Logano Captures Nationwide Win in Fontana

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Eight is great. Joey Logano dominated today's Nationwide race at Auto Club Speedway, winning from the pole. This marks Joe Gibbs Racing's 8th constructive win at the track in the Nationwide Series. Logano started on pole and led 90 of the 150 laps, obviously having the strongest car out of the 43. Joey is the first Sprint Cup regular to win a Nationwide race this season. JGR is looking for a Fontana sweep this weekend with Denny Hamlin on the pole for tomorrow's Cup race.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. finished 2nd and Brad Keselowski came home 3rd. Logano's teammate Brian Scott finished 4th and Austin Dillon rounded off the Top 5. Most of the race went caution free with a few debris yellows and some spins. Sam Hornish Jr. and Blake Koch were the two cars who spun, causing little damage. Danica Patrick had engine problems and a punctured radiator early on and was unable to finish, continuing the poor start to her full-time season in Nationwide.
Kyle Busch had to start from the back after missing the driver's meeting. He was able to race his way up to 5th and even led for a few laps. A bad pit stop during a caution caused him to restart 17th and finished in the top-10, a best finish for his rookie team. Brad Keselowski also had pit stop problems, but was able to recover and finish 3rd, leading a numerous amount of laps at the beginning and end of the race. JGR will be able to enter tomorrow's Cup race confident. Logano was able to win from the pole, so maybe Denny Hamlin can earn his 2nd win from the pole in tomorrow's Auto Club 500.