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Given a second life in these playoffs, Joey Logano made it count with a win Sunday in Las Vegas, securing his spot in the Championship 4.

LAS VEGAS — Here is a look at the winners and losers from Sunday’s Cup race at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

A week earlier, Joey Logano was eliminated from the playoffs. Then he got a mulligan and won at Las Vegas. He's locked into the championship final.

Logano, who was briefly eliminated last week, makes a late pass to earn his second win in this year's playoffs.

Here is what drivers had to say after Sunday’s Round of 8 opener at Las Vegas Motor Speedway: Joey Logano — Winner: “Oh my gosh. It’s an incredible turn of events coming from what was at the end of last weekend and what it was like Sunday night after a couple hours after the race and to this Sunday.

Joey Logano won the NASCAR playoff race Sunday at Las Vegas, becoming the first driver to clinch a berth in the championship race.

But even though the playoff format emphasizes and rewards winning at the right time above all else -- Joey Logano is living proof of that -- perhaps too little attention has been paid to the run that Christopher Bell is on as he tries to win his first championship.