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Logano slingshots past Kyle Busch for Nationwide win at Talladega

May 5, 2012

By Reid Spencer
NASCAR Wire Service

TALLADEGA, Ala. — With a slingshot move past Sprint Cup teammate Kyle Busch five laps into overtime, Joey Logano won Saturday afternoon’s Aaron’s 312 NASCAR Nationwide Series race at Talladega Superspeedway.

In a race that saw Eric McClure injured and Danica Patrick using her Chevrolet for payback, Logano beat Busch to the finish line by .034 seconds to win his second NNS race of the season and the 11th of his career.

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RAIN FORCES THE FIELD TO LINEUP BY THE NASCAR RULE BOOK
1 2 Elliott Sadler OneMain Financial Chevrolet
2 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Cargill/Blackwell Angus Ford
3 33 Kevin Harvick(i) Armour Chevrolet
4 18 Joey Logano(i) GameStop/Max Payne 3 Toyota
5 3 Austin Dillon # Advocare Chevrolet
6 38 Brad Sweet # Great Clips Chevrolet
7 30 James Buescher(i) Accudoc Chevrolet
8 12 Sam Hornish Jr. Alliance Dodge
9 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire Dodge
10 43 Michael Annett Pilot/Flying J Ford
11 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer.com Chevrolet

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12 54 Kyle Busch(i) Monster Energy Toyota
13 31 Justin Allgaier Brandt Chevrolet
14 19 Tayler Malsam G-Oil Toyota
15 44 Mike Bliss TriStar Motorsports Toyota

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Six NASCAR Nationwide Series Crew Chiefs Fined; Crew Chiefs, Car Chiefs
Placed On Probation For Infractions At Richmond International Raceway

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (May 1, 2012) – NASCAR announced today that six NASCAR Nationwide Series crew chiefs had been fined and placed on probation for violations during this past weekend’s event at Richmond International Raceway. In addition, the teams’ respective car chiefs have also been placed on probation for the remainder of the year.

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16 9 22 Brad Keselowski(i) Discount Tire / SKF Dodge
17 20 44 Mike Bliss BanditChippers.com Toyota
18 14 20 Joey Logano(i) Dollar General Toyota
19 4 88 Cole Whitt # TaxSlayer Chevrolet
20 24 70 Johanna Long # Foretravel Motorcoach / Grand Springs Chevrolet
21 16 7 Danica Patrick GoDaddy.com Chevrolet
22 25 99 Travis Pastrana boostmobile Toyota
23 18 08 Casey Roderick # West Virginia Miners Ford
24 26 01 Mike Wallace JD Motorsports Chevrolet
25 27 19 Tayler Malsam G-Oil / NOYS Toyota

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Celebrating Monster Energy’s 10th anniversary in style, Kurt Busch drifted his No. 54 Monster Energy Toyota to his first victory under the newly formed Kyle Busch Motorsports, owned by his brother, Kyle. Kurt Busch robbed Denny Hamlin of the checkered flag by 0.062 seconds, sliding sideways through the finish in one of the most exciting final laps in NASCAR history at Richmond International Raceway. An emotional win for the Busch brother, as well at the Monster Energy family, Kurt beat a stacked field of veteran cup racers and newcomers.

PHOTO CREDIT: KBM PR