Joey Logano went from feeling immense reduction after a fortunate escape to seeing his race finish on the slowest a part of the race monitor: pit street.
The defending Texas winner was working up inside the highest 15 when William Byron went spinning in entrance of him. Byron received on the throttle, retaining his No. 24 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet off the wall, but in addition bringing it again down the monitor in entrance of oncoming visitors.
Logano swerved excessive, barely avoiding a direct hit with the sideways automobile. There have been celebrations on the radio as Logano realized how lucky he was. Sadly, the optimistic vibes didn’t final.
Chaos adopted on pit street, and Logano was on the heart of it. After taking two right-side tires, Logano discovered himself in the course of a visitors jam. Cole Custer almost got here to a cease as he was making an attempt to get to his field, and Logano ran instantly into the again of him. Custer sustained harm to the right-rear, whereas Logano’s total left-front fender was ripped off, and the wheel damaged.
And with that, the Workforce Penske driver’s day was over. He’ll end thirty sixth. Custer additionally needed to go behind the wall as effectively.
“Everybody was making an attempt to get two tires and the entire area is passing you as a result of the pit stops are so quick with two tires,” mentioned Logano exterior the infield care heart. “They checked up in entrance of me and stopped. You are making an attempt to look, you are making an attempt to stand up out of the best way. They usually simply stopped. There was nothing I might do. I could not cease in time. It has been a troublesome 12 months, to say the least.”
Logano was additionally ‘proud’ of the No. 22 workforce, as he had spectacular pace regardless of a nasty qualifying effort on Saturday. However the truth that that they had a promising day forward of them “simply makes it harm extra.”
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