In the first competitive race for NASCAR’s Next Generation car in the Cup Series, the most revolutionary iteration of stock car in the sport’s history, Logano and Busch and battled up front virtually the entire 150-lap event.
Penske driver Logano finally grabbed the lead on lap 116 right before a caution was displayed for an accident involving reigning Cup champion Kyle Larson and Justin Haley.
Logano led the final 35 laps on his way to the non-points win, but with five tours remaining, Busch had closed to his rear bumper and the crowd on hand was sensing fireworks.
With one lap remaining, Busch got wide exiting Turn 2 and lost ground, allowing Logano to take the victory by 0.877 seconds.
“I can’t believe that we’re here at the LA Coliseum and we got the victory with the ol’ Shell Ford Mustang – just an amazing event,” Logano said.
“Congratulations NASCAR – it’s just a huge step in our industry to do this; put on an amazing race for everybody.
“I’m out…
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