Joey Logano, Ty Dillon score stage wins at Bristol
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Joey Logano led most of the way in Stage 2 to score his third stage win of the season. Logano took the lead for good at Lap 145 from Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski, who finished fourth in the stage. Their third teammate, Ryan Blaney, finished second in the stage.
Ryan Newman took third, while Kyle Busch finished fifth -- the two non-Penske drivers in the top five.
Martin Truex Jr. had to pit in the closing moments of Stage 2 as a loose wheel dropped him from the top three to 24th and two laps down.
RELATED: Stage 2 results
Finish
Driver
Team
Points
1
Joey Logano
Team Penske
10
2
Ryan Blaney
Team Penske
9
3
Ryan Newman
Roush Fenway Racing
8
4
Brad Keselowski
Team Penske
7
5
Kyle Busch
Joe Gibbs Racing
6
6
Kurt Busch
Chip Ganassi Racing
5
7
Chris Buescher
JTG Daugherty Racing
4
8
Clint Bowyer
Stewart-Haas Racing
3
9
Austin Dillon
Richard Childress Racing
2
10
Daniel Suarez
Stewart-Haas Racing
1
Stage 1 recap
Ty Dillon edged out Clint Bowyer for the Stage 1 win in the Food City 500 at Bristol Motor Speedway. Both drivers stayed out under a late caution for the No. 8 Richard Childress Racing Chevrolet of Daniel Hemric, but Dillon was able to get a lead on Bowyer with two to go in the stage and hold on to it despite the bumping and banging for the stage win.
Team Penske teammates Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano finished third and fourth, respectively, with Jimmie Johnson taking fifth in the stage.
RELATED: Stage 1 results
The early portion of Stage 1 saw plenty of action. A caution came out right after Lap 1 was completed for a spin involving Kyle Busch. The incident also sent Aric Almirola to the garage and brought an early end to his day. That caution saved Kevin Harvick, who was serving a pass-thru penalty for a failing pre-race inspection three times, from going multiple laps down at the time.
Polesitter Chase Elliott went for spin on the backstretch on Lap 39 as he couldn't entirely avoid Ryan Preece, who had spun just before that. Afterward, Elliott reported issues with his power steering on the No. 9 Chevrolet. Before the caution, Elliott had led every lap of the stage.
Loose wheels sent Erik Jones and Kyle Larson down pit road for unscheduled pit stops during the opening stage.
RELATED: Early wreck ends Almirola's day