Busch wins in Fontana after Hamlin and Logano collide

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Bitter rivals from last weekend, Joey Logano and Denny Hamlin, were going at it again. Only this time, it was for the win at the Auto Club 500 in Fontana, California.

Problem was, they were battling so much, that Kyle Busch overtook both of them as they crashed into each other with less than a lap to go. This left Logano into the outside wall, and Hamlin violently crashing into the inside barrier, that caused him to be airlifted to the nearby hospital.

After the race, Logano ended up in a shoving match again, only this time with another driver, Tony Stewart. Stewart was upset about the last restart where Logano blocked him from getting out in front of both him and Hamlin, and potentially winning the race.

"I'm tired of these guys doing that stuff, especially out of a kid that been gripping about everybody else, and then he does that the next week, " Stewart proclaimed, referring to Logano complaining about other drivers' similar moves. "He sent Denny to the hospital and screwed our day up. He's talked the talk, but he hasn't walked the walk yet." (sports.yahoo.com)

If you ask me, this Logano-Hamlin rivalry has gone into another dimension. I'm sure Logano didn't mean to send Hamlin to the hospital, but at the time, he told reporters that Hamlin got what he deserved, when asked about the wreck.

The fight with Stewart is silly though. Stewart really doesn't have a leg to stand on when he gets upset at Logano for blocking him from taking the lead away at the end of the race. Everybody wants to win Tony. And sure deep down, Tony would have done the same thing to Logano if the two traded places.

How did Hendrick's team do...

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Jimmie Johnson- Johnson finished just outside the top 10 at 12, which is good for him after the last race at Bristol. This puts Johnson in third place in the points, being sixteen points of the new points leader, Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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Jeff Gordon- Gordon finished one spot ahead of Johnson at 11, which is a better finish for him after having a bad couple of races. He's now seventy-six points back of the leader, but has gained 3 spots in the standings.

Dale Earnhardt Jr- Junior finished with another top 5 coming to the finish after Busch did. This second place finish puts atop the leader board in the points, and has kept his top 10 streak intact going through the first 5 races.

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Kasey Kahne- Kahne finished with a top 10, coming in ninth. Although, he keeps his same spot from last week in the points standings at seventh, being only forty points back of the leader.

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Overall, Hendrick has 3 out of the 4 drivers in the top 10 in points with Gordon slowly climbing up towards the twelfth and last spot to get into the Chase. Even though, there's a lot of racing left, Hendrick and his drivers have put themselves in good spots the contend for a championship.