Race
Recap
FireKeepers
Casino 400
Michigan
International Speedway – Brooklyn, Michigan
Sunday,
June 12, 2016
Race
Winner: Joey Logano
Age:
26
Team:
No. 22 – Shell Pennzoil Ford
Owner:
Team Penske
Crew
Chief: Todd Gordon
IN THE WORDS
OF THE WINNER – “First off, I didn't
win, we won as a team. You know, it was an amazing team effort from
Friday or when we unloaded with this rules package. You don't know what
you're up against when you barrel down into Turn 1 the first time, and you say,
oh, my God, they weren't kidding about that small spoiler on the back of it,
and you start to -- everyone started working on the car, able to put the thing
on the pin to start the race and be able to stay up in the top two the whole
race. It goes to show that not only did we have a fast race car, you've
seen a lot of times a fast race car doesn't win the race all the time, you've
got to execute throughout it. Seeing the strategy that Todd had, the
execution of the pit crew to keep us up front, the way the restarts went and
able to maintain the lead and keep that clean air, everyone did their job the
way we were supposed to. It feels good to be able to do that. When you
lead that many laps, it's more of a relief when you win than anything because
you feel like you're supposed to when you have a car that good. It felt really
good to pull our car into victory lane, get that win. I consider it our
second win of the season. I know you guys don't. But I think we've
celebrated twice this year, so it's nice to be able to know that we're locked
into the Chase and we can race even harder than we do now.”
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Joey Logano
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Joey
Logano won the 48th annual FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan
International Speedway Sunday afternoon. For Logano, it was his 15th
victory in 271 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races. It is his first victory
and ninth top-10 finish of 2016. It was the third straight race in which
he finished in the top 10.
· The victory snaps a string of 18 consecutive races without a win for Logano. Prior to today, his last win came on October 25, 2015 at Talladega Superspeedway.
· This is Logano’s second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 16 races at Michigan International Speedway.
· Logano’s win today is the 100th for Roush-Yates Engines in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
· Chase Elliott (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Michigan International Speedway.
· Elliott’s second place showing was his best performance of the year. It is Elliott’s sixth straight top-10 and sixth top-5 finish of 2016.
· Kyle Larson (third) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Michigan International Speedway.
· It is Larson’s fourth top-10 and third top-5 finish through 15 races this season.
· Brad Keselowski finished fourth, giving him his 10th top-10 finish of the year. It is also his third consecutive top-5.
· Kevin Harvick’s fifth place finish on Sunday was his 12th top-10 and seventh top-5 showing of 2016.
· Kevin Harvick (526) leads the 2016 Sprint Cup points standing by 30 points over Kurt Busch (496). The following are the top five drivers in points through the first 15 races:
· The victory snaps a string of 18 consecutive races without a win for Logano. Prior to today, his last win came on October 25, 2015 at Talladega Superspeedway.
· This is Logano’s second victory and 10th top-10 finish in 16 races at Michigan International Speedway.
· Logano’s win today is the 100th for Roush-Yates Engines in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series.
· Chase Elliott (second) posted his first top-10 finish in two races at Michigan International Speedway.
· Elliott’s second place showing was his best performance of the year. It is Elliott’s sixth straight top-10 and sixth top-5 finish of 2016.
· Kyle Larson (third) posted his second top-10 finish in six races at Michigan International Speedway.
· It is Larson’s fourth top-10 and third top-5 finish through 15 races this season.
· Brad Keselowski finished fourth, giving him his 10th top-10 finish of the year. It is also his third consecutive top-5.
· Kevin Harvick’s fifth place finish on Sunday was his 12th top-10 and seventh top-5 showing of 2016.
· Kevin Harvick (526) leads the 2016 Sprint Cup points standing by 30 points over Kurt Busch (496). The following are the top five drivers in points through the first 15 races:
Driver
Wins
Points
Kevin
Harvick 1
526
Kurt
Busch 1
496
Brad
Keselowski 2
480
Carl
Edwards 2
472
Joey
Logano 1 455
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With
the win, Joey Logano becomes the tenth driver to qualify for the 2016 Chase for
the NASCAR Sprint Cup, a list which also includes Kurt Busch, Carl Edwards,
Kyle Busch, Denny Hamlin, Jimmie Johnson, Brad Keselowski, Kevin Harvick, Matt
Kenseth and Martin Truex Jr., all of who have taken checkered flags this
year. The Chase culminates with the Ford EcoBoost 400 championship race
on November 20 at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
· In seven career Sprint Cup starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Joey Logano has compiled two top-10 finishes. Logano’s best showing at Homestead-Miami Speedway came on November 22, 2015 in the Ford EcoBoost 400 where he finished fourth and led 72 laps.
· Starting this year, the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series will feature championship races at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19 (NXS) and November 18 (NCWTS). Four drivers will compete amongst a full field for their respective title. The following are the top drivers thus far in the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series:
· In seven career Sprint Cup starts at Homestead-Miami Speedway, Joey Logano has compiled two top-10 finishes. Logano’s best showing at Homestead-Miami Speedway came on November 22, 2015 in the Ford EcoBoost 400 where he finished fourth and led 72 laps.
· Starting this year, the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series will feature championship races at Homestead-Miami Speedway on November 19 (NXS) and November 18 (NCWTS). Four drivers will compete amongst a full field for their respective title. The following are the top drivers thus far in the XFINITY and Camping World Truck Series:
XFINITY Series
Driver
Wins
Points
Daniel Suarez 1 452
Daniel Suarez 1 452
Elliott
Sadler 1 434
Ty
Dillon 0 416
Erik
Jones 2 397
Justin
Allgaier
0 388
Camping World Truck
Series
Driver
Wins
Points
Matt
Crafton 2 194
Timothy
Peters 0 176
William
Byron
2 171
Daniel
Hemric
0 168
John Hunter
Nemechek 1 153
Johnny
Sauter
1 151
