Joey Logano wins Watkins Glen Xfinity race in special car

Joey Logano won Saturday's Zippo 200 at Watkins Glen in the #12 Ford Mustang for Team Penske. It was Logano's fourth Xfinity Series win of 2015. Logano usually drives the #22 Ford in the series, but this time it was 2013 race winner and Logano's Cup teammate Brad Keselowski, making this a rare Xfinity race to feature both Logano and Keselowski. Logano started from the pole next to Keselowski, but drove off pit road with his gas can still in his car during his first stop. Darrell Wallace Jr., driving the Roush #6 Ford, as well as the Richard Childress Chevrolets of Brian Scott (#2) and Brendan Gaughan (#62), were served penalties during the same stops for speeding or driving through too many stalls. Wallace's teammate Elliott Sadler (#1) was also tagged for speeding during the next round of stops.

Logano settled to about mid-pack by the time of the ensuing caution a few laps later, and it appeared that Keselowski and RCR driver Ty Dillon (#3) now had the cars to beat. Logano charged back to the front in the laps following the restart. Soon, Logano and Keselowski were once again the top two drivers, and fourth RCR driver Paul Menard (#33) was in third and trying to steal the lead. On lap 67 of 82, Gaughan and JR Motorsports driver Regan Smith (#7) got together in turn 5. Dillon got a piece of this wreck as well. Gaughan then wrecked again ten laps later with the #16 Roush Ford of Ryan Reed and the #20 Joe Gibbs Toyota of part-timer Kenny Habul. Logano, who had regained the lead on lap 49 and then on lap 54 after Keselowski and Chase Elliott (#9) got by him, cruised through the last four laps after the final restart to finish right where he started. Fourth Roush driver, points leader Chris Buescher (#60) finished third behind Logano and Keselowski. Famed road course ringer Boris Said finished fourth in the JGR/Kyle Busch #54 Toyota, after Busch had decided to skip this race to allow other drivers to take turns behind the wheel of the #54. After the race, a furious Regan Smith had some words for Ty Dillon, similar to Denny Hamlin's bashing of older brother Austin after Hamlin made a move on Dillon to win at New Hampshire last month.

Race Results:

1. (1) 12-Joey Logano - Ford - 82 laps, led 39 laps
2. (2) 22-Brad Keselowski - Ford - 82 laps, led 40 laps
3. (5) 60-Chris Buescher - Ford - 82 laps, led 2 laps
4. (7) 54-Boris Said - Toyota - 82 laps
5. (6) 3-Ty Dillon - Chevrolet - 82 laps
6. (9) 2-Brian Scott - Chevrolet - 82 laps
7. (3) 9-Chase Elliott - Chevrolet - 82 laps, led 1 lap
8. (11) 1-Elliott Sadler - Ford - 82 laps
9. (10) 33-Paul Menard - Chevrolet - 82 laps
10. (13) 62-Brendan Gaughan - Chevrolet - 82 laps