Xfinity Chase race No. 3: Logano wins Drive for the Cure 300
Weather delayed Xfinity event at Charlotte Motor Speedway won by Cup driver keeping Elliott Sadler from notching his second victory in three Chase races.
It was NASCAR’s version of a doubleheader on Sunday at Charlotte Motor Speedway with the weather delayed Xfinity Drive for the Cure 300 following an exciting Bank of America 500 on the Sprint Cup side. For those who stuck around to see it, they saw a very competitive race with Joey Logano taking the nightcap.
Logano, a Sprint Cup regular, held off Elliott Sadler who was looking for his second win in the opening segment of the first ever Xfinity Chase format. He will be seeded No. 2 as the Field of 8 is now set.
Drivers who missed the cut are Brandon Jones (-21 points behind No. 8 Blake Koch), Ryan Sieg (-6), Brennan Poole (-5) and the toughest one was Ty Dillon who missed out by a single point.
There were only four cautions for 19 laps leaving it to the drivers and pit crews to settle things and five Chase drivers landed in the top-10 at the end, Sadler, Daniel Suarez (3rd), Erik Jones (5th), Justin Allgaier (6th) and Ryan Sieg (10th).
If there was a surprise who advanced it was Blake Koch in the No. 11 Chevrolet. What makes it so special is that the team, Kaulig Racing, didn’t exist until January and here they are not only in the Chase, but moving on to the second round. He said he felt like he won the race after finding out he is still alive.
All eight drivers points are reset to 3,000 points entering the next race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday, Oct. 15.
PIT NOTES:
The Round of 8 begins next week at Kansas followed by Texas and Phoenix. Those drivers who are still alive for the championship are, in order of their seeding:
Daniel Suarez
Elliott Sadler
Justin Allgaier
Erik Jones
Brendan Gaughan
Ryan Reed
Darrell Wallace Jr.
Blake Koch
CAUTIONS:
Lap 24: Ray Black Jr. spins out – BJ McLeod gets free pass
Lap 64: Debris on track – Ryan Reed gets free pass
Lap 175: Erik Jones loose tire on pit road
Lap 183: Dakoda Armstrong spins out with flat tire – Austin Dillon get free pass
DRIVE FOR THE CURE 300 FINAL RESULTS:
1 – Joey Logano
2 – Elliott Sadler
3 – Daniel Suarez
4 – Kyle Larson
5 – Erik Jones
6 – Justin Allgaier
7 – Kevin Harvick
8 – Matt Tifft
9 – Brad Keselowski
10 – Ryan Sieg
11 – Ty Dillon
12 – Blake Koch
13 – Brendan Gaughan
14 – Austin Dillon
15 – Ryan Reed
16 – Brandon Jones
17 – Jeb Burton
18 – Brennan Poole
19 – Dakoda Armstrong
20 – Darrell Wallace Jr.
21 – Ross Chastain
22 – Jeremy Clements
23 – Ryan Preece
24 – Spencer Gallagher
25 – Garrett Smithley
26 – Clint King
27 – JJ Yeley
28 – Ray Black Jr.
29 – David Starr
30 – BJ McLeod
31 – Martin Roy
32 – Joey Gase
33 – Jordan Anderson
34 – Brandon Hightower
35 – Chris Cockrum
36 – Derrike Cope
37 – Jeff Green
38 – Mike Harmon
39 – Morgan Shepherd
40 – Timmy Hill
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