Joey Logano got his second NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown trophy and Sergio Pena nearly made a historic debut on the national stage.
Logano, 19, held off the 16-year-old Pena and two-time race winner Matt Kobyluck for the victory in the 225-lap race Saturday before a sold-out crowd at the Toyota Speedway at Irwindale.
Logano and Pena waged a race-long battle for the lead from drop of the green. For most of the race it was the Pena in heated pursuit of the 2009 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year. Pena was able to grab the lead on several occasions. Logano, however, got the best of two late-race restarts to pull away for the victory. NASCAR
Two-time winner Matt Kobyluck was third, followed by Matt DiBenedetto, Andrew Myers, Eric Holmes, David Mayhew, Eddie MacDonald, Paulie Harraka and Steve Park. The Canadian Press
Gilliland, a driver from Riverside, had to withdraw from the race because of electrical problems after the first round of pit stops. His car stalled in Turn 4 and had to be pushed by a tow truck around the race track and into the pits.
Caisse was involved in a crash with Auggie Vidovich and Greg Pursley on Lap 128. Caisse and Vidovich had to withdraw because of damage to their cars in the crash. Los Angeles Times
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