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Logano grabs 5th win of season

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The Associated Press

Published: October 11, 2009

FONTANA, Calif. - Joey Logano avoided a late-race collision and held off Brian Vickers to win the NASCAR Nationwide Copart 300 on Saturday at Auto Club Speedway for his fifth series victory of the season and second in two weeks.

Logano, 19, started on the pole, but fell well back after an incident with Greg Biffle early in the race. Logano steadily worked his way back to the front and caught a break when Biffle and Denny Hamlin collided with less than 10 laps to go.

Logano took the lead following a caution with two laps to go, then pulled away from Vickers. The win proved to be sweet vindication for Logano, who figured he had a top-20 car at best after a scrape with Biffle sent him into the wall.

Instead, Logano found himself in the perfect spot after Biffle, Hamlin and Brad Keselowski got mixed up running three-wide out of Turn 4.

Logano moved up, then pounced after another late caution set up a green-white-checker finish. He roared to the front after the restart and had too much for Vickers.

"You don't want to get me mad," Logano said. "I just race harder."

Carl Edwards finished third and pulled within 155 points of series leader Kyle Busch.

NHRA: Larry Dixon earned his fourth straight No. 1 qualifier in Top Fuel in the NHRA Virginia Nationals. Jack Beckman (Funny Car) and Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) also led qualifying in the fourth event in NHRA's six-race playoff.

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