After starting the race from the pole, Joey Logano ended in the first place spot for the first time in 2016. Joey Logano held off Chase Elliott in one of the final restarts to take the victory which would be #100 for Roush Yates Engines! The win is not only special because it was Roush Yates Engines 100th victory but was also in Ford's backyard. Joey led 138 of the 200 laps en route to his 15th career victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Chase Elliott, Kyle Larson, Brad Keselowski, and Kevin Harvick rounded out the Top 5. Tony Stewart made gains in the points after finishing 7th. The Bad Luck Continued with Dale Earnhardt Jr. on Lap 62 after Chris Buescher made a mistake sending Dale Earnhardt Jr. around and into the wall, into AJ Allmendinger. Dale Earnhardt Jr. would DNF for the 4th time in 2016 at Tracks that he has won at in the past which are Daytona, Talladega, Dover, and now Michigan. Jr. would blame Chris Buescher for the incident and would proceed to finish 39th. Kyle Busch's bad luck also continued as his engine expired after lap 52. It would be his 4th straight finish of 30th or worse but with three wins already in the bank he should not be worried.NASCAR News Source Driver of The Week
After a string of bad luck from Martinsville last year to Phoenix then a continuous close to wins Joey Logano finally stringed the perfect combinations to land in victory lane for the first time of 2016. Joey Logano ended a winless streak that went all the way back to Talladega in October of last season. With Logano's win and dominant Michigan Performance he becomes the newest NASCAR News Source Driver of The Week. Now with Joey Logano winning, Dale Earnhardt Jr. is the only 2015 winner without a win so far in 2016 but Daytona is coming.
Results
1 22 Joey Logano
2 24 Chase Elliott
3 42 Kyle Larson
4 2 Brad Keselowski
5 4 Kevin Harvick
6 19 Carl Edwards
7 14 Tony Stewart
8 3 Austin Dillon
9 1 Jamie McMurray
10 41 Kurt Busch
11 31 Ryan Newman
12 78 Martin Truex Jr.
13 5 Kasey Kahne
14 20 Matt Kenseth
15 6 Trevor Bayne
16 48 Jimmie Johnson
17 21 Ryan Blaney
18 27 Paul Menard
19 16 Greg Biffle
20 34 Chris Buescher
21 10 Danica Patrick
22 23 David Ragan
23 15 Clint Bowyer
24 95 Ty Dillon
25 38 Landon Cassill
26 43 Aric Almirola
27 55 Cole Whitt
28 46 Michael Annett
29 17 Ricky Stenhouse Jr.
30 30 Josh Wise
31 98 Reed Sorenson
32 13 Casey Mears
33 11 Denny Hamlin
34 83 Matt DiBenedetto
35 7 Regan Smith
36 44 Brian Scott
37 32 Jeffrey Earnhardt
38 47 AJ Allmendinger
39 88 Dale Earnhardt Jr.
40 18 Kyle Busch
Next Race
The NASCAR Xfinity and Truck Series takes the spotlight this weekend as the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series takes father's day off. Some Cup Drivers will be racing in Sunday's Xfinity Race from Iowa but The NASCAR Sprint Cup Series returns in 2 weeks at Sonoma where some drivers will be unusual favorites. We make right turns in 2 weeks as drivers like AJ Allmendinger, Michael McDowell, among others will be favorites to win! It will also be the final race on Fox for the 2016 Season as the following weekend we head to Daytona for the Coke Zero 400 and the racing moves to NBC Sports.
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