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Title champion of the NASCAR CUP Series series Joey Logano said there was no solution for the problem that forced his retirement from the Saturday evening race in Atlanta.
After receiving contact during the race in a tight bag, Denny Hamlin Catalysts a huge wreck in Echopark Speedway, collecting almost half of the 40 cars field and forcing several drivers to retire with damage.
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Among these pilots was the championship manager William Byron and the reigning champion Logano, who was More philosophical than the star of Hendrick Motorsports on the incident.
Speaking after the race, the Star of the Penske team estimated that it was an integral part of Speedway Racing and that such wrecks cannot be avoided when the cars work so close.
“I mean, this is one of those things you know when you are there, you have no idea how we will not tears up more often,” said Logano Renard Sports.
“It is incredible that we do not destroy more often, but it is sometimes part (speed race).”
“There is no way to repair it, it’s just part of everyone on each other.”
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Joey Logano eliminated a season in season
In the end, Logano was Officially ranked 36th in Saturday raceBut the result had an impact on its chances of success this season.
Having previously shown that he was one of the drivers who valued the challenge in season and the price of $ 1 million who accompanied him, he suffered an elimination in the first round Following its DNF on Saturday.
Before the action in Atlanta, he said: “If there is something to win, you want to go winning it.”
The challenge accumulates two pilots on a direct elimination basis during five races, the field reduced to 16 for the next race in Chicago.
Logano lost against Alex Bowman in the first round, who managed to escape the Chaos du Tour 69 and claim third place on Saturday evening.
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