DOVER, Del. — Joey Logano romped his way to a Nationwide series season sweep on the concrete at Dover International Speedway on Saturday.
In June, Logano had to power his way past Ryan Truex for the lead with six laps left. Saturday's race, the OneMain Financial 200, was never in doubt.
He led 184 of the 200 laps in the No. 18 Toyota and raced to his series-leading seventh victory of the season. He won his 16th race in 105 career Nationwide starts. Logano moved into a tie for 16th on the career victory list in Nationwide.
"My monster trophy from last time was lonely and needed a friend," he said. "I'm glad I was able to get one for him."
Logano has struggled to transfer his success in the second-tier series to Sprint Cup racing, one reason why he's leaving Joe Gibbs Racing for Penske Racing in 2013. But in Nationwide, few drivers can match Logano.
Paul Menard was second Saturday, followed by Michael Annett, points leader Elliott Sadler and Kyle Busch.
Sadler has a nine-point lead over Ricky Stenhouse in the points race. Stenhouse was ninth in the race.
Darrell Wallace finished 12th after winning his first career pole earlier Saturday. Wallace, 18, is the first black driver to win a NASCAR pole in the Nationwide series. But he had trouble on the restarts to spoil his day.
"That's the way it goes. I'll figure it out one day," he said.
There were only three cautions for 15 laps, all but eliminating Logano's closest competitors from making a run.
"That's really the first time I saw him all race, at the end," Menard said. "He could just take off faster than us."
NHRA: Antron Brown raced to the No. 1 qualifying position in Top Fuel, capping a record-setting two days at the Midwest Nationals in Madison, Ill. Brown holds a one-point lead in the Countdown to the Championship standings over Spencer Massey, who was second in qualifying heading into today's eliminations. Brown set a track record Friday, finishing in 3.737 seconds at 326.79 mph. Jack Beckman (Funny Car), Jason Line (Pro Stock) and Hector Arana Jr. (Pro Stock Motorcycle) were the top qualifiers in their respective categories.
Trucks: Nelson Piquet Jr. got his second series victory of the season, passing Matt Crafton on the last lap to win the Smith's 350 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Ty Dillon was 10th and held onto the series points lead, ahead of sixth-place finisher James Buescher.
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