{"id":3766,"date":"2016-06-12T21:49:51","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T02:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=3766"},"modified":"2016-06-12T21:49:51","modified_gmt":"2016-06-13T02:49:51","slug":"after-michigan-win-logano-is-two-for-two-with-new-aero-package","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2016\/06\/12\/after-michigan-win-logano-is-two-for-two-with-new-aero-package\/","title":{"rendered":"After Michigan win, Logano is two-for-two with new aero package"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

BROOKLYN, Mich. \u2013 <\/span><\/span><\/strong>In the second race that featured NASCAR\u2019s new lower-downforce package, Joey Logano lowered the boom\u2014again.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, applies the winner’s decal to his car in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Daniel Shirey\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

There was one major difference between Joey Logano\u2019s victory in Sunday\u2019s FireKeepers 400 at Michigan International Speedway and his win May 21 in the Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte. This one counted in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series standings and punched Logano\u2019s ticket into the Chase.<\/span>
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But it remained abundantly clear that Team Penske already has a handle on the aerodynamic configuration the sanctioning body is considering for 2017.<\/span>
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Logano led 139 of 200 laps at the two-mile track and dominated a succession of restarts, except for one instance on Lap 117 when race runner-up Chase Elliott grabbed the lead from the driver of the No. 22 Ford.<\/span>
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Reasserting his superiority on a Lap 154 restart, Logano held the top spot the rest of the way to win for the first time this season, for the second time at Michigan and for the 15th time in his career. It was the 50th victory for Team Penske since switching to Ford equipment after the 2012 season.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Kena Krutsinger\/Getty Images )<\/p><\/div>\n

The top three finishers boasted the youngest average age for a podium in Sprint Cup Series history–23.0. Logano is 26, Elliott 20 and Larson 23. The previous youngest average age for a top three was 24.7 (three times, dating back to 1951 at Charlotte Speedway).<\/span>
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“Everyone did a great job of understanding what this package was going to do,” Logano said in Victory Lane. “They put together a great race car for me. It was a lot of fun racing with Chase there at the end\u2026<\/span>
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“Perfect execution. We\u2019ve been knocking on the door for a win here all season. We got that All-Star win, but it\u2019s nice to get that win and lock ourselves into the Chase.”<\/span>
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Logano had a comfortable lead over Elliott, the Sunoco Rookie of the Year leader, when Denny Hamlin popped his left rear tire on the frontstretch and careened into the inside wall near the entrance to Turn 1. NASCAR called the ninth caution of the afternoon, setting up the final restart with seven laps left.<\/span>
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\"Joey

Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

Logano chose the outside lane, and eventual third-place finisher Kyle Larson tried to push Elliott past Logano into the lead, but to no avail. Logano pulled away, maintained an advantage of nearly one second and won the race by .889 seconds over Elliott, who was chagrined despite a career-best finish in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.<\/span>
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Elliott\u2019s waterloo actually came at Lap 154, when, as the leader, he missed a shift and allowed Logano to regain the lead.<\/span>
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“You can\u2019t do dumb stuff and win these races,” Elliott said. “Completely my fault. The guys gave me a great car today. This whole NAPA group has been working so hard these past few weeks, and that one was on me.<\/span>
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“Like I said, you can\u2019t do dumb stuff to win these things and I did today.”<\/span>
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Asked to elaborate on what he did wrong, Elliott replied, “Putting it in the correct gear would be a good start.”<\/span>
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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jerry Markland\/Getty Images )<\/p><\/div>\n

Logano\u2019s teammate, Brad Keselowski, ran fourth behind Larson, with Kevin Harvick rallying from a 29th-place starting position to finish fifth. Carl Edwards, Tony Stewart, Austin Dillon, Jamie McMurray and Kurt Busch completed the top 10.<\/span>
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The seventh-place result for Stewart was his second-best this season. Stewart missed the first nine events of the year after an offseason back injury.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Notes: Debris on the grille of Kyle Busch\u2019s No. 18 Toyota caused his engine to overheat and erupt in a fireball just past the 50-lap mark. Busch was the first driver out of the race (in 40th place), marking the fourth straight event in which he has finished 30th or worse.<\/span>
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. was the victim of a Lap 62 crash that started when Chris Buescher\u2019s Ford got loose on the bottom of the track and clipped the left rear of Earnhardt\u2019s Chevrolet, which in turn wiped out the No. 47 Chevy of AJ Allmendinger. Earnhardt retired from the race in 39th place.<\/span>
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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 FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jerry Markland\/Getty Images )<\/p><\/div>\n

