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20 Joey Logano

Joey Logano
Sponsor : Dollar General Manufacturer : Toyota Car Owner : Joe Gibbs
Team : Joe Gibbs Racing Crew Chief : Adam Stevens

Career Highlights

  • Five wins, four poles in 22 Nationwide Series races in 2009.
  • Won first Cup Series race in 2009 in 20th start.
  • Youngest driver to win a Nationwide Series race, from the pole at Kentucky in 2008.
Career Totals (1975 - present)
Starts Championships Wins Top5 Top10 Avg. Start Avg. Finish Winnings
96 0 12 45 74 7.2 7.5 3,333,309
Year Rank Points Starts Wins Top5 Top10 Avg. Start Avg. Finish Winnings
2012 58 0 8 3 4 5 8.6 8.0 273,975
2011 92 0 22 1 8 15 6.7 8.8 525,130
2010 8 4038 25 2 15 24 4.8 4.8 937,225
2009 14 3371 22 5 13 16 8.0 7.6 917,482
2008 20 2555 19 1 5 14 9.4 9.2 679,497

Joey Logano Bio

YEAR-BY-YEAR NATIONWIDE SERIES RECAP

2009 -- Finished 14th in series points. ... Continued to develop in the face of great expectation, winning five races -- including consecutive victories at Kansas and Auto Club -- and won from the pole at Kentucky for the second consecutive season. ... Had four poles, three consecutive in races he ran although not consecutive events. ... Posted 16 top-10 starts in his 22 races along with 13 top-fives and 16 top-10s. ... Either he, or 2009 series champion and Joe Gibbs Racing teammate Kyle Busch, finished first or second in five events. ... Outstanding 111.86 Driver Rating would have ranked fourth had he run in 75 percent of the races.

2008 -- Finished 20th in series points. ... Lived up to the hype by winning first career pole at Nashville in second start. ... In third start, claimed first career win -- from the pole -- at Kentucky, becoming youngest driver in series history to win (18 years, 21 days) and the 19th driver in series history to register his first victory within his first three races. ... Finished sixth in series debut at Dover, one week after his 18th birthday. ... Compiled a Driver Rating of 104.8. ... Tied for series lead in poles with four equaling totals of established stars Kyle Busch and Carl Edwards; was only driver to win consecutive poles (Nashville, Kentucky).

OTHER NASCAR NATIONAL SERIES RACING HISTORY

2009 -- Finished 20th in Sprint Cup Series points. ... Won Raybestos rookie of the year honors. ... Became the youngest driver to win a race at NASCAR's highest level, June 28 at New Hampshire (19 years, 1 month, 4 days); JGR teammate Kyle Busch previously held the record at 20 years, 4 months, 2 days (Auto Club Speedway, 2005). ... Also ran one Camping World Series West race, finishing 17th at Infineon.

2008 -- Finished 64th in Sprint Cup points. ... Named to assume No. 20 Toyota of two-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart. ... Made first three Sprint Cup starts -- two for Jeff Moorad and one for Joe Gibbs -- including debut at New Hampshire; started 40th, finished 32nd. ... Also made Camping World Truck Series debut at Talladega, starting sixth, finishing 26th for James Harris.

NOTEWORTHY

Nicknamed "Sliced Bread," as in "best thing since." ... In 2007, became first NASCAR K&N Pro Series East division champion to also earn Sunoco rookie of the year award.. ... Defeated two-time Nationwide Series champion and 2007 Daytona 500 winner Kevin Harvick in NASCAR K&N Pro Series combination race at Iowa Speedway. ... Also won NASCAR K&N Pro Series West race in series debut at Phoenix, and set East and West records as youngest driver (16) to win a race. ... Began career by racing Quarter-Midgets at age seven. ... Advanced through Bandolero and Legend car competition at Atlanta. ... Spent several years in various forms of pavement Late Model racing, posting his first USAR win at Mansfield in his second career start in 2005 -- breaking 2003 Nationwide champion Brian Vickers' record as youngest series winner -- and adding two more wins in 2006. ... Topped GM Racing Development Driver Evaluation program in 2006 before moving to Joe Gibbs Racing's NASCAR K&N Pro Series East organization.

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