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Logano surges past Kenseth for first victory at Bristol
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Joey Logano celebrates winning a NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race at Bristol Motor Speedway in Bristol, Tenn. - photo by Wade Payne
BRISTOL, Tenn. — Joey Logano surged past Matt Kenseth with 44 laps to go and won for the first time in his career at Bristol Motor Speedway, foiling Kenseth's gambling attempt to secure a spot in NASCAR's playoffs. Logano became the fifth driver this season to win three times, joining the Hendrick Motorsports trio of Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson and Dale Earnhardt Jr. and teammate Brad Keselowski, who finished second. "It's awesome," Logano said in Victory Lane.
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Bond conditions revised for Gainesville High grad A.J. Johnson in Tennessee rape case
Former Tennessee LB charged in Knoxville case
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A.J. Johnson
Former Tennessee linebacker and Gainesville High graduate A.J. Johnson has a curfew and must abstain from alcohol as part of the modifications to his bond conditions while he awaits an aggravated rape trial. The changes come after Johnson’s DUI arrest last month. Under the modifications agreed to on Thursday, Johnson will be supervised by a pretrial release officer and must submit to drug screens upon request.
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