[media-credit name=”Brad Keppel” align=”alignright” width=”255″][/media-credit]Joey Logano holds off Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Denny Hamlin on the final green-white-checkers restart and wins Friday night’s VFW Sport Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway. This is the second time Logano has won back-to-back victories. The first time was in October 2009 at Kansas Speedway and Auto Club Speedway.

“That’s the exciting part for us. Two wins in a row. Dollar General has had a tough run with us at JGR (Joe Gibbs Racing) for a while right now, so exciting to get them in victory lane.” Logano said.

This was Logano’s third Nationwide Series victory of the season and his fifth top-10 finish in 2012.

With five laps to go, Logano was behind race leader Elliott Sadler on the restart. Logano pushed Sadler to turn one and Sadler got loose, went up the track into Hamlin and turned sideways into the outside wall.

“I was trying to push him, trying to help him. We did it the restart before that. I was able to push him ahead and get ourselves in first and second.” Logano said.  “Older tires and his car wasn’t really good all through the gears. He spun his tires a lot. It got me stuck on him and I was trying to get off him when I saw him getting crossed up, but I couldn’t backup enough. I feel terrible.”

Sadler went to the pits with heavy damage and without any oil pressure.

“You just don’t bump draft every place you go, especially not at a place like Darlington.” Sadler said.

Sadler finished 24th and sits 23 points behind Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (finished 6th) in the series standings.

“It was frustrating. It was a good points night because they had a bad night and not because we had a good one.” Stenhouse said.

Hamlin dominated the race and led for 102 of the 147 laps. At one point he had over a six second lead.  Hamlin finished second. It’s his fourth top-10 finish in 2012.

“It’s unfortunate. We lost a cylinder I guess under caution because I had it wide-open those last couple laps. I just couldn’t do anything. It’s a shame. We wanted to get a win for these Sport Clip guys, but tough way to end it.” Hamlin said.

Keselowski finished third, Sam Hornish Jr. fourth and Austin Dillon finished fifth. Dillon was also the highest finishing rookie.

“I’m proud of our effort with the Snap-on Discount Tire Dodge to get a solid finish out of it. We want to win these races so we’re going to keep pushing but this is still my best finish at Darlington and that’s progress and thankful for the hard work by everybody on my team.” Keselowski said.

Danica Patrick finished 12th and Travis Pastrana finished 17th.

“I had a really good time.” Pastrana said. “You have to get through these races.’ To end up on the lead lap in the top-20 — we weren’t driving the fastest, but I tell you what, I couldn’t be happier right now.”

Stenhouse Jr. is the leader in the points standings with a 23 point lead over Sadler.

[media-credit name=”John Harrelson/Getty Images for NASCAR” align=”alignright” width=”238″][/media-credit]On the green-white-checkered finish, Joey Logano would find his way past Denny Hamlin with bump-drafting help from Brad Keselowski to win the VFW Sports Clips Help a Hero 200 at Darlington Raceway.

Green flag as Ricky Stenhouse Jr. leads as Denny Hamlin hands the spot over.

Lap 2 Caution Ryan Blaney hits the outside wall while Jeremy Clements hits the inside wall. Matt Frahm, Chase Miller also gets a piece of the wreck. Blaney got loose, getting into wall; Frahm, Clements and Miller wreck behind him.

Restart Lap 9

Lap 11 Stenhouse Jr. leads Hamlin, Kurt Busch, Austin Dillon, Elliott Sadler, Sam Hornish Jr., Joey Logano, Kasey Kahne, Justin Allgaier and Brian Scott

Lap 16 Scott and Keselowski pass Allgaier for ninth and 10^th

Lap 18 Sadler passes Dillon for fourth

Lap 20 Hamlin passes Stenhouse Jr.; Keselowski passes Scott for ninth; Logano passes Hornish for sixth

Lap 23 Hamlin leads Stenhouse Jr., Busch, Sadler, Dillon, Logano, Hornish, Kahne, Keselowski, Scott

Lap 30 Hamlin leads Stenhouse Jr., Busch, Sadler, Logano, Kahne, Dillon, Hornish Jr., Keselowski and Scott

Lap 34 Logano passes Sadler for fourth

Lap 35 Caution Mike Wallace hits the wall after something broke underneath the car. There is no lucky dog as Wallace was in that position.

Restart Lap 42 as Logano and Hamlin run side-by-side for the lead

Lap 43 Logano gets by Hamlin at the line but Hamlin gets back by

Lap 45 Hamlin leads Logano, Stenhouse Jr., Busch, Sadler, Hornish Jr., Kahne, Keselowski, Dillon and Scott

Lap 46 TJ Bell hits the inside wall on the front stretch to bring out the caution. Got wrecked while running three-wide with Justin Allgaier and Josh Richards.

Restart Lap 51 Kurt Busch goes by Hamlin and Logano three-wide for the lead

Lap 54 Hamlin takes the lead back; Hamlin leads Busch, Stenhouse Jr., Logano, Sadler, Hornish, Keselowski, Kahne, Scott and Dillon.

Lap 57 Keselowski passes Hornish for sixth; Dillon passes Scott for ninth

Lap 69 Hamlin leads Stenhouse, Busch, Logano, Keselowski, Sadler, Hornish, Dillon, Scott and Kahne

Lap 92 Leaders begin making pit stops. Hamlin pits, handing the lead over Kurt Busch.

Lap 93 Busch pits, handing the lead over to Logano.

Lap 94 Logano pits, handing the lead over to Brendan Gaughan

Lap 96 Gaughan pits, handing the lead over to Justin Allgaier.

45 laps to go Hamlin took the lead

35 to go Hamlin leads Busch, Logano, Sadler, Keselowski, Dillon, Hornish, Stenhouse Jr., Kahne and Scott

20 to go Kurt Busch gets into the wall hard…….Leaders pit to get tires for final dash to checkered. Sadler the first off pit road after taking two tires.

Restart 16 to go as Sadler has Logano and Hamlin clear behind him

15 to go Frahm smokes down the backstretch but gets to pit road

13 laps to go Hamlin passes Logano for second behind Sadler. Dillon is fourth, followed by Gaughan, Keselowski, Hornish Jr., Stenhouse Jr., Kahne and Scott

10 laps to go Caution as Brendan Gaughan gets into the outside wall.

Restart 5 laps to go – Sadler doesn’t get a good start, Logano makes contact with Sadler, followed by more contact from Hamlin, which put Sadler in the wall. Kahne wrecked in the aftermath. Travis Pastrana gets the lucky dog

Green flag as there is contact between Logano and Hamlin and Logano jumps out to the lead

Final Lap as Hamlin gets a run on Logano down the backstretch but doesn’t get there.

Joey Logano wins over Hamlin, Keselowski, Hornish Jr., Dillon, Stenhouse Jr., Scott, Busch, James Buescher and Cole Whitt