KANSAS CITY, Kansas — Joey Logano remained the only driver to win a race in the second round of the NASCAR Chase for the Sprint Cup with his victory Sunday in the Hollywood Casino 400 at Kansas Speedway. Logano also won a week earlier at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Denny Hamlin finished second and Jimmie Johnson third while Kasey Kahne and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.
Matt Kenseth wound up 14th after leading a race-high 153 laps.
Logano, with a push from Kevin Harvick, took the lead from Kenseth on a restart on lap 179, but after battling back and forth for several laps, Kenseth retook command of the top spot on lap 196.
Kenseth gave up the lead to pit during a cycle of pit stops on lap 214, but was back up front once the cycle of stops was completed.
Fellow Chasers Martin Truex Jr. and Harvick each had troublesome stops during the only green-flag trips to pit road during the race. Truex was penalized for a tire getting away from his team, while Harvick was penalized for taking equipment out of his pit stall. Harvick also struggled with a broken shifter handle that he threw out his window during his green-flag stop.
Justin Allgaier brought out the sixth caution of the race with under 30 laps to go. Jimmie Johnson stayed out to inherit the lead, but Kenseth and Logano restarted second and third after pitting. When the race restarted with 20 laps to go, Kenseth and Logano retook the top two spots.
Brad Keselowski and Harvick each led laps early before Logano took the lead on four new tires on lap 50.
When the yellow flag waved on lap 64, Kenseth took four tires and restarted fifth. Taking advantage of all new tires, he was able to take the lead for the first time on lap 72.
NOTES: Joe Gibbs Racing teammates Matt Kenseth and Kyle Busch combined to lead the entire NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kansas Speedway on Saturday. Busch won after leading 56 laps, while Kenseth led 148 laps and finished second. Joey Logano completed a top-three Sprint Cup sweep of the Xfinity race by finishing third. … Although he won the pole, Brad Keselowski didn’t have first pick in pit selection. Because of penalties from the Charlotte Motor Speedway race weekend, he and Tony Stewart made their pit selections last and second to last at Kansas.