{"id":19546,"date":"2015-10-19T09:53:50","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T16:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/?p=19546"},"modified":"2015-10-19T09:53:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T16:53:50","slug":"joey-logano-spins-matt-kenseth-to-win-hollywood-casino-400","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racingjunk.com\/news\/joey-logano-spins-matt-kenseth-to-win-hollywood-casino-400\/","title":{"rendered":"Joey Logano Spins Matt Kenseth to Win Hollywood Casino 400"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Joey<\/a><\/p>\n

Joey Logano scored his second race win of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Contender Round in a green-white-checkered finish at the Hollywood Casino 400 that was triggered by Logano spinning out Matt Kenseth bringing out the seventh yellow flag with five laps to go.<\/p>\n

It was Logano\u2019s second win in Kansas, repeating as last year\u2019s champion, his fifth of 2015 and 13th<\/sup> of his career.<\/p>\n

While he was enjoying the laurels and accolades of victory lane, Logano had to survive not one but two blocks from Kenseth as he was making his charge with five to go.\u00a0 On the second try going into turn one, the No. 22 clipped Kenseth\u2019s left rear, sending him spinning and taking away his hope of winning.<\/p>\n

“It was good, hard racing,” said the Daytona 500 champion, Logano. \u00a0“We were racing each other really hard, and I got in the fence twice on the straightaway. \u00a0He raced me hard, and I raced him hard back. \u00a0That\u2019s the way I race. \u00a0If I am raced like that, I\u2019ll race the same way.<\/p>\n

“That\u2019s how I\u2019ve always been, and it will always be that way. \u00a0I really couldn\u2019t be more proud of this team. \u00a0To be sitting in such a great position going into Talladega makes us feel really, really good.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t think it was a good move when I hit the wall. \u00a0I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll talk about it. \u00a0I felt like, \u2018Hey, I\u2019ve got to race hard. \u00a0I got in the fence twice,\u2019 so I wasn\u2019t going to put up with it.”<\/p>\n

\"Joey<\/a><\/p>\n

After last weekend\u2019s Charlotte race disaster finishing 42nd<\/sup>, Kenseth was in a prime position to win, leading the most laps at 253 circuits after passing Jimmie Johnson on a restart on lap 248 of the scheduled 267.\u00a0 Logano chased down Kenseth, needing the win\u00a0and he attempted\u00a0to pull away as his only hope in advancing to the Eliminator 8 Round, when he reached the frontstretch.\u00a0 When the duo came upon three lapped cars, Kenseth dove to the apron to draft traffic while Logano went high with more momentum, surging forward.<\/p>\n

Kenseth rolled back up the track, blocking Logano\u2019s first charge, but as the two went into turn one, Kenseth went low to hold him off again only to find Logano\u2019s right front fender sending his No. 20 Toyota spinning, leaving the 2003 champion 12th<\/sup> in the standings, 35 points away from the cutline after finishing 14th<\/sup> on Sunday.<\/p>\n

\"NASCAR<\/a><\/p>\n

“It was really cut and dry,” Kenseth said. \u00a0“He [Logano] picked my rear tires off the ground and wrecked me, so there\u2019s no debate about that one. \u00a0He was a little bit tighter on that short run than I was, and I couldn\u2019t get away from him.<\/p>\n

“All day we had him pretty good. \u00a0I still thought I was going to be able to stay in front of him and saw those lapped cars coming and tried getting a couple runs off the top there and I was plenty clear, got up in front of him and he just decided to take us out.”<\/p>\n

In his post race interview, Kenseth stated he \u2018has no plans to discuss the incident\u2019 with Logano and said, \u201c”I\u2019m really disappointed.\u00a0 I\u2019ve probably been one of his biggest supporters. \u00a0It was an awkward thing, obviously, taking his ride, and I was excited for him when he started winning at Penske when he got that ride and even found him today and congratulated him about racing against each other for a championship.<\/p>\n

“I was very disappointed that he would do that\u2026 Yeah, I was running the lane he wanted to run in, but my goodness isn\u2019t this racing? \u00a0Strategically, it wasn\u2019t the smartest move on his part. \u00a0He\u2019ll probably sleep good tonight \u2014 I hope he enjoys that one. \u00a0It\u2019s not what I would have done, but he had a decision to make and that\u2019s the one he made.”<\/p>\n

\"Joey<\/a><\/p>\n

After the dust settled after the G-W-C finish, Denny Hamlin finished second, Jimmie Johnson, third, Kasey Kahne, fourth and rounding out the top five was Kyle Busch.<\/p>\n

The NASCAR Sprint Cup Chase is quickly becoming contentious and with only one race left to get a free pass to advance to the Eliminator 8, the following driver standings could be completely reversed in just a week.<\/p>\n

Logano is secure into the next round of the Chase, but the other 11 face Talladega SuperSpeedway next weekend.\u00a0 As it stands now, the four drivers below the drop are Kyle Busch \u2013 6; Ryan Newman \u2013 8; Dale Earnhardt, Jr. \u2013 31; and Kenseth \u2013 35.<\/p>\n

After Logano, Denny Hamlin is + 18; Kurt Busch + 13; Carl Edwards + 12; Kevin Harvick +7; Jeff Gordon + 7; and Brad Keselowski + 7 are part of the elite eight for now.<\/p>\n

The average speed for the Hollywood Casino 400 was 135.732 mph.\u00a0 The race saw seven caution flags for 39 laps.\u00a0 There were 21 lead changes among nine different drivers.<\/p>\n

\"NASCAR<\/a><\/p>\n

Up next for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series is the CampingWorld.com 500 at Talladega SuperSpeedway on Sunday, October 25, starting at 2 p.m. EDT on NBCSN.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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