Logano wins at Nashville for 1st NASCAR Cup Series victory of the year

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ( WJHL ) — Joey Logano won the rain-delayed race at Nashville Superspeedway in a NASCAR Cup Series-record fifth overtime Sunday night, stretching his fuel enough to hold off a group of pursuers at the finish line.

Logano held off a charge by Tyler Reddick, then beat Zane Smith, Reddick, Ryan Preece and Chris Buescher to the line in the race that started nearly six hours earlier and went 31 laps longer than the 300 scheduled.

The fuel light in Logano’s Ford came on going into Turn 3, and Logano — who ran the last 110 laps without stopping on the 1.33-mile concrete oval — said it stumbled across the line. Logano won for the first time this year, pushing his career total to 33.

A thunderstorm that forced NASCAR to halt the race at 137 laps washed off the traction that had built up. As a result, several cars got loose and crashed into the wall or slid into the grass.

Barely a half-hour after the race stopped, a rainbow could be seen. NASCAR sent drivers back to their cars about 70 minutes after the red flag, and the stoppage lasted 81 minutes with 143 laps remaining.

Up next? The Chicago street race is scheduled for July 7.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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