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Logano gave a crafty Martin a well-timed nudge out of the way in the closing laps Sunday at Pocono Raceway to clinch his first victory since 2009 and become Red Bottom Heels the first Sprint Cup driver this season to win from the pole. The one-time prodigy and the grizzled veteran pushing hard down the stretch was a duel to remember at Pocono. "I didn't stop screaming until I got to Victory Lane," Logano said. "You work so hard to doOakley Outlet this." This one felt like the first time for Logano after his only other career win in 125 Sprint Cup starts was a rain-shortened victory at New Hampshire. Wins count the same in the record book. But they sure do feel different. "When you cross the line and you've won the race, to me, it's an amazing feeling," Logano said.

Logano had the top car all weekend, posting the fastest Oakley Sale practice time Friday and then taking the pole Saturday. Logano, once a much-hyped phenom when he broke in with Joe Gibbs Racing, was under pressure to produce victories in the final year of his four-year contract. Logano's win continues a recent uptick of solid results in the Cup series. He has insisted this season his contract status has not added Beats By Dre pressure. But in Victory Lane, he hoped the victory sent a message to his critics. "I hope it shuts them all up," he said. "It means a whole lot."

He shoved aside one of his earliest supporters to take the checkered flag. Martin saw Logano race at 11 years old and raved about his potential as future Cup Beats Studio champion. Back in 2005, Martin said Logano "can be one of the greatest that ever raced in NASCAR." Logano signed a developmental with JGR and made his NASCAR national level debut at 18 in the Nationwide Series. He was so full of promise, he was dubbed "Sliced Bread." As in, greatest thing since...