AVONDALE, Ariz. — Joey Logano smoked the field, while Elliott Sadler’s title dreams went up in smoke.
Logano, the polesitter, dominated Saturday’s Great Clips 200 Nationwide Series race at Phoenix International Raceway, beating new Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Brian Vickers to the finish line to win for the ninth time in 21 starts this season, the first time at PIR and the 18th time in his career.
Sadler’s wreck forced the race to a green-white-checkered-flag finish and extended the length of the race from the scheduled 200 laps to 204.
Defending NNS champion Ricky Stenhouse Jr. ran third and opened his lead in the series standings to 20 points over Sadler, whose late crash led to a 22nd-place finish.
For the second straight year at Phoenix, Elliott Sadler’s championship hopes took a severe blow. Coming to the white flag in 12th position, Sadler tangled with the Chevrolet of Cole Whitt, backed into the outside wall and turned sideways into the path of Richard Childress Racing teammate ...
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PLAYERS:
Joey Logano,
Elliott Sadler,
Brian Vickers,
Ricky Stenhouse,
Cole Whitt,
Richard Childress,
Brendan Gaughan,
Paulie Harraka,
Timmy Hill,
Kyle Busch,
Kasey Kahne,
Austin Dillon,
Michael Annett,
Brad Keselowski,
Danica Patrick,
Justin Allgaier,
Mike Bliss,
Joe Nemechek,
Jason Bowles,
Jamie Dick,
Eric McClure,
Derrike Cope,
Daryl Harr,
Jeremy Clements,
Kevin Lepage,
Morgan Shepherd,
Erik Darnell,
Blake Koch,
Josh Wise,
Carl Long,
Chase Miller,
Tony Raines,
Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
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