CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Corey LaJoie went for one of the most wild rides NASCAR has seen all season.

During the resumption of this weekend’s Cup Series race at Michigan on Monday morning, the No. 7 car flipped in the air and went airborne after making contact with Noah Gragson. LaJoie’s car came down, landed on its roof and skidded onto the grass in Turn 3, where it flipped several more times.

LaJoie was evaluated and released from the infield care center.

“That’s just about the way the year’s gone,” LaJoie told the USA Network broadcast. “You know, we have a good car, and I find a way to flip it upside down. Twice this year, we’ve been upside down, and I haven’t been upside down in my whole career. Unfortunately, that’s how the year for our No. 7 team. We’ve had speed, just haven’t been able to put it all together.

“But the No. 10 (Gragson) chopped me a couple of times, especially off (Turn 2) and I had a run, and I don’t know, I haven’t seen the replay yet. If he pulled it off the wall when I was trying to get his left rear. … It was a ride, buddy.”

Tyler Reddick went on to win the race, which had been red-flagged and halted because of rain on Sunday. The driver of the No. 45 Toyota for 23XI Racing prevailed following several overtime restarts, holding off Charlotteans William Byron (who finished second) and Ty Gibbs (P3).

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