Joey Logano explains how NASCAR can prevent cars from flipping

In the past, Joey Logano has experienced flips firsthand. That’s why these recent blowovers have him and other drivers worried.

Corey LaJoie flipped at Michigan. Then, Michael McDowell almost flipped just for Josh Berry to flip right after at Daytona. NASCAR wants to figure this out.

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Joey Logano saw as two Fords almost flipped on the same night. McDowell would have gone over if not for Logano’s car sitting right there holding the No. 34 down as it was up in the air.

During a media availability at Darlington, Logano talked about possible solutions. He doesn’t have a college education but he’s been around the Cup Series for a long time.

“I didn’t talk to them about it. I don’t really know what you do. To me, I don’t have an engineering degree, just have an RCD [Race Car Degree], and I would say a floor underneath the car that we have, a big pan, when it catches wind it’s like a kite,” Logano explained via Bob Pockrass of FOX Sports. “And we’ve seen that happen a lot with this car and until that comes off I don’t think there’s a way to keep them on the ground.

“So, I think one of the best options would probably be to put a splitter back on the thing and take the underbodies off and go back to where we were. Not that we had great success in keeping the old car on the ground all the time but, gosh, it seems like we’ve seen more cars go up here recently than ever. So, I gotta think that that’s kind of the only thing you can do to fix it. You can’t put more weight in the car, that’s not going to be the answer because then the wrecks will be bigger. So, you don’t want to do that. I think kind of the only option is to take that diffuser off.”

Joey Logano has seen these flips firsthand. He’s been in a car when it goes over. These are wrecks that NASCAR wants to avoid. Blowovers are almost unacceptable. There’s no way to prevent all flips, but more can be done.

To NASCAR’s credit, both Corey LaJoie and Josh Berry thanked the sport. They were more than happy to report the Next Gen car held up and kept them safe. Thank goodness for that.

Logano is probably right. The underbody on the Next Gen car is flat. The diffuser acts like a piece of plywood in a tornado, catches the wind and from there, physics take over.