Logano now must test his ‘do-or-die theory; Truex runs third on a day that could have been better; Speeding penalties ruin Kyle Busch’s winning chances
Joey Logano is firm believer that his #22 Team Penske outfit is at its best with backs against the wall. After Sunday’s Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway, Logano will have a chance to prove that premise.
For Coors Light Pole winner Martin Truex Jr., Sunday’s Overton’s 301 had a similar feel to the #78 Furniture Row Racing team’s dominating run last weekend at Kentucky-at least for a while. Truex captured the first stage comfortably, increasing his series-best playoff points total to 29 and led the first 78 laps. But there the domination ended. Kyle Busch can take a lot of positives from the Overton’s 301 at New Hampshire.
He led 95 laps, second only to Martin Truex Jr.’s 137. He won the second stage, earning his fifth playoff point of the season. A pair of pit road speeding penalties, both in Segment 5 on the way to his pit box, cost him dearly in track position and dropped him to 12th at the finish.(NASCAR Wire Service)[Read More Here]
