The three Penske cars combined to lead 73 of the 82 laps in the Zippo 200 and swept the top two spots while leaving the rest of the field to fight for the leftovers. Logano was running inside the top five on the final lap as well but ran out of fuel which relegated him to a disappointing 21st place finish. Brad Keselowski was able to hold off teammate and NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) title threat, Sam Hornish Jr for the victory; the 24th of his NNS career and his 4th in his last four starts.
The race started off with a jaw-dropping moment when Kyle Busch spun just seconds after the initial start while trying to take the lead. He escaped with only minor damage until Mike Wallace made heavy contact with the left front of the No.54. Kyle Busch finished the race 24th and five laps down while his rival in the owner’s championship, Brad Keselowski put the No.22 in victory lane and significantly cut down the 54’s points lead.
Austin Dillon was able to maintain his position at the top of the standings, although it did shrink after a 12th place finish which could partly be attributed to fuel pick-up problems.
Sam Hornish Jr. is just eight markers back of Austin with Regan Smith five points back. Sadler and Vickers are also within reasonable striking distance.
The NNS will return to a road course again next weekend with their inaugural trip to Mid-Ohio.
1.) Brad Keselowski
2.) Sam Hornish Jr.
3.) Brian Vickers
4.) Regan Smith
5.) Elliott Sadler
6.) Parker Kligerman
7.) Justin Allgaier
8.) Cole Whitt
9.) Nelson Piquet Jr.
10.) Trevor Bayne
11.) Brian Scott
12.) Austin Dillon
13.) Alex Bowman
14.) Brendan Gaughan
15.) Travis Pastrana
16.) Reed Sorenson
17.) Landon Cassill
18.) Kasey Kahne
19.) Kyle Kelley
20.) Jeremy Clements
21.) Joey Logano
22.) Michael Annett
23.) Bryan Silas
24.) Kyle Busch
25.) Derek White
26.) Andrew Ranger
27.) Mike Bliss
28.) Eric McClure
29.) Tony Raines
30.) Kyle Larson
31.) Carl Long
32.) Anthony Gandon
33.) Joey Gase
34.) Kenny Habul
35.) Morgan Shepherd
36.) Blake Koch
37.) Jeff Green
38.) TJ Bell
39.) Josh Wise
40.) Mike Wallace
