Logano Sneaks Through To No. 4
BEAVER FALLS, N.Y. — Joey Logano led an amazing final quarter lap to take his fourth NASCAR Busch East Series triumph of the season at Adirondack Int’l Speedway Saturday night.
Logano was fifth when the race restarted after the event’s seventh and final caution flag. After the restart, the race’s dominant leader, Matt Kobyluck, was assessed a penalty for jumping the green flag, dramatically altering the event’s outcome. Kobyluck then pitted on lap 146 and returned without the possibility of winning.
Bryon Chew inherited the lead when Kobyluck made his penalty stop, heavily pressured by Sean Caisse, the event’s defending winner, and Logano.
On the final lap, the leaders bunched as Rogelio Lopez spun to the grass at the bottom of turn four. Unaware the leaders were about to overtake him, Lopez returned to the racing surface, with Chew leading Logano and Caisse toward the checkered flag.
Logano dove to the low side of Chew in turn four and squeezed through an opening between the charging car of Chew on his outside and the limping car of Lopez on the inside. Logano led from the exit of turn four to the finish line to snatch a seemingly impossible victory.
Chew finished second in the sprint, followed by Caisse. Marc Davis and Peyton Sellers filled the top five.
The finish:
Showing driver, car, laps completed and money won: 1. Joey Logano, Chevrolet, 150, $7,800; 2. Bryon Chew, Chevrolet, 150, $4,300; 3. Sean Caisse, Chevrolet, 150, $3,300; 4. Marc Davis, Chevrolet, 150, $2,800; 5. Peyton Sellers, Chevrolet, 150, $2,300; 6. Eddie MacDonald, Chevrolet, 150, $2,800; 7. Dion Ciccarelli, Chevrolet, 150, $2,225; 8. Chase Austin, Dodge, 150, $1,575; 9. Jerry Marquis, Chevrolet, 150, $1,025; 10. James Pritchard, Jr., Chevrolet, 150, $1,500; 11. Matt Kobyluck, Chevrolet, 150, $1,956; 12. Jeremy Clark, Chevrolet, 150, $925; 13. John Salemi, Chevrolet, 149, $1,400; 14. Rogelio Lopez, Chevrolet, 149, $1,375; 15. Jamie Hayes, Chevrolet, 149, $1,350; 16. Jeff Anton, Chevrolet, 149, $1,325; 17. Max Dumarey, Chevrolet, 149, $1,300; 18. Robert Humphreys, Chevrolet, 149, $775; 19. Dustin Delaney, Chevrolet, 149, $775; 20. Michelle Theriault, Chevrolet, 148, $1,275; 21. Scott Bouley, Chevrolet, 147, $1,275; 22. Jeffrey Oakley, Chevrolet, 147, $775; 23. Mike Olsen, Chevrolet, 134, $1,875; 24. Chris Bristol, Chevrolet, 126, $775; 25. Jeffrey Earnhardt, Chevrolet, 65, $1,275; 26. Jonathan Smith, Chevrolet, 63, $1,275.