Joey Logano celebrates his win in the NASCAR Sprint Cup auto race at Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., Saturday, April 26, 2014.RICHMOND, Va. – Joey Logano had a great view of a wild finish, until he saw an opening and made it wilder.
Logano took advantage of a three-car duel by sneaking below a trio of former champions to take the lead Saturday night, outrunning former champions Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski to win at Richmond International Raceway.
Logano’s first career victory on the 0.75-mile oval came seemingly from nowhere after a restart with nine laps to go. He sat fourth and on the outside with Kenseth leading, Dale Earnhardt Jr. alongside in second and Gordon, the dominant car for most of the night, on the inside in third, in prime position to move underneath the leader and grab the victory.
Instead, when Gordon, Kenseth and Keselowski raced in a triangle jockeying for position, Logano went underneath all three with three laps to go and then held off Gordon for his fifth career NASCAR Sprint Cup victory.
“I’m more surprised than anyone else here,” Logano said. “This is one of my worst tracks. … What a crazy finish.”