Seeing a car flip over during a NASCAR race is always quite frightening. Who knows what will happen when the driver has all control and can only hope for the best? It is a risky sport, as everyone knows. The fans experienced its dangers last weekend at the Michigan International Speedway. In two days, we saw two cars getting wrecked and ending upside down on their roofs. Thus, NASCAR has a lot of homework related to driver safety.

We are closing in on the upcoming Daytona race, and the community is still discussing what happened in Michigan. The fact that Corey LaJoie‘s car turned upside down with just an inch of contact is a concerning matter that NASCAR will be working on.

Despite the implementation of roof flaps, the car flipped over almost instantly after losing control. It’s not only fans who are still discussing the heart-pausing flip but the team at Door Bumper Clear.

Who can be blamed for the Corey LaJoie incident in Michigan?

While discussing the contact that led to LaJoie’s wreck, the team at Door Bumper Clear wanted to understand what caused such a risky flip. Although Corey LaJoie walked away from the incident without major injuries, it is everyone’s top priority to avoid such incidents. This crash surfaced a question for Brad Keselowski‘s spotter, TJ Majors, as he was asked, “Do you think that Noah came down and helped turn him?”

Analyzing the incident that caused the crash, TJ Majors replied, “Noah moved down a tiny bit. I don’t know if it’s just a natural reaction from a guy; whenever somebody’s trying to sideline you, you naturally kind of chase him a little bit, I think. I don’t—I don’t think you can do that as a driver. I don’t think you can turn left, and if Noah can do this, he’s Superman.”

He then explained that intentionally trying to push another car onto the track is dangerous. It might lead to their car losing control.

TJ Majors explained how he believed that Noah did not see LaJoie’s car and instinctively decided to wreck him. The Door Bumper Clear team then spoke about how the car did not take time to end up on its roof as everything happened so fast, causing a caution flag to be waved. On seeing the crash, a special guest on the podcast, Karsyn Elledge, mentioned that the car flip “was almost AI-generated.” This incident has NASCAR officials scratching their heads to figure out how to avoid such a crash happening again.

However, the Door Bumper Clear Podcast team was not the only one to analyze the situation, as Denny Hamlin came forth to share his thoughts on the car flip.

What did Denny Hamlin say about LaJoie’s car flip?

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Denny Hamlin discussed the Corey LaJoie wreck in detail on his podcast Actions Detrimental. He stated the draft of wind caused the car to flip over. LaJoie was at high speed when he tried to overtake Noah Gragson. As his automobile spun to the side, a gust of wind hit at high speed, lifting the front of the car off the ground.

According to the co-owner of 23XI Racing, “When the car turns sideways, it’s got 30 extra miles per hour. If there’s a gust or sustained wind, it makes his car believe that he’s going 30 miles per hour faster than it’s actually going.” It was later reported that there was a wind from the northwest that was 30 mph, and that became the reason for the car to lose ground around turns 3 and 4.

It was undoubtedly a scary situation for everyone who witnessed the crash. Thankfully, there was relief when he replied to his spotter on the radio and pulled down his window protection. Hopefully, NASCAR will find a way to prevent such incidents in the future. Drivers should be able to race without fearing they’re walking into a death trap.

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