The Sprint All-Star Race may not have counted for points but a win is a win. Logano came on strong late, catching Kyle Larson in the closing laps to score the victory in the exhibition event that was run with a different rules package than the one that was used for most of 2016.
It wasn't long after that the Team Penske wheelman found Victory Lane again but this triumph helped get him set for the Chase. Logano topped the Michigan weekend after winning from the pole position and leading the main event for 138 of the 200 laps. His wife, Brittany, helped celebrate. The win was also a milestone moment for Roush Yates Engines, which savored its 100th premier-series victory.
In the series' second trip to Michigan, Logano made some more magic at the 2-mile track in qualifying to make it a season sweep of pole positions at MIS.
Logano made some XFINITY Series appearances for Team Penske in the No. 22 Ford and stormed to Victory Lane twice -- Watkins Glen and Charlotte -- in just 13 races.
The Ford driver locked in a spot in the Round of 8 after winning at the always unpredictable Talladega -- his second win at the superspeedway. Logano pretty much had to win the elimination race after scoring an unfortunate 36th-place finish in the round's opener at Charlotte and he didn't disappoint. This was his second straight Chase race victory at Talladega.
Logano copied his Round of 12 performance by winning the Round of 8's elimination race, but this time in the desert at Phoenix. The win kept his championship hopes alive, advancing him to the Championship 4 -- Jimmie Johnson, Carl Edwards and Kyle Busch completed the title-seeking quartet.
Info taken from NASCAR.com.
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