Logano vs. Kenseth: All’s Fair in Chase-Racing

By Jared Turner After locking horns with Matt Kenseth at Kansas while battling for the lead in the closing laps, Joey Logano was unapologetic about spinning the Joe Gibbs Racing driver and costing him a win that would have punched Kenseth’s ticket to the next round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup. While Kenseth – who was clearly blocking Logano – refused to take any blame for the contact that sent his No. 20 car spinning, Logano refused to offer any regrets. And why should Logano have regrets? When two guys are racing that hard for the lead at such…

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Logano turns Kenseth, wins Kansas Chase race in overtime

Oct. 18, 2015 By Reid Spencer NASCAR Wire Service KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Block me once, and I’ll cut you some slack. Block me twice — and it’s “Gotcha.” That, in essence, was the conversation on Joey Logano’s team radio after Logano spun race leader Matt Kenseth in Turn 1 with less than five laps left in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Logano went on to win the race after a green-white-checkered-flag restart that sent the race two laps past its scheduled distance of 267 laps. The driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford has monopolized the Contender Round…

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At Hotel Sorella in Kansas City, Missouri on October 5, 2014. Tommy Grassmann/CIA

Kansas Preview: Many Chase Drivers Want to Seal Berth Before ‘Dega

By Jared Turner After a wild start to the Contender Round of the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, it’s on to Kansas Speedway for Race No. 5 of the Chase and Race No. 2 of three in this round. With Joey Logano having won at Charlotte Motor Speedway and punched his proverbial ticket to the next round, he’s the only one of the 12 remaining title contenders who can breathe easily heading into Sunday’s Hollywood Casino 400. The 11 remaining Chase drivers all still have work to do, as none are assured of joining Logano in the Eliminator 8. However, some…

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Somebody’s Wrong: NASCAR Officials, Drivers at Odds Over Wrecks

By Jared Turner   So multiple drivers – most notably Chase drivers Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Kyle Busch – were livid after Sunday’s race, claiming the track was not suitable for green-flag racing after an oil cleanup for fluid spilled on the track by Justin Allgaier’s crushed radiator. Shortly after the race restarted following an extended cleanup period, multiple drivers hit the wall and were emphatic that they had run over oil, causing them to lose control of their cars. NASCAR officials later insisted they checked and that there was no oil on the track, however. So who’s telling the truth –…

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The Drama Builds: Chase Is Shaping Up For Unique Finish

By Jerry Bonkowski What would happen if this year’s Chase for the Sprint Cup came down to two drivers who haven’t won a race in 2015, and two others that have won just one? It’s not out of the realm of possibility heading into the midpoint of the Chase, this Sunday’s race at Kansas Speedway. With Jimmie Johnson already eliminated and Matt Kenseth (currently 12th in the standings), Dale Earnhardt Jr. (11th) and Kyle Busch (10th) bringing up the rear of the Chase standings after this past Sunday’s race at Charlotte, it would not surprise me if all of the top drivers…

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