Winners: Joey Logano (Cup); AJ Allmendinger (Xfinity); Corey Heim (Trucks) Jake Drew (ARCA West)
NASCAR Cup
Joey Logano Claims Historic First Win
In front of packed grandstands at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway, Joey Logano beat Kyle Busch in an intense overtime battle.
A push by teammate Ryan Blaney enabled Logano to secure the victory by .655 seconds and indulged his penchant for winning debut races in the NASCAR Cup Series. Last year, Logano won the inaugural event on the Bristol Motor Speedway Dirt Track.
“Thanks for coming out, guys,” Logano said, acknowledging the sellout crowd. “I hope you enjoyed that race. It doesn’t get much better than that. Racing for the lead like that with Kyle, one of the best. It was a lot of fun. Crossing each other back and forth. I knew it was coming. I did it to him; I knew he was going to do it to me. We crossed back and forth there a couple of times…
“What a great car, though. Really fast. I kind of messed up in qualifying, and (crew chief) Paul (Wolfe) made a great call putting two tires on (during the No. 22 Team Penske Ford’s final pit stop). Blaney did a great job with the push down into (Turn) 1, which kept me close at least and being able to make the move. Good racing there.”
Back in Victory Lane! #The22In22 🏁
— Joey Logano (@joeylogano) June 5, 2022
Great job @Team_Penske on building a fast No. 22 @shellracingus @Pennzoil @FordPerformance #Mustang for @WWTRaceway!
@CocaColaRacing #CokePartner pic.twitter.com/vI6Tq44by8
Pole: Chase Briscoe
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Next Race: The Cup Series will return on Sunday, June 12 4:00 PM ET for the Toyota / Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway.
NASCAR Xfinity
AJ Allmendinger Escapes Chaos at Portland
AJ Allmendinger won an action-packed Pacific Office Automation 147, the NASCAR Xfinity Series debut at the Portland International Raceway road course Saturday afternoon.
Action-packed being the key words from green flag to checkered; in the rain, in the dry and in the rain again.
Allmendinger literally came from last on the grid to earn the win – after changing “everything but the motor” before the race, he claimed in victory lane. His No. 16 Kaulig Racing Chevrolet led only six of the race’s 75 laps and bested Myatt Snider by 2.879 seconds to earn the popular veteran his second Xfinity Series victory of 2022; his other win coming on the road course at the Circuit of The Americas early this season.
“It might be one of the craziest wins I’ve ever had,’’ the 12-time Xfinity Series winner Allmendinger said smiling.
“Man I cannot believe this, I crashed before it went green,’’ said Allmendinger, who also earned his first Champ Car win at Portland back in 2006.
“I was making so many mistakes, trying so hard,’’ he added. “I put so much pressure on myself in these races because I know what everyone expects and I know what I expect out of myself, more importantly. But what a win.’’
Inspection is clear.@AJDinger is your winner at @Portland_GP. pic.twitter.com/iiLRca7ovG
— NASCAR Xfinity (@NASCAR_Xfinity) June 5, 2022
Pole: Anthony Alfredo
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Next Race: The Xfinity Series will return on Saturday, June 25 3:30 PM ET for the Tennessee Lottery 250 at Nashville Superspeedway.
NASCAR Trucks
Corey Heim Scores Victory in Overtime at Gateway
Pole winner Corey Heim lost the lead on Lap 18 of Saturday‘s Toyota 200 at World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway.
He didn‘t regain it until the first lap of overtime, when front-runner Christian Eckes spun his tires on a restart on Lap 164.
But that was enough for Heim to score his second NASCAR Camping World Truck Series victory of the season in a part-time role in the No. 51 Kyle Busch Motorsports Toyota. Heim also collected an extra $50,000 in prize money in the kickoff race of the Triple Truck Challenge initiative.
“I can‘t believe I got the bottom right there — that‘s unbelievable,” said Heim, who picked up his second career win in his 12th start in the series. “A great push from my teammate Chandler Smith right there…”
The first pole feeling.@CoreyHeim_ gets his first #CometicGasket pole at @WWTRaceway. pic.twitter.com/dfkBBSOFC7
— NASCAR Camping World Trucks (@NASCAR_Trucks) June 3, 2022
Pole: Corey Heim
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Next Race: The Truck Series will return on Saturday, June 11 7:30 PM ET for the DoorDash 250 at Sonoma Raceway.
ARCA West
Jake Drew Powers through Portland Rain
The start of Saturday’s Portland 112 at Portland International Raceway did not go as planned for Jake Drew.
But nearly everything else did.
Despite missing the first turn and running off into the grass at the start of the fourth race of the ARCA Menards Series West season, Drew raced back to the front of the field to earn his first series victory on a soggy day at the 1.967-mile road course.
“WINNERS of the Portland 112 @portlandraceway. The day was tough with everything the team and I had to overcome but this first win makes it all worth it. Let’s go for another ” Jake Drew’s Facebook page.
WINNER: Jake Drew battles back to win at @portlandraceway after an incident on Lap 1! pic.twitter.com/EpalKb3XIl
— ARCA Menards Series (@ARCA_Racing) June 6, 2022
Pole: Daniel Dye
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Next Race: The ARCA Series will return on Saturday, June 11 8:00 PM CT for the Calypso Lemonade 150 at Iowa Speedway. This race is also a part of the Sioux Chief Showdown.
The ARCA West Series will return on Saturday, June 11 2:30 PM ET for the General Tire 200 at Sonoma Raceway.
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