Logano’s win at Texas Motor Speedway was also his first top-five finish of the season. The Team Penske driver scored his 37th career victory and the second straight for the Penske organization.

“The sport changes so quickly,” Logano said to FOX Sports reporter Jamie Little. After a disqualification last weekend in Talladega, Logano described the season as a roller coaster.

The thrill ride of a weekend began on Saturday as Logano struggled to set a fast qualifying lap. Logano felt that he did a poor job in qualifying, but knew the car would be fast on Sunday.

“Just keep grinding a couple here and a couple there,” Logano said, was the key to the victory. From his starting spot of 27th, he moved from 19th in Stage One and then to ninth by Stage Two.

As the field was whittled down by virtue of 12 cautions, Logano continued to inch forward. Lognao said the chaos allowed him to move up, “Slowly, methodically, a couple at a time.”

In the final laps, Michael McDowell took control of the race away from Kyle Larson. Logano had restarted from third, tracked the leader down and passed McDowell with four laps left.

Ryan Blaney also got by McDowell, but as McDowell tucked in line, he got tight in the wake of Blaney’s car. McDowell wrecked after exiting turn two, setting up an Overtime restart between.

“The one time I didn't pick the outside (McDowell) gets the lead and so and then I couldn't get it back,” Ryan Blaney said. He chose the outside on the following restart, but couldn't pass Logano.

A strong launch from the bottom lane allowed Logano to clear Blaney entering the back stretch. Logano took home his second Texas victory, spending only 48 laps inside of the top five.

As Logano cruised across the finish, Ross Chastain blasted by Blaney to take home second place. Chastain had fought his car throughout the weekend, but rebounded to make the most of Sunday.

“That's a working-class day,” Chastain said. “The speed of the Trackhouse cars on Saturdays is terrible, and we’re just not confident, all three drivers.”

Chastain credited crew chief Phil Surgen's small adjustments that gave him comfort behind the wheel of the tricky track. Chastain left Texas with his best finish since his 2024 Kansas win.

Behind Blaney and Chastain was Kyle Larson, who led a race-high 90 laps but lost the lead late. “You don’t want to give up the lead on a mile and a half, it’s hard to get it back,” Larson said.

Larson was the leader before McDowell, but was unable to get the restart he needed. The ensuing wrecks did not play into Larson’s hands, and he had to settle for a fourth-place finish. 

Texas Motor Speedway produced 34 cautions between all three of the NASCAR national series races this weekend. This track averages the most cautions outside of drafting-style racetracks. 

The first caution was Denny Hamlin, who fell out of the race on lap 75. Hamlin’s engine erupted in flames, ending a streak of 21 lead-lap finishes, the eighth-longest streak in NASCAR history.

Drivers like Chase Briscoe, Kyle Busch and Josh Berry all found turn four to be troublesome. All three crashed while crossing over the bumps that run across the high groove of the corner.

Polesitter Carson Hocevar was also involved in Texas-sized trouble. Hocevar got tight off turn two and washed up the track, ending his day and collecting Ryan Preece in the process.

The Cup Series stops next at Kansas Motor Speedway, the site of the closest ever finish in NASCAR. The 1.5-mile oval will play host to 267 laps of racing action at 3 p.m. ET on FS1.