No. 22 spins with 31 laps to go, but rallies
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Joey Logano, one of the eight drivers still in contention in the Chase for the NASCAR Sprint Cup, spun out on Lap 303 of Sunday's AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway. It didn't ruin his day, however.
The driver of the No. 22 Ford, who ran among the top 10 most of the day, fell back to 26th after his spin. A spate of late cautions, though, allowed him to make up ground and finish a respectable 12th.
Logano entered the race third in the Chase standings, and had top-five finishes in six of the previous seven races -- including wins at Kansas and New Hampshire. He fell out of the top four in the standings following the spin, although an ensuing caution on Lap 313 allowed Logano to regain ground.
Instead of tumbling out of the top four in the standings, he now shares the points lead with Denny Hamlin -- Logano is ranked first because he owns the tiebreaker.
Logano's career-high five wins this season rank second on the Sprint Cup Series circuit behind Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski (six).
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