The NASCAR Sprint Cup Cheez-It 355 at the Glen as it happened

WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 09: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, races after an on track incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 9, 2015 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
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WATKINS GLEN, NY - AUGUST 09: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, races after an on track incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 9, 2015 in Watkins Glen, New York.  (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)
WATKINS GLEN, NY – AUGUST 09: Denny Hamlin, driver of the #11 FedEx Ground Toyota, races after an on track incident during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Cheez-It 355 at the Glen at Watkins Glen International on August 9, 2015 in Watkins Glen, New York. (Photo by Todd Warshaw/Getty Images)

Joey Logano had a reversal of fortunes of sorts Sunday.  A week after he ran out of fuel while leading at Pocono with the laps to go, Logano made the right pit call and had enough fuel to power past Kevin Harvick who ran out of fuel one corner away from a win. Logano was able to score his first NASCAR Sprint Cup road course victory at the Cheez-It 355 at the Glen.  The win came a day after he rode to victory in Saturday’s Xfinity series at Watkins Glen making him the first driver to sweep a weekend at the 2.45 mile road course. Here’s how it all went down Sunday at the Glen.

AJ Allmendinger led the field to the green with his second pole of the year, the first coming at the other road course for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, Sonoma, in June; Martin Truex Jr. fell in to second behind, Tony Stewart took over third, Harvick fourth, Kyle Larson fifth.  At the end of the first lap the field as mainly single file; the exception was up front as Kyle Busch was trying to take fifth from Larson. Busch took over the fifth stop on lap two; Harvick got by Stewart for third just as the field entered turn 1 on lap 3.

Kyle Busch got by Stewart for fourth in turn 1 on lap 5; Larson followed. Jimmie Johnson missed the innerloop and was forced to stop to avoid a penalty; he lost 15 positions and rejoined the field 22nd. MORE>>>

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Greg is a published award winning sportswriter who spent 23 years combined active and active reserve military service, much of that in and around the Special Operations community. Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.