Nascar – Logano’s crazy comeback in Richmond

Joey Logano scored his 18th victory in Nascar Cup Series at the end of his 300th start in the discipline made at the Toyota Owners 400 at the 0,75 mile Richmond International Raceway (Virginia). The former Daytona 500 winner, however, had to work to move up the positions throughout the race, the driver of the No. 22 Ford having had to start from the back of the grid after a transmission change.

The Team Penske driver only took the lead with 16 laps to go after implementing the best strategy. Following the last neutralization of the race, the result of contact by Ryan Blaney (Wood Brothers Racing) with the wall, Joey Logano returned to the pits to change his tires and easily took the advantage at the restart over the six cars remaining in the race. track which preceded it.

Despite the return of his teammate Brad Keselowski at the end of the race, Joey Logano had enough of a lead to sign his second success at Richmond International Raceway but above all his first of the season which gives him a place in the Chase.

“The mechanics made a superb stop which allowed me to have the ideal position to overtake the cars which had remained on the track, explained Joey Logano. Brad Keselowski was about to catch me at the end because he caught me by a good 2 tenths per lap. I am proud of this result achieved with a car that could only achieve a top 5 or a top ten. »

Denny Hamlin (Joe Gibbs Racing) completed the top three ahead of Ricky Stenhouse Jr (Roush Fenway Racing) and Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing).

On the other hand, it was a bad weekend for Hendrick Motorsports which saw Dale Earnhardt Jr and Jimmie Johnson collide. The future retiree from Nascar could only finish 30th while the seven-time champion finished just outside the top ten.