Logano Wins Nashville 5x Overtime Thriller / Larson Solidifies P1 Ranking
30 June 2024
By Bob Francis, Managing Editor
Go Full Throttle Racing News
LEBANON, TN- After a record five overtime restarts, Joey Logano wins Sunday’s NASCAR Cup Series Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. For the two-time series champion, it's his first win of the season and a ticket into the 2024 playoffs.
With contenders dropping out with each overtime restart — Logano and his Team Penske team gambled that his №22 Ford Mustang had enough fuel for a final push to the checkered flag- and it paid off.
LOGANO WINS NASHVILLE IN FIRST EVER 5 OVERTIME RESTARTS As if the final laps of the #F1 race Sunday morning in Austria weren’t wild enough for motorsports fans, #NASCAR says “hold my beer.”
Larson strengthens lead in GFT Driver Rankings after Nashville
Kyle Larson finished P8 in Nashville and now has 664 Driver Points, 205 Stage Points including 8 Stage wins. Logano moves up with the win, but it was a rough day for Michael McDowell who finished 36th and fell 3 spots to P22.
Go Full Throttle NASCAR Box Scores after Nashville
After 19 Races …
Manufactures Box Score:
Chevrolet = 8
Toyota = 7
Ford = 4
Team Box Score:
Hendrick Motorsports = 7
Driver Box Score:
Kyle Larson, William Byron, Christopher Bell, and Denny Hamlin are tied with 3 wins each.
NASCAR CUP SERIES PLAYOFF PICTURE
Bubble Watch! Two weeks ago, it was Bubba Wallace. Last week it was Joey Logano, and now after Nashville it’s Alex Bowman on the bubble at P16.
GFT AI NASCAR FANTASY LIVE RACE PREDICTION MODELS
The GFT AI prediction models had its worst week of the season as our picks got caught up in the fuel shortage of the 5 overtime restarts. A drop in the rankings to 955, just outside the top 20% of all players (4,655).
NEXT RACE:
CHICAGO STREET RACE
SUNDAY, JUL. 7–4:30 PM ET
GRANT PARK 165
