Joey Logano Federated Auto Parts 400 Race Recap

Joey Logano qualified his No. 20 Home Depot Toyota eighth for Saturday evening’s NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event at Richmond International Raceway. The beginning of Saturday night’s race was delayed a couple of hours by several thunderstorms in the Richmond, VA area. The green flag was supposed to wave at 7:30pm but the race didn’t start until 9:15pm. When the race finally went green, Logano quickly noted that his No. 20 Home Depot Toyota was going to be a handful all night long.  The car was extremely tight, especially in the middle of the corners. Crew Chief Jason Ratcliff and the Home Depot pit crew took a swing at several changes early in the race hoping it would help.  However, on the second run of the night, which proved to be one of the longest green-flag runs of the evening, Logano fell a lap down while still fighting a tight condition. More rain worked its way over the Richmond International Raceway just 50 laps prior to halfway and brought the race to a halt once again.  At...