Byron had moved into the lead for the first time on Lap 268 of 293 but as the final laps ticked down, Logano was quickly gaining on the leader.
With one lap remaining, Logano pulled up right behind Byron’s No. 24 Chevrolet entering Turn 3, bumped him from behind and up the track to grab the lead.
Byron ended up hitting the wall on the final lap and Logano held off Tyler Reddick by 0.775 seconds to win Sunday’s race at Darlington (S.C.) Raceway, snapping a 40-race winless streak.
Logano’s most recent Cup win came at the Bristol Dirt Race last March. It was also the 28th win of his career.
“Yeah, you’re not going to put me in the wall and not get anything back,” Logano said of his run-in with Byron. “That’s how that works. Man, super proud of (my) team getting a victory here in Darlington. I’ve never won here in a Cup race before.
“So proud of this race team. Great execution all day long. I’ll tell you what, the coolest thing is getting this car into Victory Lane. This is the car (paint scheme) where it all started for me back in ’95 in a Quarter Midget. Really, honestly, all the young kids racing out there right now, this could be you.
“I’ve got Silver City Quarter Midget Club on the back, all the cool things that went along with this car, and we got it into Victory Lane. It just means so much to me.”
Justin Haley ended up third, Kevin Harvick fourth and Chase Elliott was fifth, after having to start the race from the rear of the field.
Completing the top-10 were Christopher Bell, Michael McDowell, Ricky Stenhouse, Austin Dillon and Daniel Suarez.
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Following the break between Stages 2 and 3, the lead-lap cars all pit with Denny Hamlin the first off pit road. The race returned to green on Lap 195.
Coming off Turn 2 on the restart, Ross Chastain got loose racing side-by-side with Hamlin, spun and slammed into the inside retaining wall, ending his race.
The race returned to green on Lap 200 with Hamlin out front…
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