Logano has finished second to Kyle Busch twice this season
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SPEEDWAY, Ind. -- There's no satisfaction to finishing second for Joey Logano.
The disappointment weighs a little heavier for the Team Penske driver this time around.
Logano, attempting to become only the second driver to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Daytona 500 and Brickyard 400 in the same season, came up short.
"You come to Indy, it's all about the win, either win or finish last," Logano said Sunday evening after finishing second to Kyle Busch in the Crown Royal presents the Jeff Kyle 400 at the Brickyard.
"At least that's the way I race when I come to a racetrack like this."
The 25-year-old had his chances as cautions regrouped the field three times within the final 10 laps. Logano was third, trailing eventual race winner Kyle Busch (Joe Gibbs Racing) and Kevin Harvick (Stewart-Haas Racing) on a Lap-153 restart. He was still third when the field was reset after a caution for debris set up the first of two attempts at a green, white, checkered finish.
And he was second, with a final opportunity, after a third yellow on Lap 159.
Although Logano was officially scored out front when the final restart got underway, Busch managed to pull ahead shortly after crossing the line. Logano briefly closed the gap, but Busch held the position.
"The worst part," Logano said, "is the same guy beat me the last two times I finished second. I'm glad he's back and all but geez … you don't have to come back like that.
"We've been working our guts out all year and he comes right back and (is) doing it. … It's impressive what those guys have been doing, too. That's amazing, the run they're on."
Busch, who missed the first 11 Sprint Cup races of the season after breaking his right leg and suffering multiple fractures to his left foot in an XFINITY Series crash at Daytona International Speedway, has won four of the last five Sprint Cup races, including the last three.
Crew chief Todd Gordon said there was no gameplan for the final restarts, but he felt comfortable with where his driver was positioned.
"We don't get to dictate the plan," Gordon said. "I thought the 4 (of Harvick) was a good car to have behind us (on the restart); we worked with him earlier in the day. Just need to find a little more speed. Our restarts were pretty good. We're getting closer, we can definitely see it, but we need to find a little more speed."
Team owner Roger Penske has won a NASCAR championship, and his record in the Indianapolis 500 is sterling. But just like Logano, the wait for a Brickyard win resumes.
"Obviously with the guy I drive for, he really wants to win these races and you don't want to let him down," Logano said. "I'm sure it stings for him just as much as it stings for me.
"He's been coming here a long time and deserves to get a win here, and I wanted to be the guy and be the team to give it to him."