Joey Logano won Sunday night’s NASCAR Cup race at Nashville Superspeedway, setting a series record five overtimes before the checkered flag waved.
Rookie Zane Smith finished second. Tyler Reddick was third, Ryan Preece was fourth and Chris Buescher rounded out the top five.
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Christopher Bell won both stages, but crashed in the third and finished in 36th place, breaking his streak of five consecutive top-10 finishes.
Logano’s victory moved the playoff cut line. He entered the race holding the final playoff spot. His victory makes him the 11th driver to secure a playoff berth with a win. That leaves five spots on points with seven races remaining.
Alex Bowman now holds the final playoff spot. Bubba Wallace is the first driver not to hold a playoff spot. He is 51 points behind Bowman. Chase Briscoe is next. He is 78 points behind Bowman. Kyle Busch is 104 points behind Bowman.
