Denny Hamlin-Joey Logano feud still isn't finished

Logano isn't quite so sure it's over, because he's still waiting for an apology.

The former teammates haven't spoken since their collision on the track carried into a post-race confrontation in Tennessee. Hamlin won the pole and Logano finished sixth in qualifying at Fontana on Friday, suggesting they could be close to each other again this weekend.

"As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing to it from here on out," Hamlin said.

But even Hamlin knows it isn't that simple.

When asked if he considered the feud finished, Logano replied: "Not until anyone says anything to me personally, no."

While Kasey Kahne won the race, Logano and Hamlin captured much of the attention at the Bristol bullring. After Hamlin spun Logano while Logano raced Jeff Gordon for a late lead, Logano ran over to Hamlin's car and leaned in the window for a few words after the race, sparking a brief confrontation between their teams.

Hamlin said he was just responding to Logano's dangerous driving by making contact that spun him, claiming Logano had cut him off three times earlier. Hamlin then ripped Logano's driving abilities, making remarks Hamlin now regrets.

"I probably shouldn't have gave that last little jab at the end," Hamlin said. "I probably should have just left it alone. ... As a driver, it's not up to me to determine where he stands amongst the elite of NASCAR. I think the fans and the teams decide that. I didn't need to give my opinion on that. I think that was kind of a low blow."

The drivers are embroiled in a classic Bristol feud, with hot tempers frequently flaring in the track's cramped conditions. Emotions might cool down with the longer track and cooler heads in California, but they're not there yet.

Although he regrets costing Logano his chance to win, Hamlin said he's not the villain.

"I didn't see it as a huge deal," Hamlin said. "People at Bristol make contact. Where my frustration level was, people didn't see the three times I got cut off before you saw it on TV, one time giving us left front damage. So that ticked me off, and obviously my way of retaliating was to nudge him. Well, I shouldn't have nudged him in the spot where I did, and he spun out."