Harvick increased his series lead over Stewart-Haas Racing teammate Kurt Busch to 30 points. Logano, the 10th driver to win a Cup race this season, jumped three spots to fifth\u2026<\/span>
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Larson’s No. 42 Chevrolet failed the laser inspection station (LIS) after the race. NASCAR is taking the car to its research-and-development center in Concord, N.C., for further evaluation. If penalties are warranted, they will be announced in the coming week.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Note: \u00a0Additional photos from Getty Images and NASCAR posted after race results.<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Race – FireKeepers Casino 400<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Michigan International Speedway<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Brooklyn, Michigan<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Sunday, June 12, 2016<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1. (1) Joey Logano, Ford, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 2. (10) Chase Elliott #, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3. (7) Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 4. (15) Brad Keselowski, Ford, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 5. (29) Kevin Harvick, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 6. (11) Carl Edwards, Toyota, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 7. (3) Tony Stewart, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 8. (8) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 9. (14) Jamie McMurray, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 10. (17) Kurt Busch, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 11. (6) Ryan Newman, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 12. (2) Martin Truex Jr, Toyota, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 13. (23) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 14. (19) Matt Kenseth, Toyota, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 15. (13) Trevor Bayne, Ford, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 16. (16) Jimmie Johnson, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 17. (5) * Ryan Blaney #, Ford, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 18. (32) Paul Menard, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 19. (18) Greg Biffle, Ford, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 20. (22) Chris Buescher #, Ford, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 21. (25) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 22. (35) David Ragan, Toyota, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 23. (34) Clint Bowyer, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 24. (21) Ty Dillon(i), Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 25. (28) Landon Cassill, Ford, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 26. (30) Aric Almirola, Ford, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 27. (36) * Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 28. (39) Michael Annett, Chevrolet, 200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 29. (12) Ricky Stenhouse Jr, Ford, 199.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30. (37) * Josh Wise, Chevrolet, 197.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 31. (40) * Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 194.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 32. (24) Casey Mears, Chevrolet, 189.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 33. (4) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, Accident, 188.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 34. (31) Matt DiBenedetto, Toyota, Accident, 185.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 35. (33) Regan Smith, Chevrolet, 179.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 36. (26) Brian Scott #, Ford, Accident, 154.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 37. (38) Jeffrey Earnhardt #, Ford, Accident, 101.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 38. (20) AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, Accident, 62.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 39. (27) Dale Earnhardt Jr, Chevrolet, Accident, 61.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 40. (9) Kyle Busch, Toyota, Engine, 52.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:\u00a0 134.241 mph.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Time of Race:\u00a0 02 Hrs, 58 Mins, 47 Secs. Margin of Victory:\u00a0 0.889 Seconds.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Caution Flags:\u00a0 9 for 46 laps.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lead Changes:\u00a0 14 among 8 drivers.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:\u00a0\u00a0 J. Logano 0; M. Truex Jr 1-10; J. Logano 11-40; B. Keselowski 41-47; J. Logano 48-93; K. Larson 94; R. Newman 95; B. Keselowski 96-98; J. Johnson 99-102; P. Menard 103; J. Logano 104-116; C. Elliott # 117-148; J. Logano 149; C. Elliott # 150-152; J. Logano 153-200.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):\u00a0 J. Logano 5 times for 138 laps; C. Elliott # 2 times for 35 laps; B. Keselowski 2 times for 10 laps; M. Truex Jr 1 time for 10 laps; J. Johnson 1 time for 4 laps; P. Menard 1 time for 1 lap; R. Newman 1 time for 1 lap; K. Larson 1 time for 1 lap.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Top 16 in Points: K. Harvick – 526; Kurt Busch – 496; B. Keselowski – 480; C. Edwards – 472; J. Logano – 455; C. Elliott # – 453; J. Johnson – 441; M. Truex Jr – 433; Kyle Busch – 417; M. Kenseth – 409; D. Earnhardt Jr – 383; A. Dillon – 381; D. Hamlin – 380; J. McMurray – 374; R. Newman – 369; *. Blaney # – 364.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\"Joey

Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Martin Truex Jr, driver of the #78 Furniture Row Toyota, take the green flag to start the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Tony

Tony Stewart, driver of the #14 Rush Truck Centers\/Mobil 1 Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Drew Hallowell\/Getty Images )<\/p><\/div>\n

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Jimmie Johnson, driver of the #48 Kobalt Chevrolet, races Jamie McMurray, driver of the #1 McDonald’s Chevrolet, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Jerry Markland\/Getty Images )<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Joey

Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, and Martin Truex Jr, driver of the #78 Furniture Row Toyota, lead the field during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Drew Hallowell\/Getty Images )<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Ryan

Ryan Newman, driver of the #31 Grainger Chevrolet, leads Carl Edwards, driver of the #19 Subway Toyota, during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Kyle

Kyle Busch, driver of the #18 M&M’s RWB Toyota, races during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Drew Hallowell\/Getty Images )<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Chase

Chase Elliott, driver of the #24 NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet, races during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Josh Hedges\/Getty Images )<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Dale

Dale Earnhardt Jr, driver of the #88 Axalta Chevrolet, speaks to the media in the garage after an on-track incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 12, 2016 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Daniel Shirey\/NASCAR via Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

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