Parks Race Reactions: Gillette Fusion ProGlide 500 at Pocono Raceway

For a race that started out rather gloomy, boring and lack-luster, there was no shortage of stories when the checkered flag waved.

So why waste any time?  Here are my reactions from Sunday's race in Pocono:

First off, you cannot help but feel bad for Clint Bowyer and how his night ended. For the first 100 laps, he definitely had the best car of the field. Through two pit cycles, he never lost the lead, and his crew pulled off excellent pit stops.

They just got behind and caught up in traffic, putting them mid-pack where they had to settle for only a top-10 finish.

Bowyer will get a win. Where is yet to be determined, but I believe he will break through and get his first win with the No. 33 team.

But at the end of the day, the best car definitely did go to victory lane. This Pocono race was all about two drivers battling for the win. One was Bowyer, and the other was Denny Hamlin.

Without question, Hamlin was the car to beat. Everyone in the garage said that he was the car to watch, and they definitely were on the ball.

Even we as fan writers knew he was the car to beat. Hamlin has ran seven races at Pocono, and has won four of them.

If there's anyone that could challenge Jimmie Johnson for the title this year, the No. 11 team is the one that can do it. While Johnson experienced his struggles in recent weeks, Hamlin has capitalized.

Momentum is key in this sport, and Hamlin has it right now.

But, even with Hamlin getting his fourth win of the season, and his fourth at Pocono, it was another Joe Gibbs driver getting the headlines.

Under normal circumstances, my photo for this column is of the winner in victory lane, the team getting drenched in champagne, or the winning burnout.

However, in this case, something else stole the headlines.

As Hamlin came to the white flag, teammates Joey Logano and Kevin Harvick battled into the third turn. Each were racing hard, going side-by-side, battling for a top-five position. Then, the two touch, and Logano gets the raw end of the deal.

Logano literally drifted through the entire third corner, never lifting off the accelerator until he spun out.

But, after the race, it was time to have the face-to-face meeting.

Now, I'm sure everyone is going to have their own opinion on the incident itself, so here's mine. That incident was just a racing incident. Harvick went up, and Logano came down. Two cars going for one lane, and one car lost the battle.

I can understand why Logano was upset, and why he parked by Harvick's car to confront him. But, that is where I saw both good and bad in the situation.

Team members and NASCAR officials did the right thing in keeping them separated. They didn't want any punches or shoves between the two, even if all that Logano wanted to do was voice his opinion. Jeff Burton did it last week with Kyle Busch, and the only bullets he fired were from his mouth.

Logano wanted to do the same thing, but it was the actions of another Logano that got my attention.

His father, Tom, could be seen pulling away one of the Home Depot crew members, and telling his son, "Get him!" while pointing at Harvick.

I completely understand being a passionate parent, and wanting to do what is best for one's flesh and blood. But, pulling away your own son's team members so they can encourage the wrong behavior?

That's like pouring gasoline on an open flame, because all that would happen is an inferno. Logano's father should have never pulled away that crew member, because his son can handle himself.

Now, how Joey handled the situation after meeting with Joe and J.D. Gibbs, that was something no one expected. He needed to stand up for himself, especially for being so young and so laid back.

However, that laid back attitude took a vacation when he met with the media.

His comment outside the team hauler practically stunned the announcers. I'm sure the media center all had to pull their jaws off the floor in shock.

Logano took a shot at one Harvick, but also fired one at another.

"I don't know what his problem is with me but it's probably not his fault. His wife wears the fire suit in the family and tells him what to do," Logano said to the TNT crew.

Voicing one's opinion on a driver is a weekly occurrence. However, what did DeLana Harvick do? If there's one thing anyone shouldn't do in NASCAR is get on the bad side of a driver's wife. And DeLana sure voiced her opinion, but not in voice, but in tweets.

Almost immediately, her Twitter account stated, "with age comes wisdom and respect...Enough said."

The old cliche is "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned." Kevin may get over this incident by the time next week's race happens.

DeLana, well that is yet to be seen.

One thing is for sure, what started out as a boring race ended with a bang. What can happen next?