Joey Logano started second and finished 28th in Sunday afternoon’s Pure Michigan 400 at Michigan International Speedway in the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion. At the start of the race, Logano settled into the third position and continued to run there as the race went green for the entirety of the first stage. Crew chief Todd Gordon called Logano to pit road at lap 40 under the green flag for tires and fuel, along with wedge and air pressure changes. The team cycled out into the fifth position after the completion of stops and Logano ultimately finished the first stage in the sixth position. Logano reported that the wedge and air pressure had helped the handling of the car on the first stop, but still needed more to correct the loose entry and center turn tightness. During the second stage, Logano battled tightness in traffic and the team worked on a strategy for additional adjustments on the next stop. Logano would visit pit road again at lap 109, where Gordon again called for a wedge adjustment on the No. 22 Ford. At the end of the second stage, Logano reported the handling of the car was improved, but still needed more help turning in the center. The team finished the second stage in the 12th position and would remain on the track until lap 157 when they came down and pitted for four tires and fuel. From that stop forward the handling deteriorated and on lap 183, the day took a turn for the worse when a right front tire went down, damaging the fender are of the No. 22 Ford. The team would make repairs but find themselves trapped two laps down with only 15 laps remaining in the race and finish in the 28th position.

“The speed wasn’t there. We were a little better and obviously in qualifying our cars are good, but we just couldn’t hang with the Toyotas up front there. Those two cars there – really the Furniture Row cars is what I should say. They’re just lights-out fast. The fastest car didn’t win the race, I can tell you that much for sure. We had a flat tire. I don’t know why we had a flat tire, but maybe we ran something over. I don’t know. On to the next one. We’ll keep moving.”