Joey Logano Wins Toyota Owners 500 at Richmond International Speedway
- May 2, 2017
“Took us all day to at least break into the top 5,” Logano said. “We kind of leveled out as the fifth, seventh, eight-place car. Seemed like everyone from fourth to 10th was about the same speed, so it was all about just gaining a little bit of track position on restarts and pit stops, and we just kind of stayed right around there”. Logano led twice for 25 laps, the majority coming towards the end of the race, due to his equipment issue that caused him to start the race in the rear. He received 42 points and five playoff points for his win. Logano ranks fourth in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series standings with 333 points and 6 playoff points. “Here we were just fast enough to break through and kind of steal a win,” Logano said. “We had a decent car. We were in the lead when the caution came out there, and we looked like we were in pretty good shape, and then obviously to have the good pit stops and all that, I don't know if you'd really call that stealing. We didn't get lucky.”
“That's part of how this racing deal works, and the fastest car doesn't always win, and it takes some weeks where you're the fastest and you have to try to make the most of it and try and do all you can,” Keselowski said. “I feel as a team we did that today. Frustrated to not bring it home, but proud of the effort and the speed we had today and leading laps and getting the stage win and so forth." Denny Hamlin came in third place, leading three times for 59 laps. “Yeah, it was about as good as we had,” Hamlin said. “You know, we just didn't have the speed that the other cars had. We talked about that Friday during media. But we optimized our day. It's the best we could do. We finished right where we should have.” Matt Kenseth led the first stage of the Toyota Owners 500, earning a crucial 1st playoff point for the Series Standings.
Kyle Larson continues to lead the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series standings with 398 points and 7 playoff points. Martin Truex Jr. is in second place with 358 points and 10 playoff points. Chase Elliott is in third place with 346 points and 2 playoff points. Joey Logano is in fourth place with 333 points and 6 playoff points. The next race in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series will be the Geico 500 at Talladega Speedway. | |||
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