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NASCAR Cup Series Fans React To Joey Logano Opening Postseason With Quaker State 400 Available At Walmart Win At Atlanta Motor Speedway

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NASCAR: Quaker State 400 available at Walmart

Receiving a friendly push from Tem Penske teammate Ryan Blaney, NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano cruised to an overtime win during Sunday’s Quaker State 400 available at Walmart victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Logano captured the playoff-opening event as a wreck developed behind the start/finish line.

Never a dull moment at the 1.54-mile quad-oval, right?

“So, pulling into Victory Lane here is always a special one,” Logano said, per NASCAR.com. “We had such a really good team here today.”

A one-time resident of Hampton, Ga., Logano grew up racing Legend Cars at the superspeedway.

The victory guaranteed Logano will advance to the Round of 12, which begins Sept. 29 at Kansas Speedway.

X (Twitter) Users React … 

Two iconic drivers turned into postseason prognosticators … 

Before turning his playoff lap, Denny Hamlin tackled the news of the day. The news trend could turn ugly …

For pre-race style, Chase Elliott’s machine earned a trip to Victory Lane … 

It’s a champion’s call. A NASCAR Hall of Famer, Bobby Labonte became the first pilot to sweep all three National Series races during the same weekend at Martinsville Speedway in April 2005 …

Let the playoffs begin …

 

Michael McDowell, who started on his fourth consecutive superspeedway pole, held the lead through 29 laps, until Blaney, aided by a push from fellow Ford driver Austin Cindric, took charge. Blaney went on to capture Stage 1 …

Kyle Larson, who challenged Blaney throughout Stage 1, lost control, hit the wall and collected last week’s winner Chase Briscoe on Lap 56. Thirteen rotations earlier, Larson went outside to overtake Blaney briefly, before the defending Cup titleholder again utilized a Cindric push to get back to the front …

Is anyone interested in spare parts? …

It was a bad sign … 

Logano completed the last lap as chaos ensued behind the two-time Cup champion … 

In Victory Lane, Logano celebrates his way into the Round of 12 …  

 

Logano talked about his “special week” … 

Runner-up Daniel Suarez may have suffered a tough setback, but his domination at Logano’s “home” track continued …

As the host of the postseason opener, Atlanta proved to be smokin’ hot …