More Nationwide Photos from Darlington Raceway
For Joey Logano, Friday night’s victory in the VFW Sport Clips 200 Nationwide Series event at Darlington Raceway was tinged with regret.
Yes, Logano drove away from Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin after a green-white-checkered-flag restart to win his second straight race in the series and third of the season.
But Logano got the opportunity for his 12th career victory only after a well-intentioned bump went awry and wrecked championship contender Elliott Sadler on a restart with five laps left in regulation distance.
“Obviously, this win was a little bittersweet — you don’t want to win ’em that way,” said Logano, who called Sadler after the race to apologize and left a voice mail. “Your heart drops. You know he’s running for points.
Full Race Story – Joey Logano pulls away at Darlington Raceway for second straight Nationwide Win
Full Race Story – Joey Logano pulls away at Darlington Raceway for second straight Nationwide Win
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RACE RESULTS
1. (5) Joey Logano, Toyota, 151.
2. (2) Denny Hamlin, Toyota, 151.
3. (13) Brad Keselowski, Dodge, 151.
4. (8) Sam Hornish Jr., Dodge, 151.
5. (3) Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, 151.
6. (1) Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Ford, 151.
7. (7) Brian Scott, Toyota, 151.
8. (4) Kurt Busch, Toyota, 151.
9. (14) James Buescher, Chevrolet, 151.
10. (40) Cole Whitt, Chevrolet, 151.
11. (16) Joe Nemechek, Toyota, 151.
12. (15) Danica Patrick, Chevrolet, 151.
13. (10) Justin Allgaier, Chevrolet, 151.
14. (22) Michael Annett, Ford, 151.
15. (12) Mike Bliss, Toyota, 151.
16. (31) Timmy Hill, Ford, 151.
17. (25) Travis Pastrana, Toyota, 151.
18. (9) Kasey Kahne, Chevrolet, 151.
19. (26) Jeff Green, Toyota, 149.
20. (36) Danny Efland, Chevrolet, 148.
21. (32) Jason Bowles, Toyota, 148.
22. (37) Morgan Shepherd, Chevrolet, 147.
23. (28) Jamie Dick, Chevrolet, 144.
24. (6) Elliott Sadler, Chevrolet, Accident, 143.
25. (19) Josh Richards, Ford, 143.
26. (11) Brendan Gaughan, Chevrolet, Accident, 138.
27. (42) Derrike Cope, Dodge, 138.
28. (41) Matt Frahm, Ford, Engine, 125.
29. (20) Erik Darnell, Chevrolet, Clutch, 91.
30. (21) Mike Wallace, Chevrolet, 81.
31. (30) Tayler Malsam, Toyota, Transmission, 60.
32. (18) TJ Bell, Chevrolet, Accident, 44.
33. (23) Jeremy Clements, Chevrolet, 42.
34. (35) Blake Koch, Chevrolet, Electrical, 29.
35. (43) Kevin Lepage, Chevrolet, Engine, 25.
36. (34) Tony Raines, Toyota, Vibration, 14.
37. (39) Mike Harmon, Chevrolet, Brakes, 10.
38. (38) Scott Riggs, Chevrolet, Vibration, 7.
39. (24) Josh Wise, Chevrolet, Electrical, 7.
40. (27) Casey Roderick, Chevrolet, Accident, 3.
41. (29) Chase Miller, Chevrolet, Accident, 2.
42. (33) Scott Speed, Chevrolet, Clutch, 2.
43. (17) Ryan Blaney, Chevrolet, Accident, 1.
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