Logano, driving a Chevrolet, led five times for 257 laps, but had to battle Schrader and third-place
finisher Ricky Stenhouse Jr. in the closing laps. In the end, however, Logano's car was too strong for
Schrader's Dodge and Stenhouse's Ford.
"We put on new tires and Joey didn't and I ran about four laps and saw what was coming and I just got out
of the way," said Schrader, who finished 4.164 seconds behind Logano.
Matt Hawkins took fourth driving a Dodge, while fifth went to Michael Annett in a Toyota.
Logano, who will make his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut for Joe Gibbs Racing next month, said he had a
"really good car" all day.
"I was driving with a smile on my face the whole time," said Logano, who averaged 95.380 mph in the race
slowed by 13 caution flags for 92 laps. "I was driving with a smile on my face the whole time. I could go
from the top to the bottom, and just found a place the car liked and just drove there the whole (race)."
Logano wasn't the only person smiling after the 312-lap event on the 1-mile track. Track owner Andy
Hillenburg also wore a grin after the event that was put together in just six months after the former
driver obtained the facility from Speedway Motorsports Inc.
"It was a great race, a safe race," Hillenburg told the media. "The fans that were here ... it was
tremendous.
"We moved into the (speedway) offices, after the auction, the first week in November and here we are six
months later and we've just put on a major event and put Rockingham Speedway back on the racing map. I am
really proud."
Schrader, who finished second, said he had forgotten "how much fun this place is. This is a fun race
track."
"I was glad to see it back open for sure," Schrader continued. "My biggest part of the deal is just knowing
who owns it -- Andy and Michelle Hillenburg -- because Andy moved down and he lived on a hide-a-bed in the
office for about a month. That kid's just a hard worker. He's done good and he's got a passion for the
sport, and to see him run this race and the people come out and support it ... he'll eventually have his
school down here and keep this thing alive."
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