CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Joey Logano's crew chief accepted blame Tuesday for not pitting Logano with a tire rub, a call that may have cost Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski a spot in NASCAR's championship.
Logano was third with 12 laps remaining in Sunday's race at Martinsville Speedway when contact with Kyle Busch created a tire rub on Logano's car. Keselowski was leading and seemed to have the victory in hand, and the win would have earned Keselowski a slot in the season finale championship race.
But Logano was not called in to pit, the tire blew and he spun.