Joey Logano wins first NASCAR race of the season at Texas Motor Speedway

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TOP: Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS - MAY 04: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 AAA Insurance Ford, takes the checkered flag to win the NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on May 04, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by James Gilbert/Getty Images).

LEFT: Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS - MAY 04: Bubba Wallace, driver of the #23 McDonald's Toyota, and Alex Bowman, driver of the #48 Ally Chevrolet, race during the NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on May 04, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

BELOW: Credit: FORT WORTH, TEXAS - MAY 04: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 AAA Insurance Ford, celebrates in victory lane after winning the NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway on May 04, 2025, in Fort Worth, Texas. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

By HENRY FREDERICK / Headline Surfer

FORT WORTH, Texas -- What a difference a week made for Joey Logano, who went from being disqualified for his fifth-place finish at Talladega to winning Sunday's Würth 400 race at Texas Motor Speedway.

Logano never led in the Würth 400 until lap 264 of the 271-lap race. The win was Logano's first of the season and 37th of his career. The overtime victory gave Team Penske its second win in as many weeks. Austin Cindric won at Talladega for Penske.“

The sport changes so quickly,” Logano said in Victory Lane, having led twice for seven laps in the race with 20 lead changes among 13 drivers. “It’s crazy how you can just ride these roller coasters.”

Logano never led in the Würth 400 until lap 264 of the 271-lap race. The win was Logano's first of the season and 37th of his career. The overtime victory gave Team Penske its second win in as many weeks. Austin Cindric won at Talladega for Penske.

“The sport changes so quickly,” Logano said in Victory Lane, having led twice for seven laps in the race with 20 lead changes among 13 drivers. “It’s crazy how you can just ride these roller coasters.”

This was Logano’s first victory at the 1.5-mile Texas track in 11 years, making him the ninth different Cup winner in the last nine years at the speedway. It was also Logano's first top-five finish this season. His previous best finish was eighth at Martinsville.

Kyle Larson was the Würth 400’s top lap leader, setting the pace on four occasions for 90 of the 271-lap race, but a mistimed restart following the ninth of 12 caution periods cost him the lead, and he never recovered.

“You don’t want to give up the lead on a mile-and-a-half. It’s hard to get it back,” Larson said after his fourth-place finish. “Michael (McDowell) just did a good job timing it. I left early the restart before and was going to leave early again."

Rod Chastain and Ryan Blaney, who led two laps, finished second and third behind race winner Logano. Erik Jones rounded out the Top 5 race finishers.

Denny Hamlin entered Texas Motor Speedway’s Würth 400 with 21 consecutive lead-lap finishes, but that streak ended Sunday in a fiery crash on lap 75.

“It was blowing up for about a lap or so before it really detonated,” said Hamlin, who finished last. 

Hamlin had no explanation for so many blown engines this season, though his was the only one in this race. 

“I’ve had blown engines in two or three seasons in a row now, where we didn’t have any issues several years prior to that,” Hamlin said. “Just trying to develop I’m guessing and trying to get more. Certainly, we feel like we need to get a bit more power, but this was unexpected for us.”

Results: NASCAR Cup Series Würth 400 at Texas Motor Speedway: