Nationwide - Busch Pushes Logano to Daytona Win

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Joey Logano got a big push from his Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch to win Friday night's Subway Jalapeno 250 at Daytona International Speedway.  Logano held off a late charge by Jason Leffler to win by 0.040 seconds.

Logano started at the rear of the field after his crew made unapproved modifications to his car before the race.  He was turned early in the race by teammate Brian Scott as they tried to go below the yellow line to pass the slower car of Kevin LaPage, but somehow saved it.  Logano didn't lead in the race until the final half-mile.

It was Logano's ninth career Nationwide Series win, his first of the season and his first at Daytona.

As Logano crossed the stripe, the Big One unfolded behind him.  Mike Wallace ran Danica Patrick up into the wall.  She bounced back down into the pack, triggering an eight-car crash.

Reed Sorenson finished third and collected the first of four $100,000 Dash 4 Cash bonuses Nationwide is giving away this season.  Busch was fourth, followed by Justin Allgaier and Michael Annett.  Kenny Wallace took seventh place going through the infield grass.  The wrecked cars of Elliott Sadler, Aric Almirola and Patrick made it across the line to round out the Top Ten.  (Race results)

On Lap 44, Eric McClure was turned hard into the wall by Mike Bliss.  McClure walked away from the wreck, but was taken to the infield care center, then to a local hospital for further evaluation.

The top eleven spots in the series points standings stayed the same, but Sorenson extended his lead to nine points over Sadler.  Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (-31) is third, followed by Allgaier (-37) and Leffler (-73).

Cup - Logano Takes the Pole at Sonoma

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Joey Logano grabbed the pole for Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway.  Logano, who doesn't have much of a reputation as a road racer, turned a lap of 76.821 seconds (93.256 mph) on the 1.99-mile course.  Logano was as surprised as everyone else, "This is the last place that I figured we'd get a pole."

It was Logano's second career pole.  The other came at Bristol in March 2010.  Logano is the youngest driver (21 years, 1 month) to win a road course poll, besting Parnelli Jones (24 years, 9 months, 18 days) at Riverside in 1958.

Jamie McMurray (76.848 seconds, 93.223 mph) will start on the outside of the front row.  Paul Menard starts third, followed by Denny Hamlin and Ryan Newman. 

Tony Ave, a road race specialist substituting for Travis Kvapil in the No. 38 Front Row Motorsports Ford, was the only driver to fail to qualify for the race.  (Race lineup)

Kurt Busch was trying to earn his fourth straight pole.  He led the first practice session, giving him the final run in qualifying, but he was a half-second off of Logano's time.  He starts eleventh.  McMurray was fastest in the second practice.  Brad Keselowski was fastest in Happy Hour.

Series points leader Carl Edwards canceled his plans to run the Nationwide Series race at Road America.  After a poor first practice and qualifying run, Edwards decided he needed the extra practice time at Infineon.  He starts 23rd Sunday.

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Joey Logano got by Kyle Busch on the next-to-last restart with seven laps remaining, and a big push from Brad Keselowski on the final restart helped him seal the deal in Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Kansas Speedway.

Mike Wallace was a few laps short on fuel, but seemed to be trying to stretch it to the end.  He finally thought better of it and pitted after Trevor Bayne spun off in Turn Two to bring out the seventh caution of the afternoon.  That gave the lead to Busch on the restart, but Logano got inside of him and forced him up the track.  Busch had to lift and Logano took the lead, but Aric Almirola crashed in Turns Three and Four one lap later to set up the final restart with just two laps to go.

Logano took the high line and got a big push from Brad Keselowski to stay in front of Busch and the rest of the field for the win.  It was Logano's eighth career Nationwide win, his second of the season, and his second in just three starts at Kansas.

Keselowski got by Busch off the final corner to take second.  Busch finished third, followed by Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. fifth.  (Race results)

Busch, who led a race-high 64 laps, showed his displeasure with Logano's pass by bumping him in the rear after the final caution flew.

Keselowski extended his lead in the points standings to 374 points over Carl Edwards, who finished 14th.  That's an almost insurmountable lead with just six races remaining in the season.

Ricky Carmichael made his Nationwide Series debut, finishing 18th.