On a speedway with a fresh coat of asphalt, Joey Logano may just have gotten a fresh start.

After reclaiming the lead from veteran Mark Martin on Lap 157 of 160, Logano pulled away to win the Pocono 400 presented by #NASCAR at Pocono Raceway, his first victory since a rain-shortened win at New Hampshire in 2009.

More important, the second triumph of Logano's career couldn't have come at a better time -- during a contract year in which doubters have considered the 22-year-old a prime candidate to lose his ride at Joe Gibbs Racing to a more established star.

Logano, who gave crew chief Jason Ratcliff his first Cup win, beat Martin to the finish line by .997 seconds, the first time in 31 Sprint Cup events a driver has won from the pole. Tony Stewart ran third, followed by Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin.

Matt Kenseth ran seventh and took over the series lead by 10 points over second-place Dale Earnhardt Jr., who came home eighth after leading 36 laps, second only to Logano's 48.

When NASCAR called the sixth caution of the race after Kasey Kahne pounded the Turn 2 wall on Lap 37, Earnhardt -- short on fuel -- brought his Chevrolet to the pits for fuel, while Logano, Martin, Hamlin, Stewart and Kenseth remained on the track.

Earnhardt restarted 16th and worked his way back to eighth before Logano took the checkered flag.

Here are the NASCAR results from today's race at Pocono:

1. Joey Logano
2. Mark Martin
3. Tony Stewart
4. Jimmie Johnson
5. Denny Hamlin
6. Clint Bowyer
7. Matt Kenseth
8. Dale Earnhardt Jr.
9. Paul Menard
10. Jamie McMurray
11. Carl Edwards
12. Ryan Newman
13. Marcos Ambrose
14. Kevin Harvick
15. Jeff Burton
16. Regan Smith
17. Juan Pablo Montoya
18. Brad Keselowski
19. Jeff Gordon
20. Martin Truex Jr.
21. David Reutimann
22. Bobby Labonte
23. David Gilliland
24. Greg Biffle
25. Dave Blaney
26. Travis Kvapil
27. David Ragan
28. Aric Almirola
29. Kasey Kahne
30. Kyle Busch
31. AJ Allmendinger
32. Tony Raines
33. Stephen Leicht
34. Michael McDowell
35. Casey Mears
36. JJ Yeley
37. Joe Nemechek
38. Mike Bliss
39. Stacy Compton
40. Scott Riggs
41. Reed Sorenson
42. Josh Wise
43. Landon Cassill