DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Kyle Busch and Jeff Gordon expressed their concerns regarding Joey Logano’s maneuvers that led to a significant multi-car accident in the closing laps of the Daytona 500 on Sunday night.

The wreck, which occurred on Lap 187 of the 202-lap race, involved eight vehicles and resulted in a caution period.

The Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing driver walked away unscathed from the late wreck in the Daytona 500.

While running in fifth position, Logano made a move from the upper lane to the middle lane. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. blocked him, resulting in contact. Logano’s car hit Kyle Busch’s vehicle on the inside, and subsequent contact with Stenhouse sent Stenhouse spinning into Ryan Blaney and Busch. The crash also involved Noah Gragson, Chase Elliott, Todd Gilliland, and Cole Custer.

“It seemed like the quickest car was eager to get to the wreck,” Busch remarked to Fox, referring to Logano. “Logano was undoubtedly the fastest car today, leading many laps and showcasing impressive speed. The Penske cars were quite competitive. Yet, with only 20 laps remaining, he attempted to create space where none existed, resulting in chaos.”

Busch, who has yet to win the Daytona 500 in 20 attempts, unfortunately finished in 34th place.

Byron navigated a last-lap crash to secure his status as the youngest driver to earn multiple victories in The Great American Race.

Jeff Gordon, vice chairman of Hendrick Motorsports, also criticized Logano’s decisions during the race.

When asked if he thought drivers were making poor choices throughout the event, Daytona 500 champion William Byron chimed in with: “Joey did.”

To which Byron acknowledged, “Yeah, that’s reasonable.”

Here’s what NASCAR drivers discussed following the conclusion of the Daytona 500 race.

Logano, who led for 43 laps but finished 35th, defended his actions during the race, attributing the incident to Stenhouse’s blocking maneuver.

“I felt the need to reach the second row to have a chance to win,” Logano explained. “I was in third position and aimed to move to second. I saw my chance to drop down and go under Stenhouse, who had another Ford, Noah Gragson, right behind me. Then Stenhouse made a late block. I adjusted for that, but it appeared he was planning to shift back to the top lane, so I moved back to close the gap again, but he kept coming down.”

“I was trying to slow down, but by then, the situation behind me had already unfolded, and cars were piling up. I couldn’t avoid it, and we made contact. It’s unfortunate; we had a strong Shell Pennzoil Mustang. We were competitive, but it just didn’t work out.”