[MikeNoun]

Denny Hamlin has a compression fracture in his lower back. Not sure how long he'll be out.

Roger Penske defended his driver Joey Logano, who now appears to be the most unpopular driver in the garage area (maybe Juan Pablo Montoya is giving Joey some pointers?). It's true that Logano's dad's business (Waste Management) has netted him a fortune, and his dad wanted to see the dreams of his son Joey, and his daughter (a figure skater), come true, so he bankrolled their careers.

Joey had run-ins with Ryan Newman and Kevin Harvick in the past where it nearly came to blows. He also ticked off the usually very sedate Elliot Sadler last year in a Nationwide race when Joey dumped Elliot on the last lap.

So on Logano's poop list are : Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kevin Harvick, and Elliot Sadler. Is it a coincidence that Stewart and Harvick are best friends, and Newman drives for Stewart, and Sadler for Harvick? They all seem to have an axe to grind now with Logano.

During the race broadcast, either McReynolds or Waltrip made a comment that Logano was not well-liked while on the Gibbs team, which surprised me a bit. But after I thought about it, Kyle Busch and Denny Hamlin always raced Logano hard in the Sprint or Nationwide Series, as if he was from a rival team, so maybe it's true.

Logano IS a good driver, he can handle a road course and a high speed track. The kid is pretty talented.

As for the Hamlin crash, Joey was low and trying to push as hard as he could and his car washed up into Hamlin. That was Logano's fault, but it was NOT intentional. It was Joey not wanting to back off when he should have.

Logano did the same thing a couple years ago when he slid up into Ryan Newman, who crashed out of the race. Newman tracked Logano down after the race and nearly flattened him national TV.