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For the first time since his Rookie of the Year season in 2009, Joey Logano found himself in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Victory Lane last weekend at Pocono Raceway.  Logano snapped a 104-race winless streak dating back to his 2009 win at New Hampshire Motor Speedway by taking the checkers this past Sunday in dominating fashion at Pocono.  Logano had a near perfect weekend.  The 22-year-old was fastest in Happy Hour, grabbed his fourth-career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series pole and set a new track record in the process and then proceeded to lead the most laps en route to winning his second-career Sprint Cup Series event.  Logano took the lead late with a daring pass of veteran Mark Martin and then held off Martin, Tony Stewart, Denny Hamlin and Jimmie Johnson for the victory. BACK IN THE CHASE HUNT:  It’s been long said, if you are not in the top-10 in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series point standings, the best thing you can do for yourself to get into the Chase is to start winning races.  Well, ...
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