A massive crash at Phoenix Raceway resulted in Anthony Alfredo and Austin Cindric both catching air and slamming into the outside wall.
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This incident occurred during the final stage of Sunday's Cup Series race. The field lined up for a restart after a caution for an incident involving Connor Zilisch and Ryan Preece. Once they took the green flag, they spread out heading toward the dogleg in Turn 1.
Chaos ensued as Joey Logano went to push Ross Chastain from behind. He mistimed the push, which resulted in Chastain spinning toward the middle of the pack. He slammed into Anthony Alfredo — who replaced an ailing Alex Bowman — who then slammed into Bubba Wallace and Austin Cindric.
Wallace scooted away with some damage to the No. 23 Toyota, but Alfredo and Cindric both caught air in the violent incident. They then careened toward the outside wall. Cindric took the hardest hit as his airborne No. 2 slammed into the wall before landing on the racing surface.
Contact on the restart!@RossChastain and @AustinCindric are among those involved. pic.twitter.com/eEDee507K8
— NASCAR (@NASCAR) March 8, 2026
Fortunately, the Team Penske driver was able to climb from his destroyed No. 2 Ford. He walked around to survey the damage before ultimately heading to the infield care center. He posted his third finish of 30th or worse this season.
"The restarts get crazy here and I'm not really sure what happened other than just cars jumping right across the racetrack," Cindric said after exiting the care center.
"I'm not sure I've ever jumped head-on into a wall, but that changed today. It's just a shame. I'm not discouraged. This 2 team has shown me a lot in the first four races, but it's just a shame we don't have the results for them."
Chastain made his way back to pit road. His team made repairs, and he ultimately returned to the track. He just lost 27 laps in the process.
Alfredo went back to the garage, but Hendrick Motorsports could not make repairs. His day ended with a 33rd-place finish. He underwent evaluation at the care center before securing his release.
