Joey Logano Post Race Thoughts
“Man, it feels like it’s been a long time coming, but we finally got a victory here at Bristol. There are a lot of tracks that I’d like to win at, like all of them, but this is one of those places where I’ve always wanted to win and we’ve been so close over the years. We should have won this race last year and we should have won here in the spring. Now, we can leave here and say we are Bristol winners. That is a great feeling. To win at Darlington, Talladega, Dover and Bristol all in the same year is pretty cool. Those are some pretty tough tracks right there. That just goes to show you how strong this Joe Gibbs Racing team is and how good Adam Stevens (crew chief) and all of the guys on this team are. They are the best in the garage.
“It was also really cool to finally get a win with all of the Dollar General people here in attendance. Rick Dreiling and his whole group were finally here for a win. This is the fourth win we’ve got for them this year and this is the first time they’ve been here to celebrate with us. They are a huge supporter of mine and of this entire organization and this program. So to get to see their reaction to things down there in Victory Lane was pretty special.
“We had a great car all night long. It is just very hard to pass here now. The car on the top in the outside lane just has a much better run and if you are on the inside you just can’t get them. You need to work and work and work. And that was with a car that was really good down low. You almost had to just time your passes with the lapped cars. That is what we did tonight and it worked out. I knew we were faster than the 33 and once we got by him, it was just a case of hitting my marks and getting to the finish. Now, we just need to keep this momentum going over to Saturday night.”
Post Race Thoughts Provied by: JoeyLogano.com
Final Laps Video
Race Results
1. #18 Joey Logano Toyota 250 laps 1hrs 44mins 26secs (0pts)
2. #6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Ford 250 laps + 0.503s (43/1 pts)
3. #54 Kyle Busch Toyota 250 laps + 0.858s (0pts)
4. #3 Austin Dillon * Chevrolet 250 laps + 1.112s (40/0 pts)
5. #2 Elliott Sadler Chevrolet 250 laps + 1.273s (40/1 pts)
6. #88 Cole Whitt * Chevrolet 250 laps + 1.452s (38/0 pts)
7. #136 Ryan Blaney Chevrolet 250 laps + 1.501s (38/1 pts)
8. #43 Michael Annett Ford 250 laps + 1.612s (36/0 pts)
9. #7 Danica Patrick Chevrolet 250 laps + 1.613s (35/0 pts)
10. #12 Sam Hornish Jr. Dodge 250 laps + 1.735s (34/0 pts)
11. #87 Joe Nemechek Toyota 250 laps + 2.206s (33/0 pts)
12. #19 Tayler Malsam Toyota 250 laps + 2.621s (32/0 pts)
13. #44 Mike Bliss Toyota 250 laps + 2.903s (31/0 pts)
14. #38 Kasey Kahne Chevrolet 250 laps + 4.672s (0pts)
15. #33 Kevin Harvick Chevrolet 250 laps + 5.531s (0pts)
16. #60 Trevor Bayne Ford 250 laps + 10.892s (29/1 pts)
17. #01 Mike Wallace Chevrolet 247 laps + 3 laps (27/0 pts)
18. #81 Jason Bowles * Dodge 247 laps + 3 laps (26/0 pts)
19. #39 Josh Richards Ford 247 laps + 3 laps (25/0 pts)
20. #86 Kevin Lepage Ford 247 laps + 3 laps (24/0 pts)
21. #30 Nelson Piquet Jr. Chevrolet 246 laps + 4 laps (0pts)
22. #124 Benny Gordon * Chevrolet 246 laps + 4 laps (22/0 pts)
23. #199 John Wes Townley Toyota 246 laps + 4 laps (0pts)
24. #23 Robert Richardson Jr. Chevrolet 246 laps + 4 laps (20/0 pts)
25. #15 Timmy Hill Chevrolet 245 laps + 5 laps (0pts)
26. #4 Brad Teague Chevrolet 245 laps + 5 laps (18/0 pts)
27. #14 Eric McClure Toyota 244 laps + 6 laps (17/0 pts)
28. #41 Fain Skinner Ford 244 laps + 6 laps (16/0 pts)
29. #70 Johanna Long * Chevrolet 244 laps + 6 laps (15/0 pts)
30. #31 Justin Allgaier Chevrolet 242 laps + 8 laps (14/0 pts)
31. #52 Joey Gase * Chevrolet 239 laps + 11 laps (13/0 pts)
32. #22 Brad Keselowski Dodge 226 laps + 24 laps (0pts)
33. #51 Jeremy Clements Chevrolet 213 laps + 37 laps (11/0 pts)
34. #11 Brian Scott Toyota 198 laps Clutch (10/0 pts)
35. #40 Erik Darnell Chevrolet 173 laps Electrical (9/0 pts)
36. #174 Rick Crawford Chevrolet 55 laps Overheating (0pts)
37. #171 Carl Long Chevrolet 27 laps Oil pressure (7/0 pts)
38. #175 Scott Riggs Chevrolet 20 laps Electrical (0pts)
39. #50 David Starr Chevrolet 19 laps Engine (0pts)
40. #42 Josh Wise Chevrolet 14 laps Electrical (0pts)
41. #108 Tim Andrews Ford 11 laps Brakes (3/0 pts)
42. #10 Jeff Green Toyota 6 laps Vibration (2/0 pts)
43. #46 Chase Miller Chevrolet 2 laps Ignition (1/0 pts)
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