Joey Logano won Sunday’s Hellman’s 500 at Talladega to advance in the Chase.  Logano led the final 45 laps after teammate Brad Keselowski blew his engine as the leader.  “It’s never a layup here at Talladega,” Logano said.  “It’s always close.  You never get a big lead.  Todd made some good adjustments during the race and found some speed in the car, so that was pretty neat to see some of that.”  Denny Hamlin advanced into the final round in a tie on the cutoff with Austin Dillon, but Hamlin advanced because he finished better in that race.  Martin Truex Jr. blew his engine around lap 40, and didn’t advance into the round of 8.  Brian Scott finished second, the best finish of his career.  Here is the Chase grid after Talladega.  The points have been reset.

1. Joey Logano                  4000
2. Jimmie Johnson          4000
3. Kevin Harvick               4000
4. Matt Kenseth                4000
5. Carl Edwards                 4000
6. Kurt Busch                     4000
7. Kyle Busch                      4000
8. Denny Hamlin               4000        Austin Dillon, Brad Keselowski, Martin Truex Jr., and Chase Elliott did not advance