Alex Bowman's Disqualification Spares Joey Logano From Playoff Elimination
2 months agoAlthough it initially looked like Joey Logano failed to advance to the Round of 8 after Sunday's Charlotte roval race when Tyler Reddick made a furious charge to secure what seemed to be the last playoff spot, Alex Bowman's post-race disqualification unexpectedly allowed Logano back into the playoffs, thereby continuing his streak of making the Round of 8 in every even-numbered year of the knockout playoff era to remain intact. In all those previous years, he also advanced to the championship round, but it seems unlikely that he will do that this year since all the other drivers in the Round of 8 rank in the top seven in overall points while Logano ranks 15th. Logano generally ran well at Charlotte, where he started fourth, finished eighth, and posted his best average running position and driver rating on a road course since last year's roval event.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference