WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – After creating the customary cloud of smoke before his third straight trip to victory lane at Watkins Glen International, Joey Logano was beaming.
“Confidence is high,” Logano said Saturday after his second straight dominant performance in the Xfinity race at The Glen. “It’s a great thing for Team Penske. We’ve been off to a rough start this year.”
Just as he did a year ago, Logano started from the pole in the Zippo 200 and dominated, leading 67 of 82 laps. It was Logano’s 26th win in the series and the first Xfinity triumph for Penske since November, a span of 21 races.
Teammate Brad Keselowski, who started second, was in contention the entire race until a track bar malfunction sent him to the pits while running second with six laps to go. He finished 24th.
Paul Menard finished second, followed by Kyle Larson, Daniel Suarez, Trevor Bayne and points leader Elliott Sadler.