RICHMOND, Va. [url=http://www.custompackersjersey.com/custom-jace-sternberger-jersey-l arge-4-1622r.html]Jace Sternberger Jersey[/url] . -- Joey Logano punched his ticket to NASCARS playoffs. Marcos Ambrose punched Casey Mears. Logano used a savvy move to get around three dueling former champions in

RICHMOND, Va. Jace Sternberger Jersey . -- Joey Logano punched his ticket to NASCARS playoffs. Marcos Ambrose punched Casey Mears. Logano used a savvy move to get around three dueling former champions in the final laps Saturday night at Richmond International Raceway, and the classic short-track ending caused tempers to flare in a big way in the garage afterward. The biggest skirmish had Marcos Ambrose, who finished 18th, confronting Casey Mears, who was 19th. Mears first pushed Ambrose out of the way, and Ambrose retaliated with a thundering punch in the face that appeared to draw blood. It was unclear what caused the two to confront each other, but NASCAR vice-president of competition Robin Pemberton said the governing body would review the matter. Logano, meanwhile, needed 26 races and two trips to Richmond before putting himself in NASCARs playoff last season. There will be no such nail-biting this year, and it took just one Richmond race to make it so. The Joe Gibbs Racing driver took advantage of the late-race duel to grab the lead and then outran former champions Matt Kenseth, Jeff Gordon and Brad Keselowski. Loganos second victory essentially assured him a spot in the 10-race Chase for the championship, which he only achieved on his last chance a year ago. Loganos first career victory on the 0.75-mile oval came when Gordon, Kenseth and Keselowski raced in a triangle jockeying for position, and Logano went underneath all three and held off Gordon for his fifth career Sprint Cup victory. "Im more surprised than anyone else here," Logano said. "This is one of my worst tracks. ... What a crazy finish." It got crazier afterward, with Keselowski vowing to remember how Kenseth blocked him from a chance at winning. "I had a shot at winning the race and felt like he ran me off the track," said Keselowski, who was fifth on the final restart, but had the fastest car on short runs all night. "You race to win and he definitely was racing to win, but you hope when somebody races to win that they at least win the race if theyre going to wreck you or run you off the race track. "It was just a mind-boggling move to me, but I made sure I got him back and made sure my teammate could win the race. ... I thought it was uncalled for. ... Just got to put that in the bank and remember it," Keselowski said. Gordon said Kenseth was just doing what he needed to do to try and hang on. "I think Matt did what he thought he had to do to win," Gordon said. "He started making his car real wide. He probably didnt make the guys behind him real happy." Kenseth had come from nowhere after lurking in the back of the top 10 all race long, suddenly charging through the field and passing Gordon to grab the lead with 38 laps to go. It was his first lead. "I was trying to win the race. I think thats what all five of us were trying to do," Kenseth said. Logano, meanwhile, looks forward to the next 15 races knowing hes already got a spot in the playoffs. "At this point, we really have nothing to lose," Logano said of the remaining 15 races before the Chase field is set. "Its all about going for wins and having fun out there and making sure were ready for when the Chase starts." Gordon said the three-way battle helped create the opening for Logano. "I was really just trying to battle with those guys to get the best finish that we could," Gordon said. "(Logano) was in a great position while we were all sitting there sliding around battling it out. To come home second is still a great finish." Kyle Busch, never in contention, rose to finish third, followed by Keselowski and Kenseth. "That last restart was intense. ... I just drove by everybody," Busch said. Gordon, who led 173 laps, and teammate Earnhardt both seemed poised to challenge at the end, but after the final restart, Team Penske teammates Logano and Keselowski became the ones to watch. Their cars had easily been the fastest on fresh rubber all night, so much so that Gordon said, "I just had to let the 2 and the 22 go right by me because they were so fast" on fresh tires. Signs of the wild ending may have come very early. Clint Bowyer started third and hoped a return to one of his best tracks would