Joey Logano made it a Contender Round sweep with his victory Sunday at Talladega Superspeedway. Logano was declared the winner over Dale Earnhardt Jr. when a multi-car accident occurred behind the leaders during the Green-White-Checkered finish attempt, bringing out the caution and freezing the field. Despite the second place finish and leading the most laps, Earnhardt Jr. was eliminated from the Chase for the Sprint Cup along with Denny Hamlin, Ryan Newman, and Matt Kenseth. Defending series champion Kevin Harvick was able to advance onto the Eliminator Round, which begins next week at Martinsville Speedway, despite having a car that struggled to get up to speed on the final restart and making contact with Trevor Bayne triggering the wreck that would end the race.
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