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| Joey Logano celebrates in victory lane, which is his third consecutive victory at Kentucky Speedway |
| Grant Halverson/Getty Images |
Joey Logano remained perfect in the NASCAR Nationwide Series at Kentucky Speedway, winning the Meijer 300 from the pole on Saturday night.
Logano had lost the lead on two restarts late in the race but was able to power back to the top spot each time.
The first was with 44 laps to go when Mike Bliss took the lead, but after an extended caution period, Logano got back out front on Lap 169 of 200.
The second came when Brendan Gaughan charged around the outside after a restart on Lap 175, but Gaughan slipped off Turn 4 a lap later, and Logano again regained the lead.
Logano then held off a late charge from Carl Edwards to win for the third time at Kentucky.
Logano, 20, has won the pole and the race every time he has raced at the 1.5-mile track. The victory in 2008 was his first in one of NASCAR’s national series.
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series double-duty drivers swept the top three positions, as Edwards finished second and NASCAR Nationwide Series points leader Brad Keselowski was third. Edwards moved up one spot in the standings to second, and is 272 points behind Keselowski.
Gaughan finished fourth, with Reed Sorenson fifth. Rounding out the top 10 were Steve Wallace, Scott Wimmer, Justin Allgaier, Scott Riggs and Raybestos Rookie Colin Braun.
Results
| FIN |
ST |
CAR |
DRIVER |
MAKE |
SPONSOR |
PTS/BNS |
LAPS |
STATUS |
| 1 |
1 |
20 |
Joey Logano |
Toyota |
GameStop |
195/10 |
200 |
Running |
| 2 |
9 |
60 |
Carl Edwards |
Ford |
FanHouse.com |
170/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 3 |
22 |
22 |
Brad Keselowski |
Dodge |
Discount Tire |
165/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 4 |
19 |
62 |
Brendan Gaughan |
Toyota |
South Point Hotel & Casino |
165/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 5 |
5 |
32 |
Reed Sorenson |
Toyota |
Dollar General |
160/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 6 |
12 |
66 |
Steve Wallace |
Toyota |
5-Hour Energy |
150/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 7 |
16 |
27 |
Scott Wimmer |
Ford |
Red Man Moist Snuff |
151/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 8 |
3 |
12 |
Justin Allgaier |
Dodge |
Verizon Wireless |
147/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 9 |
2 |
21 |
Scott Riggs |
Chevrolet |
Zaxby's |
138/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 10 |
14 |
16 |
Colin Braun * |
Ford |
Con-way Freight |
134/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 11 |
10 |
99 |
Trevor Bayne |
Toyota |
Aaron's Dream Machine |
130/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 12 |
15 |
104 |
Jeremy Clements |
Chevrolet |
Jeremy Clements Racing |
127/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 13 |
4 |
18 |
Brad Coleman |
Toyota |
Sandvik |
129/5 |
200 |
Running |
| 14 |
18 |
6 |
Brian Ickler |
Ford |
Roush Fenway Racing |
121/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 15 |
8 |
7 |
Josh Wise |
Chevrolet |
JR Motorsports |
118/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 16 |
11 |
43 |
Scott Lagasse Jr. |
Ford |
Baker Curb Racing |
115/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 17 |
20 |
70 |
Shelby Howard |
Chevrolet |
Foretravel Motorcoach |
112/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 18 |
17 |
88 |
Coleman Pressley |
Chevrolet |
RightWay GPS |
109/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 19 |
31 |
34 |
Tony Raines |
Chevrolet |
Long John Silver's |
106/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 20 |
29 |
40 |
Jeff Green |
Chevrolet |
Westerman Companies |
103/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 21 |
28 |
01 |
Mike Wallace |
Chevrolet |
J Davis Motorsports.com |
100/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 22 |
27 |
28 |
Kenny Wallace |
Chevrolet |
Tom Gill Chevrolet |
97/0 |
200 |
Running |
| 23 |
24 |
35 |
Jason Keller |
Chevrolet |
TriStar Motorsports |
94/0 |
198 |
Running |
| 24 |
7 |
33 |
Mike Bliss |
Chevrolet |
Kevin Harvick, Inc. |
96/5 |
198 |
Running |
| 25 |
38 |
87 |
Joe Nemechek |
Chevrolet |
FrontRowJoe.com |
88/0 |
197 |
Running |
| 26 |
34 |
73 |
Derrike Cope |
Dodge |
Stratus Racing Group |
85/0 |
197 |
Running |
| 27 |
26 |
09 |
Sean Caisse |
Ford |
RAB Racing |
82/0 |
197 |
Running |
| 28 |
32 |
81 |
Michael McDowell |
Dodge |
Mobile-Shop.com |
79/0 |
196 |
Running |
| 29 |
39 |
24 |
Eric McClure |
Ford |
Hefty Odorblock |
76/0 |
196 |
Running |
| 30 |
33 |
23 |
Robert Richardson Jr. |
Chevrolet |
HelpTruckers.com |
73/0 |
196 |
Running |
| 31 |
36 |
11 |
Brian Scott * |
Toyota |
AccuDoc Solutions |
70/0 |
190 |
Running |
| 32 |
6 |
98 |
Paul Menard |
Ford |
CertainTeed / Menards |
67/0 |
157 |
Accident |
| 33 |
21 |
38 |
Jason Leffler |
Toyota |
Great Clips |
64/0 |
156 |
Accident |
| 34 |
23 |
15 |
Michael Annett |
Toyota |
Pilot Travel Centers |
61/0 |
156 |
Accident |
| 35 |
30 |
10 |
Tayler Malsam |
Toyota |
Iron Horse Jeans |
58/0 |
111 |
Accident |
| 36 |
13 |
05 |
Willie Allen |
Chevrolet |
31-W Insulation |
55/0 |
72 |
Accident |
| 37 |
41 |
89 |
Morgan Shepherd |
Chevrolet |
Victory In Jesus |
52/0 |
48 |
Engine |
| 38 |
25 |
156 |
Kevin Lepage |
Toyota |
RaceDaySponsor.com |
54/5 |
41 |
Overheating |
| 39 |
35 |
91 |
Chase Miller |
Chevrolet |
D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports |
46/0 |
26 |
Electrical |
| 40 |
43 |
49 |
Mark Green |
Chevrolet |
Jay Robinson Inc. |
43/0 |
22 |
Overheating |
| 41 |
40 |
90 |
Danny O'Quinn Jr. |
Chevrolet |
D'Hondt Humphrey Motorsports |
40/0 |
15 |
Overheating |
| 42 |
37 |
61 |
Matt Carter |
Ford |
Specialty Racing |
37/0 |
7 |
Overheating |
| 43 |
42 |
92 |
Dennis Setzer |
Dodge |
K-Automotive Motorsports |
34/0 |
6 |
Electrical |
* Denotes Rookie
