{"id":39463,"date":"2022-06-05T20:40:38","date_gmt":"2022-06-06T01:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/racedaysa.com\/?p=39463"},"modified":"2022-06-05T20:40:38","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T01:40:38","slug":"joey-logano-outduels-kyle-busch-in-overtime-in-debut-race-at-gateway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/racedaysa.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/05\/joey-logano-outduels-kyle-busch-in-overtime-in-debut-race-at-gateway\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Logano outduels Kyle Busch in overtime in debut race at Gateway\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Reid Spencer<\/em><\/p>\n

NASCAR Wire Service<\/em><\/p>\n

MADISON, Ill. \u2013 In front of packed grandstands at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Joey Logano beat Kyle Busch in an intense overtime battle, and Ross Chastain ate a gigantic piece of humble pie.<\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway on June 05, 2022 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Curry\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

After a brake rotor failure sent Kevin Harvick\u2019s Ford rocketing into the Turn 3 wall on Lap 236 of a scheduled 240 in Sunday’s Enjoy Illinois 300, Busch, as the leader, picked the outside lane. Logano lined up beside Busch to the inside, with teammate Ryan Blaney behind him. <\/span><\/p>\n

After the overtime restart\u2014with Blaney giving Logano\u2019s No. 22 Team Penske Ford a serendipitous shove\u2014Logano and Busch swapped the lead until Busch washed up the track in Turns 3 and 4 on the white-flag lap. <\/span><\/p>\n

That enabled Logano to secure the victory by .655 seconds and indulged his penchant for winning debut races in the NASCAR Cup Series. Last year, Logano won the inaugural event on the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThanks for coming out, guys,\u201d Logano said, acknowledging the sellout crowd. \u201cI hope you enjoyed that race. It doesn’t get much better than that. Racing for the lead like that with Kyle, one of the best. It was a lot of fun. Crossing each other back and forth. I knew it was coming. I did it to him; I knew he was going to do it to me. We crossed back and forth there a couple of times\u2026 <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWhat a great car, though. Really fast. I kind of messed up in qualifying, and (crew chief) Paul (Wolfe) made a great call putting two tires on (on the No. 22 Team Penske Ford\u2019s final pit stop). Blaney did a great job with the push down into (Turn) 1, which kept me close at least and being able to make the move. Good racing there.\u201d <\/p>\n

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Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway on June 05, 2022 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Sean Gardner\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

The victory was Logano\u2019s second of the season and the 29th of his career. Kurt Busch ran third behind Logano and Kyle Bush, with Ryan Blaney coming home fourth and Aric Almirola fifth. <\/span><\/p>\n

The overtime didn\u2019t favor Kyle Busch\u2019s car, which performed best on long runs.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur car just took too long to come in,\u201d Busch said. \u201cBetter on the long run. Better up top. Top is not good to fire off on, but great job by the Snickers guys. Again, we stayed in the running all day long and fought hard and thought maybe we could\u2014but that was it.\u201d<\/p>\n

As riveting as the drama of the overtime turned out to be, the subplot involving Chastain and his two primary victims\u2014Denny Hamlin and Chase Elliott\u2014drew the lion\u2019s share of the focus as the race developed.<\/p>\n

On Lap 64, Chastain drove hard into Turn 1 behind Hamlin and knocked the No. 11 Toyota up the track and into the wall, ending Hamlin\u2019s chance at a strong finish. Hamlin subsequently expressed his displeasure by running Chastain down to the apron on the backstretch.<\/p>\n

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Austin Cindric, driver of the #2 Menards\/Atlas Ford, and Ryan Blaney, driver of the #12 Dent Wizard Ford, lead the field during the NASCAR Cup Series Enjoy Illinois 300 at WWT Raceway on June 05, 2022 in Madison, Illinois. (Photo by Jeff Curry\/Getty Images)<\/p><\/div>\n

On Lap 101, contact from Chastain\u2019s Chevrolet turned Elliott\u2019s No. 9 Camaro and sent it spinning into the inside barrier off Turn 4. On the subsequent restart, Elliott got a measure of revenge when he rubbed Chastain\u2019s Chevy and moved it up the track.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Elliott finished 21st, 13 spots better than Hamlin, who ended the race 11 laps down.<\/p>\n

Chastain didn\u2019t mince words in taking responsibility for the trouble he caused on the track.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was terrible driving,\u201d said Chastain, who finished eighth. \u201cIt\u2019s one thing to do it once, but I just kept driving into guys. At this level, I\u2019m supposed to be better than that\u2026<\/p>\n

