Joey Logano piloted his No. 22 Nascar Mustang to victory for the second time this season after fending off a charge from the No. 18 Toyota TRD Camry driven by Kyle Busch in an Overtime finish at World Wide Technology Raceway on June 5th. The two fought hard through the extended-length race, but Logano’s No. 22 Mustang easily got out front and never looked back when the green flag fell on the final two laps.
“It doesn’t get much better than that,” Logano said of his win. “Racing for the lead like that with Kyle [Busch], one of the best. It was a lot of fun. Crossing each other back and forth. I knew it was coming. I did it to him; I knew he was going to do it to me. We crossed back and forth there a couple of times.
“What a great car, though. Really fast. I kind of messed up in qualifying, and [crew chief] Paul [Wolfe] made a great call putting two tires on [during the No. 22 Ford’s final pit stop].”
Overall, the Ford teams had a decent day at the inaugural Cup Series race at the Illinois speedway.
Logano’s No. 22 machine was up front for much of the race, though he did not lead until the laps began to wind down, battling with Busch in the No. 18 Camry. Chase Briscoe led the field to green in his No. 14 Mustang, but suffered a flat left rear tire just 28 laps into the 240-lap event. Austin Cindric’s No. 2 Mustang won the first stage.
For Stage 2, Ryan Blaney in the No. 12 Mustang fought hard against Cindric’s No. 2 Mustang for the lead. The No. 12 Mustang’s left rear tire went down, and Blaney was forced to surrender the lead to pit. Michael McDowell’s No. 34 Mustang also led the session for a while.
| Finish | Start | Car Number | Driver | Team | Laps Run | Laps Led | Car |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 22 | Joey Logano | Shell Pennzoil Ford | 245 | 22 | Ford Mustang |
| 2 | 12 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Snickers Toyota | 245 | 66 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 3 | 11 | 45 | Kurt Busch | Monster Energy Toyota | 245 | 12 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 4 | 5 | 12 | Ryan Blaney | Dent Wizard Ford | 245 | 12 | Ford Mustang |
| 5 | 8 | 10 | Aric Almirola | Built Ford Proud Ford | 245 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 6 | 13 | 19 | Martin Truex Jr. | Reser's Fine Foods Toyota | 245 | 42 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 7 | 21 | 43 | Erik Jones | Bommarito Automotive Group Chevrolet | 245 | 4 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 8 | 10 | 1 | Ross Chastain | Moose Fraternity Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 9 | 3 | 20 | Christopher Bell | Rheem Toyota | 245 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 10 | 35 | 16 | AJ Allmendinger(i) | Gold Fish Casino Slots Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 11 | 2 | 2 | Austin Cindric # | Menards/Atlas Ford | 245 | 26 | Ford Mustang |
| 12 | 15 | 5 | Kyle Larson | Valvoline Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 13 | 25 | 48 | Alex Bowman | Ally Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 14 | 28 | 31 | Justin Haley | LeafFilter Gutter Protection Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 15 | 29 | 3 | Austin Dillon | Get Bioethanol Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 16 | 4 | 8 | Tyler Reddick | 3CHI Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 17 | 32 | 17 | Zane Smith(i) | Acronis Ford | 245 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 18 | 17 | 34 | Michael McDowell | WISE-EV Ford | 245 | 34 | Ford Mustang |
| 19 | 24 | 24 | William Byron | RaptorTough.com Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 20 | 30 | 6 | Brad Keselowski | Solomon Plumbing Ford | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 21 | 16 | 9 | Chase Elliott | Hooters Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 22 | 22 | 38 | Todd Gilliland # | First Phase Ford | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 23 | 23 | 99 | Daniel Suarez | Tootsie's Orchid Lounge Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 24 | 1 | 14 | Chase Briscoe | HighPoint.com Ford | 245 | 27 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 25 | 9 | 21 | Harrison Burton # | Ford/DAV Ford | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 26 | 18 | 23 | Bubba Wallace | McDonald's Toyota | 245 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 27 | 26 | 42 | Ty Dillon | Chevrolet Military Appreciation Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 28 | 33 | 77 | Josh Bilicki(i) | Zeigler Auto Group Chevrolet | 245 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 29 | 14 | 41 | Cole Custer | Feeding America/Wow Wow Ford | 245 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 30 | 34 | 78 | BJ McLeod | Blaster Ford | 245 | 0 | Ford Mustang |
| 31 | 36 | 15 | Parker Kligerman(i) | Scott Credit Union Ford | 245 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 32 | 27 | 47 | Ricky Stenhouse Jr. | SunnyD Chevrolet | 241 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 33 | 20 | 4 | Kevin Harvick | #BuschLightPolite Ford | 235 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 34 | 6 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Freight Toyota | 234 | 0 | Toyota TRD Camry |
| 35 | 31 | 51 | Cody Ware | Nurtec ODT Ford | 166 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
| 36 | 19 | 7 | Corey LaJoie | Built.com Chevrolet | 72 | 0 | Chevrolet Camaro ZL1 |
#- Rookie
i – Points ineligible
* – Part-time driver
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