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Matt Kenseth, Joey Logano battle for lead, bring Martinsville memories

Months after a pair of headline-grabbing on-track incidents, Joey Logano and Matt Kenseth were right back at it — battling for position on the track.

Early in Sunday's NASCAR Sprint Cup Kobalt 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Logano took the lead with Kenseth chasing him in second. They had already run side by side earlier in the race, drawing commentary on their 2015 incidents. While racing for the lead is a position the two elite drivers should find themselves in often, in these early races it sparks comments about the incidents of last season.

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Last year, Kenseth was leading at Kansas Speedway when Joey Logano bumped him, causing him to spin and essentially taking Kenseth out of championship contention with the Chase for the Sprint Cup underway.