No. 22 Team Penske Ford struggled to turn in the first corner, making contact with Elliott’s No. 9 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet. Both cars sustained damage but continued further back in the running order.
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Elliott started from the pole, and Logano took the green flag sixth in Sunday’s USA Today 301. Logano told his No. 22 team on the radio that he felt like something had broken in the right-front and that the car would not turn before his contact with Elliott’s No. 9.
Elliott entered the event as the Cup Series points leader. His 18th-place finish at New Hampshire puts him in a tie for the points lead with his Hendrick teammate Kyle Larson. Logano ranked 15th in the standings before the race and stood minus-6 in the provisional playoff rankings relative to the elimination bubble. The two-time champ now moves to plus-13 above the elimination line after a 32-place finish.