Logano wins Round 2 opener at Charlotte; Kenseth, Earnhardt run into trouble

Joey Logano took the #22 Team Penske Ford to his fourth win of the 2015 season in the rain-delayed Bank of America 500 at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Sunday. He dominated the event, leading all but 105 laps. This makes Logano the first of eight drivers to get a spot in the Eliminator round of the Chase for the Sprint Cup, which starts November 1 in Martinsville, Virginia. The Charlotte race was the beginning of the 12-driver Contender round, which makes its other two stops in Kansas City, Kansas and Talladega, Alabama. Matt Kenseth, the points leader coming into the race, ran into trouble after leading 73 of 334 laps, when his #20 Joe Gibbs Toyota hit the wall. Chasers Brad Keselowski (#2) and Dale Earnhardt Jr. (#88) apparently ran into leftover oil laid down by the #51 Chevrolet of Justin Allgaier, relegating Earnhardt to a 28th-place finish. Eliminated Jimmie Johnson (#48) also had a second straight week of misfortune, finishing 39th. Kyle Busch (#18) and Kyle Larson (#42) collided during a caution during confusion as to whether to pit with the rest of the leaders. The other two Gibbs drivers - Denny Hamlin (#11) and Carl Edwards (#19) - are still in the top eight on the Chase grid.

Race Results:

1. (3) 22-Joey Logano - Ford - 334 laps, led 229 laps
2. (11) 4-Kevin Harvick - Chevrolet - 334 laps
3. (15) 78-Martin Truex Jr. - Chevrolet - 334 laps
4. (5) 11-Denny Hamlin - Toyota - 334 laps
5. (6) 41-Kurt Busch - Chevrolet - 334 laps
6. (8) 19-Carl Edwards - Toyota - 334 laps, led 1 lap
7. (14) 3-Austin Dillon - Chevrolet - 334 laps, led 1 lap
8. (22) 24-Jeff Gordon - Chevrolet - 334 laps, led 1 lap
9. (13) 2-Brad Keselowski - Ford - 334 laps
10. (9) 43-Aric Almirola - Ford - 334 laps