2 in a row from the pole - Joey Logano won under the lights @ Kentucky Speedway!"It's really cool", Logano said. "This place is one of my favorite racetracks. It's one of those places that just suits you. To win two for two here, that's really cool for me and the whole team."
Logano also becomes the first repeat race winner at the track.
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A red flag with 15 laps to go seemed to change the complexion of the race. Kyle Busch dominated beforehand leading a total of 162 of the 200 scheduled laps. Once the race resumed, Logano jumped ahead of Busch and held on for the win.
"I'm used to it. It always happens that way," Busch said in his post-race interview. "We always lose at the end." Busch also finished 2nd earlier in the day in the truck race @ Michigan.
Of the red flag, Logano said, "You're sitting in there. You're thinking about it, 'What can I do to beat Kyle Busch? One of the best in NASCAR'. The opportunity was just right. I knew I had to have a run and I knew he had to slip out a little bit."
Busch and Logano started the race 1-2 for the first time for Joe Gibbs Racing in the series.
Brad Keselowski turns in a 3rd place finish with Brendan Gaughan, Justin Allgaier, Jason Leffler, Michael Annett, Burney Lamar, Ricky Stenhouse Jr and Kelly Bires rounding out the top 10.
For unofficial race results, click here.
There were 8 cautions for 31 laps and 16 lead changes among 7 drivers:
J. Logano 0; K. Busch 1-14; J. Logano 15-24; K. Hamlin 25-26; J. Allgaier 27-28; K. Busch 29-30; J. Allgaier 31-32; K. Busch 33; J. Allgaier 34; K. Busch 35-138; B. Gaughan 139-141; C. Edwards 142-145; S. Wimmer 146; K. Busch 147-165; B. Gaughan 166-168; K. Busch 169-190; J. Logano 191-200.
Kyle Busch extends his points lead and is now 137 points ahead of Carl Edwards.
Edwards suffered 3 pit-road speeding violations and an ill-handling race car. He finished 20th.
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