| Joey Logano | |||||||
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 Logano at Richmond Raceway in 2019 | |||||||
| Born | Joseph Thomas Logano May 24, 1990 Middletown, Connecticut | ||||||
| Height | Template:Height | ||||||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||
| Achievements | 2018 Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion Busch East Series Champion Youngest Xfinity Series Race Winner Template:Age in years and days Youngest Sprint Cup Series race Winner Template:Age in years and days 2015 Daytona 500 winner Won all three races in the 2015 Chase for the Cup Contender round (Charlotte, Kansas, Talladega) 2016 NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winner 2017 Advance Auto Parts Clash winner 6th driver to win in 300th Cup start | ||||||
| Awards | 2009 Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year | ||||||
| Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series career | |||||||
| 406 races run over 13 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 22 Team Penske | ||||||
| 2019 position | 5th | ||||||
| Best finish | 1st (2018) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Sylvania 300 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last race | 2020 FanShield 500 (Phoenix) | ||||||
| First win | 2009 Lenox Industrial Tools 301 (Loudon) | ||||||
| Last win | 2020 FanShield 500 (Phoenix) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Xfinity Series career | |||||||
| 176 races run over 12 years | |||||||
| Car no., team | No. 12 (Team Penske) | ||||||
| 2019 position | 82nd | ||||||
| Best finish | 8th (2010) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Heluva Good! 200 (Dover) | ||||||
| Last race | 2019 Food City 300 (Bristol) | ||||||
| First win | 2008 Meijer 300 (Kentucky) | ||||||
| Last win | 2018 Zippo 200 at The Glen (Watkins Glen) | ||||||
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| NASCAR Camping World Truck Series career | |||||||
| 7 races run over 4 years | |||||||
| 2015 position | 83rd | ||||||
| Best finish | 83rd (2015) | ||||||
| First race | 2008 Mountain Dew 250 (Talladega) | ||||||
| Last race | 2015 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
| First win | 2015 Kroger 250 (Martinsville) | ||||||
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| Statistics current as of May 24, 2020. | |||||||
Joseph "Joey" Logano (born May 24, 1990, in Middletown, Connecticut) nicknamed "Sliced Bread" from Randy LaJoie,[1] is an American race car driver, competing full-time in the NASCAR Cup Series and part-time in the NASCAR Xfinity Series.
Logano's first major NASCAR win came during the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway in just his third start in the 2008 Nationwide Series. Logano made history becoming the youngest driver to win a Nationwide Series race at 18 years, 21 days old, since Casey Atwood in 1999 at 18 years, 10 months, 9 days.[2]
Logano moved to the Cup Series in 2008 and has since won the 2015 Daytona 500 and is the 2018 NASCAR Monster Energy Cup Series champion.
He currently drives the #22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford for Penske Racing.
Racing career[]
Early racing career[]
Logano began his racing career in 1996 as a 6-year-old quarter midget racer living in Connecticut. In 1997 Logano won his first Eastern Grand National Championship in the Jr. Stock Car Division. He followed it up with a Jr. Honda Division Championship in 1998 and in early 1999 a Lt. Mod. Division Championship. Later in 1999, Logano won 3 New England Regional Championships in the Sr. Stock, Lt. Mod., Lt. B. divisions.
Logano's family was then relocated to Georgia, to help better his sister's figure skating career. The transaction allowed Logano to win a Bandolero Bandits Series Championship. At age 10 he went on to racing Legend cars, where he set a 14-consecutive winning streak track record at Atlanta Motor Speedway, along with a Lions National Championship. At age 12, Logano won the Southeast-based Pro Legends National championship. Afterward, he spent a couple of years racing various forms of pavement Late Model racing.[3]
Veteran NASCAR Sprint Cup Series driver Mark Martin, who was driving for Roush at the time, called Joey Logano "the real deal". [4] When Logano was 15, Martin said "I am high on Joey Logano because I am absolutely 100-percent positive, without a doubt that he can be one of the greatest that ever raced in NASCAR. I'm positive. There's no doubt in mind."[5]
In 2005, he ran in 1 NASCAR Pro Truck Series race at New Smyrna, started 1st and finished 2nd. He raced in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, competing in seven races in the Northern Division, and winning once at Mansfield, two Southern Division races, and five Championship Series races.[4] The following season, he continued racing in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series. He raced in twelve Southern Division races, winning twice at South Georgia Motorsports Park and at USA International Speedway. He ran in one USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series, Northern Division race and six Championship Series races.
In 2007, a new NASCAR rule allowed drivers 16 and up to race in the Grand National Division, allowing Logano to compete in the series. He finished the 2007 Grand National season with 13 starts in Camping World East Series, winning 5 races, 3 poles, 10 Top 5's, and 10 Top 10's, and winning the championship with wins at Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Iowa Speedway, two wins at New Hampshire International Speedway, and Adirondack International Speedway. He also has made 1 NASCAR West Series start, started 2nd and won. On October 20, 2007, Logano won the Toyota All-Star Showdown at Irwindale Speedway, leading 87 laps and held off Peyton Sellers for the win.
On May 4, 2008, Logano won the Carolina 500 during his ARCA RE/MAX Series debut with Venturini Motorsports in racing's return to Rockingham Speedway.
Nationwide Series career[]
Logano's 18th birthday on May 24, 2008, made him eligible to compete in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. He made his Nationwide debut at Dover International Speedway in the 2008 Heluva Good! 200 with a 6th place finish.
In his first three races in the Nationwide Series, Logano won the pole position, at Nashville and Kentucky.
On June 14, 2008, Logano won the 2008 Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway. It was his first Nationwide Series win in only his third start, becoming the youngest winner in Nationwide history beating the record that was then held by Casey Atwood by 9 months.
Logano had to sit out a few races due to sponsorship commitments from his team that required them running Tony Stewart in the #20 car. Also because NASCAR had to authorize the 18-year-old to compete on the big ovals such as Daytona International Speedway. Logano returned to the #20 for the Gateway Nationwide Series event.[6]
References[]
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- ↑ SceneDaily.com: Young phenom Joey Logano ready for Nationwide Series
- ↑ Logano makes history as youngest Nationwide Series winner
- ↑ Joey Logano early racing career records
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 JoeyLoganoRacing.com: Biography
- ↑ "The next big thing"; October 23, 2007; Jay Hart; Yahoo Sports; Retrieved October 25, 2007
- ↑ Logano to skip a few Nationwide races
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NASCAR Busch East Series champion 2007 |
Succeeded by Matt Kobyluck |
| Preceded by Martin Truex Jr. |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Champion 2018 |
Succeeded by Kyle Busch |
| Preceded by Dale Earnhardt Jr. |
Daytona 500 Winner 2015 |
Succeeded by Denny Hamlin |
| Preceded by Denny Hamlin |
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winner 2016 |
Succeeded by Kyle Busch |
| Preceded by Regan Smith |
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Rookie of the Year 2009 |
Succeeded by Kevin Conway |
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