{"id":3213,"date":"2016-05-21T23:16:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-22T04:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=3213"},"modified":"2016-05-22T13:40:23","modified_gmt":"2016-05-22T18:40:23","slug":"joey-logano-triumphs-in-scintillating-nascar-sprint-all-star-race-finish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/21\/joey-logano-triumphs-in-scintillating-nascar-sprint-all-star-race-finish\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Logano triumphs in scintillating NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race finish"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer
\nNASCAR Wire Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

CONCORD, N.C. \u2013 At the end of a wild and crazy Saturday night at Charlotte Motor Speedway<\/a>, Joey Logano<\/strong> got the upper hand in an intense battle with last-chance qualifier Kyle Larson and took home the million-dollar prize as the winner of the NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.<\/p>\n

\"Joey

Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jonathan Ferrey\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Trying to block the stronger car of Logano in the closing 13-lap final segment of the race, Larson buried his car into Turn 1 as Logano edged ahead. Larson\u2019s No. 42 Chevrolet got loose and sailed up the track into the outside wall with less than two laps left.<\/p>\n

“I tell you, Larson is a hard racer,” Logano said. “I watched him in the Showdown earlier today, and I knew what I was up against. I knew he was going to run hard. I\u2019m a hard racer, so I knew it was going to be a fun battle for sure. I got underneath him once, and I got to the outside of him once, we went up high, and I got underneath him and I got loose underneath him.<\/p>\n

“I knew I had position on him going into the corner and had to keep him on my quarter panel and not let him get to my door, so I drove in there hard. He was going to drive in there hard to keep on my door and I was going to drive in there hard to keep him at my quarter.<\/p>\n

\"Kevin

Kevin Harvick, driver of the #4 Busch Light Chevrolet, and Kyle Busch, driver of the #75 M&M’s 75th Anniversary Toyota, lead the field past the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Matt Sullivan\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

“What a crazy battle for a million dollars at the end. This is the All-Star Race. It\u2019s special just to be in the race. Forget winning it–it\u2019s just special. It\u2019s neat to be in Victory Lane.”<\/p>\n

Larson\u2019s contact with the wall on the penultimate lap was an opportunity for Logano\u2019s Team Penske teammate, Brad Keselowski, who finished second, 1.142 seconds behind the race winner. Dale Earnhardt Jr. came home third, followed by Carl Edwards, Kurt Busch and Chase Elliott.<\/p>\n

Larson brought his damaged car to pit road as Logano sped to the win.<\/p>\n

“I was able to get to the front pretty quick there and be in the best position for that last restart,” Larson said. “I got clear right away and thought I could cruise, but I got looser throughout the race\u2014we were making adjustments, but I guess we weren\u2019t making big enough ones.<\/p>\n

“I just got loose, and Joey caught me, and he did a really good job of side-drafting me. I tried to hang on his quarter, and I just got really loose as soon as I got down in the corner. We were going so fast I couldn\u2019t correct it and drilled the wall.”<\/p>\n

\"Kyle

Kyle Larson, driver of the #42 Target Chevrolet, leads Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Express Toyota,during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Jared C. Tilton\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

The victory was Logano\u2019s first in the non-points event. Team Penske\u2019s 1-2 finish marked the first time an organization has swept the top two spots in the All-Star Race.<\/p>\n

After two segments of 50 laps each, which included a six-car Lap 73 wreck that eliminated the cars of Matt Kenseth, Kasey Kahne and Tony Stewart (who was competing in his final All-Star Race), Logano restarted fifth on fresh tires under unique rules devised for this year\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

Larson, who restarted third behind two cars required to stay out on old rubber\u2014those of Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch\u2014surged into the lead on Lap 101 and held the top spot until Logano tracked him down and made the winning pass on the next-to-last lap.<\/p>\n

Keselowski was the primary architect of this year\u2019s All-Star Race format, and he believed the new rules accomplished their purpose, even though there were unforeseen consequences that confused some of the competitors\u2014as when Kenseth failed to make a mandatory green-flag stop in the first segment and trapped a handful of cars a lap down.<\/p>\n

\"Brad

Brad Keselowski, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Ford, leads a pack of cars during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

“There was a next-to-last-lap pass for the lead,” Keselowski said. “There were several passes for the lead. The last four (All-Star) races, there hasn’t been a pass for the lead in the last 20 or 30 laps.\u00a0 I think our fans deserve a better format than that, and they got that today.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know how you can get much more compelling racing than what we saw today, so they need to get unconfused and enjoy the racing.”<\/p>\n

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race – NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
\nCharlotte Motor Speedway
\nConcord, North Carolina
\nSaturday, May 21, 2016<\/p>\n

1. (8) Joey Logano, Ford, 113.
\n2. (6) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 113.
\n3. (10) Dale Earnhardt, Jr., Chevrolet, 113.
\n4. (4) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 113.
\n5. (3) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 113.
\n6. (7) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 113.
\n7. (15) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 113.
\n8. (20) Greg Biffle, Ford, 113.
\n9. (12) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 113.
\n10. (2) Kyle Busch, Toyota, 113.
\n11. (1) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 113.
\n12. (5) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 113.
\n13. (14) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 113.
\n14. (9) Martin Truex, Jr., Toyota, 113.
\n15. (19) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 113.
\n16. (18) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, Accident, 111.
\n17. (13) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 110.
\n18. (11) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, Accident, 71.
\n19. (16) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, Accident, 71.
\n20. (17) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, Accident, 70.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 98.103 mph.
\nTime of Race:\u00a0 1 Hrs, 43 Mins, 40 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 1.142 Seconds.
\nCaution Flags:\u00a0 4 for 18 laps.
\nLead Changes:\u00a0 13 among 7 drivers.
\nLap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 K. Harvick 0; Kyle Busch 1-4; K. Harvick 5-25; Kyle Busch 26-34; J. Logano 35-44; C. Edwards 45; M. Kenseth 46-49; C. Edwards 50; B. Keselowski 51-80; Kyle Busch 81-82; C. Edwards 83-84; B. Keselowski 85-93; K. Larson 94-111; J. Logano 112-113.
\nLeaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 B. Keselowski 2 times for 39 laps; K. Harvick 1 time for 21 laps; K. Larson 1 time for 18 laps; Kyle Busch 3 times for 15 laps; J. Logano 2 times for 12 laps; C. Edwards 3 times for 4 laps; M. Kenseth 1 time for 4 laps.
\nTop 1 in Points:<\/p>\n

\"Joey

Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, crosses the finish-line to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Matt Sullivan\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Joey

Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates with a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte Motor Speedway on May 21, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Brian Lawdermilk\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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