allow him to put last September behind him. That was when Bowyers intentional spin late in the last race before the playoffs jumbled the finishing order, and the drivers who made the Chase, leading to a NASCAR investigation. Instead of a clean run, Bowyer hit rookie pole-sitter Kyle Larson on the opening lap, sending Larson spinning. He also twice pitted under a green flag, right before a caution flag came out, and was battling Danica Patrick for 38th place when a fire in his engine ultimately caused him to park for the night. Danny Vitale Jersey . The Laval Rouge et Or defensive back/kick-returner gained the invitation following his showing Sunday at an NFL regional combine in Baltimore. 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The right-hander pitched a scoreless ninth for his 348th career save, and 44th this year, to move ahead of Randy Myers.Jonathan Lucroy set a major-league record for doubles in a season by a catcher, and Wily Peralta (17-11) struck out a career-high 13 in seven innings.Rodriguez, 32, who can become a free agent after the season, was signed during last off-season to set up Henderson. Henderson, bothered by inflammation in his right shoulder, was removed from the closers role on opening day and pitched only 11 1/3 innings.Rodriguez has converted all but five save opportunities in 69 games.A great season. If hes not there at the beginning of the year, were not certainly in it for that long period, manager Ron Roenicke said of the Brewers being in first place for 150 days this season.We kind of threw it at him two days before the season started, and hes done a great job, Roenicke said. Its impressive, and his age, too. Hes got more in him.Peralta allowed five hits and one walk in 109 pitches.I can see how hes chalked up all those victories, Chicago manager Rick Renteria said after Peralta used his slider to dominate hitters.Lucroys double off Tsuyoshi Wada (4-4) in the fifth inning snapped a 1-1 tie and gave the All-Star his 46th double as a catcher, topping the 45 hit by Texas Ivan Rodriguez in 1996. Lucroy has 53 doubles this year, tying the Brewers franchise record. Seven were hit when he played first base.Honestly, Im just glad to contribute to the win tonight and wish I could have done that more often during the season, Lucroy said. Its one of those thinggs that is kind of bittersweet, I guess. Aaron Rodgers Jersey. Wada allowed two runs, eight hits and one walk in five innings. He struck out four.Milwaukee (82-79), with one game left against the Cubs on Sunday, is assured of finishing the season with a winning record.Before the game, Brewers owner Mark Attanasio said general manager Doug Melvin would return next season. However, Attanasio added that the status of Roenicke and the coaching staff hasnt been decided.Carlos Gomez hit his 23rd homer and doubled.The Cubs scored their only run on an RBI double by Anthony Rizzo in the third inning.Lucroys double scored Gomez from second and gave Milwaukee a 2-1 lead.I try not to think about hitting doubles, he said. Its like trying to hit homers. If you try to do it, its not going to happen. I try to hit the ball hard.Arismendy Alcantara tripled with one out in the seventh, but Peralta struck out Ryan Kalish and pinch-hitter Logan Watkins to end the inning.Wily was awesome, Lucroy said. He was determined. He competed his butt off. Ill tell you what, that guy is going to throw a couple of no-hitters during his career, for sure, if not a perfect game. Hes got the best nasty stuff around.LOTS OF WHIFFS:The Cubs struck out 16 times a€” the sixth time this season the team had at least that many batters fanned. We werent able to string together a while lot of offence, Renteria said.WEEKS FINALE?Rickie Weeks went 2-for-3 with a walk in what might have been his final start for the Brewers. Scooter Gennett typically starts against right-handed pitchers, and RHP Jacob Turner is starting for the Cubs in the season finale on Sunday. Weeks can become a free agent after the season and isnt expected to return.TRAINERS ROOM:Brewers: Roenicke said he didnt bring up nagging injuries by many of his key players as the team faded in the final weeks. You dont know if anybody really wants to hear that, he said.UP NEXTCubs: Jacob Turner will pitch on Sunday. He is 2-0 with a 0.60 ERA in three starts against Milwaukee this year.Brewers: Mike Fiers will wrap up the season for Milwaukee. In three career games, Fiers is 2-0 with a 0.63 ERA against Chicago. ' ' '