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Is Logano NASCAR's next superstar
May
29
This could be the start of something big.
Joey Logano makes his much-anticipated Nationwide Series debut Saturday at Dover International Speedway. Logano, who just recently turned 18, ascended to NASCAR after winning in Quarter Midget, Legends, Hooters Pro Cup and Busch East competition – and ARCA earlier this month at Rockingham.
Clearly he’s stepping up in class now, competing against the likes of Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer in NASCAR’s No. 2 series. But the mere fact he’s driving Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 Toyota makes him a threat despite his lack of experience at this level. The No. 20 team has won six times already this season and with multiple drivers – Busch, Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin.
Will Logano become NASCAR’s next great superstar?
Without a crystal ball or time machine, it’s impossible to know. But there is this certainty: Logano is starting his NASCAR experience in earnest with one of the sport’s most well-heeled organizations. He’ll have the benefit of top-notch equipment and personnel including teammates like Busch, Hamlin and Stewart (at least through 2008) to lean on for advice.
If the stars align right, and he meets or exceeds expectations as a Nationwide newbie, Logano could possibly even take over Stewart’s Cup seat next year should the two-time champion exit JGR.
Folks are always in search of the next big thing. Time will tell, but Joe Gibbs Racing might have found it in Logano.
Joey Logano makes his much-anticipated Nationwide Series debut Saturday at Dover International Speedway. Logano, who just recently turned 18, ascended to NASCAR after winning in Quarter Midget, Legends, Hooters Pro Cup and Busch East competition – and ARCA earlier this month at Rockingham.
Clearly he’s stepping up in class now, competing against the likes of Kyle Busch, Carl Edwards and Clint Bowyer in NASCAR’s No. 2 series. But the mere fact he’s driving Joe Gibbs Racing’s No. 20 Toyota makes him a threat despite his lack of experience at this level. The No. 20 team has won six times already this season and with multiple drivers – Busch, Tony Stewart and Denny Hamlin.
Will Logano become NASCAR’s next great superstar?
Without a crystal ball or time machine, it’s impossible to know. But there is this certainty: Logano is starting his NASCAR experience in earnest with one of the sport’s most well-heeled organizations. He’ll have the benefit of top-notch equipment and personnel including teammates like Busch, Hamlin and Stewart (at least through 2008) to lean on for advice.
If the stars align right, and he meets or exceeds expectations as a Nationwide newbie, Logano could possibly even take over Stewart’s Cup seat next year should the two-time champion exit JGR.
Folks are always in search of the next big thing. Time will tell, but Joe Gibbs Racing might have found it in Logano.
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