FORT WORTH, Texas–A late race cost and an additional time end noticed Joey Logano triumphant at Texas Motor Speedway.
With a number of cautions within the closing laps of the NASCAR Cup Collection race, Joey Logano centered on passing vehicles one after the other throughout the inexperienced flag sprints and located himself in prime place over the past handful of restarts. On the exit of Flip 2, Logano squared up Michael McDowell for a crossover transfer down the backstretch to take the lead going into Flip 3. Throughout the additional time end, he was capable of clear his Crew Penske teammate Ryan Blaney to win Sunday’s Würth 400.
Joey Logano celebrates in Victory Lane with the winner’s trophy after he wins the Wurth 400 race at Texas Motor Speedway.Jerome Miron-Imagn Photos
“The game adjustments so shortly,” Logano mentioned after a struggling begin to the 2025 season with no high fives and one high 10 previous to Fort Price. “It is loopy how one can simply trip these curler coasters and simply happy with the group. Lastly get AAA Insurance coverage into victory lane. They have been a companion of mine since I have been to Penske, so, 13, 14 years. I’ve but to win with them. It was superior to get that performed right here.”
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Logano, 34, credited the perseverance of his pit crew that saved him within the hunt and win his thirty seventh race in his seventeenth full-time 12 months within the Cup Collection. It additionally extends his win streak to 14 consecutive seasons.
“We had a very powerful pit stall state of affairs,” Logano continued. “The pit crew did an excellent job of managing that and simply grabbed a pair right here and there. The automotive was quick. I knew that yesterday.”
Chastain was capable of move Blaney however ran out of time as he was the second automotive to take the checkered flag.
“Simply no confidence within the automotive yesterday,” defined the Trackhouse Racing driver. “Y’all noticed that. Simply the velocity of the Trackhouse vehicles on Saturdays is simply horrible. We’re simply not assured, all three drivers. So there was one pit cease immediately that Phil Surgen and the group — it takes a ton of individuals again at Trackhouse and on the field right here in GM at Chevrolet. They made me a assured driver hastily with one adjustment. In order quickly as they bought it snug or a minimum of gave me some confidence, we began going ahead.”
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Blaney dropped to 3rd after being on the entrance row for the ultimate restart. Whereas it was a sigh of reduction for his followers to lastly watch their driver end a race sturdy after having 4 DNF’s within the final seven races, the unfortunate aspect of issues got here right down to lane selection on the restarts that put him within the flawed place on the flawed time.
“The one time I did not decide the skin, the 71 (McDowell) will get the lead, after which I could not get it again,” Blaney mirrored on the penultimate restart. “Simply driver making dumb choices and never doing his job, so respect the 12 automotive was a quick automotive. Simply cannot do nothing proper presently, so hopefully it would work itself out.”
Kyle Larson led probably the most laps, 90, however misplaced the result in McDowell on the restart after the ninth warning. The Hendrick Motorsports driver wasn’t capable of regain the lead, ending fourth for his seventh high 5 of the 12 months.
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“You do not need to surrender the lead on a mile and a half. It is laborious to get it again. Yeah, Michael simply did an excellent job timing it. I left early the restart earlier than and was going to depart early once more then. He simply anticipated and left in all probability proper with me or simply barely earlier than, and he had Reddick pushing him behind him. So, yeah, want I might return and try this over again.”
Erik Jones completed fifth in his three hundredth profession Cup Collection begin, his first high 5 at a non-drafting monitor since Kansas Speedway in 2023, 53 races in the past.
“That’s a very long time,” Jones chuckled when advised about his statistic.
Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Austin Dillon end sixth and seventh, respectively. John Hunter Nemechek completed eighth, giving Legacy Motor Membership two high 10 finishes, the primary in group historical past at a non-drafting monitor.
Christopher Bell and Daniel Suarez accomplished the highest 10 ending positions.
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NASCAR Cup Collection Race ResultsWürth 400Texas Motor SpeedwayMay 4, 2025
1. 22, Joey Logano, Ford, WIN (271 laps)
2. 1, Ross Chastain, Chevrolet, -0.346 sec.
3. 12, Ryan Blaney, Ford, -0.776 sec.
4. 5, Kyle Larson, Chevrolet, -1.655 sec.
5. 43, Erik Jones, Toyota, -1.828 sec.
6. 47, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Chevrolet, -1.937 sec.
7. 3, Austin Dillon, Chevrolet, -2.126 sec.
8. 42, John Hunter Nemechek, Toyota, -2.202 sec.
9. 20, Christopher Bell, Toyota, -2.303 sec.
10. 99, Daniel Suarez, Chevrolet, -2.347 sec.
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11. 34, Todd Gilliland, Ford, -2.460 sec.
12. 10, Ty Dillon, Chevrolet, -2.807 sec.
13. 24, William Byron, Chevrolet, -2.813 sec.
14. 35, Riley Herbst #, Toyota, -2.914 sec.
15. 7, Justin Haley, Chevrolet, -3.002 sec.
16. 9, Chase Elliott, Chevrolet, -3.148 sec.
17. 38, Zane Smith, Ford, -3.164 sec.
18. 17, Chris Buescher, Ford, -3.299 sec.
19. 41, Cole Custer, Ford, -3.519 sec.
20. 8, Kyle Busch, Chevrolet, -3.521 sec.
21. 45, Tyler Reddick, Toyota, -3.580 sec.
22. 88, Shane Van Gisbergen #, Chevrolet, -3.900 sec.
23. 54, Ty Gibbs, Toyota, -4.181 sec.
24. 77, Carson Hocevar, Chevrolet, -1 Lap
25. 2, Austin Cindric, Ford, -3 Laps
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26. 71, Michael McDowell, Chevrolet, OUT
27. 19, Chase Briscoe, Toyota, OUT
28. 6, Brad Keselowski, Ford, OUT
29. 60, Ryan Preece, Ford, OUT
30. 51, Cody Ware, Ford, OUT
31. 62, Jesse Love(i)*, Chevrolet, OUT
32. 21, Josh Berry, Ford, 84 laps
33. 23, Bubba Wallace, Toyota, OUT
34. 4, Noah Gragson, Ford, OUT
35. 48, Alex Bowman, Chevrolet, OUT
36. 16, AJ Allmendinger, Chevrolet, OUT
37. 66, Chad Finchum*, Ford, OUT
38. 11, Denny Hamlin, Toyota, OUT
* denotes open automotive# denotes rookie(i) denotes ineligible for championship factors
