NASCAR: Logano nips Busch

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Joey Logano would show patience and play the waiting game in Saturdays Aaron's 312 Nationwide race at Talladega Superspeedway. Wait during a 19 minute red flag delay.

The red flag was displayed during an attempt at a green/white/checker when a 9 car wreck starting near the front the of the pack would send the #14 Eric McClure car out of control and tattooing the Hefty/Reynolds Wrap Toyota head on into the inside safer barrier at or near full speed. - http://youtu.be/nv5YYOekRoQ

Safety personnel cut the roof off the McClure car and he was flown to the hospital for further treatment/evaluation. McClure was reportedly talking with the medical personal on scene.

Logano would jump up behind Busch on the final restart and push until turn 4 where he would duck out just before the start/finish line to clinch the victory. Logano's victory was .034 seconds over his Sprint Cup Team mate Kyle Busch.

On the cool down lap Danica Patrick and Sam Hornish Jr. would exchange greetings with Danica stuffing Hornish into the wall. This apparently in retaliation after Honrish would move up blocking Patrick's run at the finish line.


NASCAR Nationwide Series Race Number 8
Unofficial Race Results for the 21St Annual Aaron's 312 - Saturday, May 5, 2012
Talladega Superspeedway - Talladega, AL - 2.66 Mile Paved
Total Race Length - 122 Laps - 324.52 Miles - Purse: $1,189,238


1 4 18 Joey Logano $42,645
2 12 54 Kyle Busch
3 2 6 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
4 11 88 Cole Whitt
5 33 5 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
6 31 1 Kurt Busch
7 7 30 James Buescher
8 13 31 Justin Allgaier
9 20 99 Kenny Wallace
10 1 2 Elliott Sadler
11 18 20 Ryan Truex
12 8 12 Sam Hornish Jr.
13 17 7 Danica Patrick
14 27 40 Erik Darnell
15 26 24 John Wes Townley
16 23 4 Danny Efland
17 5 3 Austin Dillon
18 15 44 Mike Bliss
19 16 87 Joe Nemechek
20 9 22 Brad Keselowski
21 28 41 Timmy Hill
22 3 33 Kevin Harvick
23 10 43 Michael Annett
24 14 19 Tayler Malsam
25 43 15 Jeffrey Earnhardt
26 34 23 Robert Richardson Jr.
27 29 14 Eric McClure
28 19 01 Mike Wallace
29 21 51 Jeremy Clements
30 36 39 Josh Richards
31 35 50 TJ Bell
32 30 08 Tim Andrews
33 6 38 Brad Sweet
34 25 81 Jason Bowles
35 38 89 Morgan Shepherd
36 22 11 Brian Scott
37 24 70 Johanna Long
38 42 74 Mike Harmon
39 32 10 Jeff Green
40 40 42 Josh Wise
41 39 46 Chase Miller
42 41 47 Scott Speed
43 37 52 Kevin Lepage $14,284




Nationwide Driver points top 10


1 RickyStenhouseJr.
2 Elliott Sadler
3 Austin Dillon
4 Sam Hornish Jr.
5 Cole Whitt
6 Michael Annett
7 Justin Allgaier
8 Tayler Malsam
9 Mike Bliss
10 Joe Nemechek