Logano wins at Charlotte:
#22-Joey Logano won the rained delayed Bank of America 500 Sprint Cup Series race at Charlotte Motor Speedway for his 4th win of the season, 1st win at Charlotte and 12th career win.
Logano led 227 of the 334 laps.
With the win Logano will automatically advance to the Eliminator round of The Chase.
#4-Harvick finished 2nd (for the 11th time in 2015 and 42nd runner-up finish in his career) followed by #78-Truex Jr., #11-Hamlin, #41-Busch, #19-Edwards, #3-Dillon, #24-Gordon, #2-Keselowski and #43-Almirola.
The race was delayed a day after being rain pushed back the race from Saturday night.
Pole sitter and Chase points leader going into the race, #20-Kenseth had troubles, making contact with #31-Newman and hitting the walla a few times before retiring the car on lap 236, finishing 42nd after leading 73 laps.
There were 14 lead changes among 10 drivers and 9 cautions for 44 yellow flag laps.
The average speed was 139.760mph.
Race Fast Facts - Charlotte: Joey Logano won the 56th Annual Bank of America 500, his 12th victory in 249 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races.
With the victory, Logano clinches a spot in the Eliminator Round.
This is his fourth victory and 24th top-10 finish in 2015.
This is his first victory and eighth top-10 finish in 14 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. His previous best finish at Charlotte was third on May 29, 2011.
Kevin Harvick (second) posted his 13th top-10 finish in 30 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway. It is his 24th top-10 finish in 2015. It was his 11th runner-up finish of 2015.
Martin Truex Jr. (third) posted his sixth top-10 finish in 21 races at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Joey Logano leads the point standings by 6 points over Kevin Harvick.
(NASCAR Integrated Sports Marketing)(10-11-2015)
[after Charlotte, race 30 of 36, Chase race 4 of 10]
1) #22-Logano* [4 wins], 3048; +19
2) #4-Harvick [3], 3042 -6; +13
3) #78-Truex, Jr.[1], 3041 -7; +12
4) #11-Hamlin[2], 3040 -8; +11
5) #41-Busch[2], 3039 -9; +10
6) #19-Edwards[2], 3039 -9; +10
7) #24-Gordon, 3037 -11; +8
8) #2-Keselowski[1], 3035 -13; 6 ahead of 9th
Top 8 advance to Eliminator round
9) #31-Newman, 3029 -19; - 6 out of 8th
10) #18-Busch[4], 3025 -23; -10
11) #88-Earnhardt Jr.[2], 3016 -32; -19
12) #20-Kenseth[5], 3003 -45; -32
The order is set by the points standings after the last round.
(ties are broken by wins, 2nds, 3rds, etc, with in that round of the Chase)
* driver automatically advances to Eliminator round by winning a Contender round race
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