\u201cI owe half the field an apology, and words aren\u2019t going to fix it. So I\u2019ll have to pay for it on the track and almost did today, and I deserve everything they do. I can\u2019t believe I continue to make this many mistakes and overdrive the corners and drive into guys.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hamlin seemed to indicate that racing karma still had to play out.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s good that he takes responsibility, but ultimately it ruined our day,\u201d Hamlin said. \u201cI think we were kind of racing hard there for a while on the inside. He kept trying to slide up in front of us and wasn\u2019t able to, because I wasn\u2019t willing to just back off and let him slide up in front.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t take long after he tucked in behind us that he wrecked us. The unfortunate part is that it didn\u2019t look like he got too shy after that, because I think he got the 9 (Elliott) after that one. We all have to learn the hard way, and we\u2019ve all had it come back around on us\u2014and it\u2019ll be no different.\u201d<\/p>\n

Martin Truex Jr. finished sixth, followed by Erik Jones, Chastain, Christopher Bell and AJ Allmendinger, who won Saturday\u2019s debut Xfinity Series race at Portland International Raceway and started from the rear of the field with no prior laps on the track after flying to St. Louis for the Cup event.<\/p>\n

Interviews:<\/h3>\n

NCS Race Winning Team – Joey Logano (Driver); Paul Wolfe (Crew Chief); Walt Czarnecki (Vice Chairman, Team Penske) – <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

NASCAR Cup Series Race – Inaugural Enjoy Illinois 300 Presented by TicketSmarter<\/strong><\/p>\n

World Wide Technology Raceway<\/strong><\/p>\n

Madison, Illinois<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sunday, June 5, 2022<\/strong><\/p>\n

                1. (7)  Joey Logano, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                2. (12)  Kyle Busch, Toyota, 245.<\/p>\n

                3. (11)  Kurt Busch, Toyota, 245.<\/p>\n

                4. (5)  Ryan Blaney, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                5. (8)  Aric Almirola, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                6. (13)  Martin Truex Jr., Toyota, 245.<\/p>\n

                7. (21)  Erik Jones, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                8. (10)  Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                9. (3)  Christopher Bell, Toyota, 245.<\/p>\n

                10. (35)  AJ Allmendinger(i), Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                11. (2)  Austin Cindric #, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                12. (15)  Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                13. (25)  Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                14. (28)  Justin Haley, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                15. (29)  Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                16. (4)  Tyler Reddick, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                17. (32)  Zane Smith(i), Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                18. (17)  Michael McDowell, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                19. (24)  William Byron, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                20. (30)  Brad Keselowski, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                21. (16)  Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                22. (22)  Todd Gilliland #, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                23. (23)  Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                24. (1)  Chase Briscoe, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                25. (9)  Harrison Burton #, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                26. (18)  Bubba Wallace, Toyota, 245.<\/p>\n

                27. (26)  Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                28. (33)  Josh Bilicki(i), Chevrolet, 245.<\/p>\n

                29. (14)  Cole Custer, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                30. (34)  BJ McLeod, Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                31. (36)  Parker Kligerman(i), Ford, 245.<\/p>\n

                32. (27)  Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, 241.<\/p>\n

                33. (20)  Kevin Harvick, Ford, Accident, 235.<\/p>\n

                34. (6)  Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 234.<\/p>\n

                35. (31)  Cody Ware, Ford, Power Steering, 166.<\/p>\n

                36. (19)  Corey LaJoie, Chevrolet, Engine, 72.<\/p>\n

Average Speed of Race Winner:  97.965 mph.<\/p>\n

Time of Race:  3 Hrs, 7 Mins, 34 Secs. Margin of Victory:  .655 Seconds.<\/p>\n

Caution Flags:  10 for 53 laps.<\/p>\n

Lead Changes:  12 among 9 drivers.<\/p>\n

Lap Leaders:   C. Briscoe 1-27;A. Cindric # 28-53;R. Blaney 54-65;K. Busch 66-96;M. McDowell 97-130;K. Busch 131-142;M. Truex Jr. 143-184;K. Busch 185;E. Jones 186-189;K. Busch 190-207;J. Logano 208-227;K. Busch 228-243;J. Logano 244-245.<\/p>\n

Leaders Summary (Driver, Times Lead, Laps Led):  Kyle Busch 4 times for 66 laps; Martin Truex Jr. 1 time for 42 laps; Michael McDowell 1 time for 34 laps; Chase Briscoe 1 time for 27 laps; Austin Cindric # 1 time for 26 laps; Joey Logano 2 times for 22 laps; Ryan Blaney 1 time for 12 laps; Kurt Busch 1 time for 12 laps; Erik Jones 1 time for 4 laps.<\/p>\n

Stage #1 Top Ten: 2,12,8,11,1,10,22,18,9,20<\/p>\n

Stage #2 Top Ten: 45,19,18,5,10,20,99,41,43,12<\/p>\n

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