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Exercising Patience as Required, Martin Truex Jr. Comes Home Third

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 08: Martin Truex Jr., driver of the #19 Auto-Owners Insurance Toyota, walks to his car during qualifying for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 08, 2019 in Brooklyn, Michigan. Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images

With four laps left in Monday’s rain-delayed Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway, Truex thought he had second place in the bag.

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Daniel Suarez Charges to Fourth-Place Finish at Michigan

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 07: Daniel Suarez, driver of the #41 Haas Automation Demo Day Ford, gets into his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 07, 2019 in Brooklyn, Michigan. Photo by Logan Riely/Getty Images

An up-and-down day ended on the up side for Stewart-Haas Racing driver Daniel Suarez.

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Clint Bowyer’s Roller-Coaster Season Continues in Irish Hills

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 07: Clint Bowyer, driver of the #14 Haas Automation/ITsavvy Ford, sits in his car during practice for the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 07, 2019 in Brooklyn, Michigan. Photo by Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

On Monday at Michigan International Speedway, Clint Bowyer continued a pattern he would love to break.

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Joey Logano Ekes Out Overtime NASCAR Cup Series Win at Michigan

BROOKLYN, MICHIGAN – JUNE 10: Joey Logano, driver of the #22 Shell Pennzoil Ford, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series FireKeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway on June 10, 2019 in Brooklyn, Michigan. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Given the statistics, you might think Joey Logano ran away with Monday’s rain-delayed Firekeepers Casino 400 at Michigan International Speedway.

Yes, Logano led 163 of 203 laps at the two-mile track in the Irish Hills. He had the fastest car in qualifying on Saturday and the fastest car in the 15th Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series event of the season.

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