Joey logano is an american professional stock car racing driver. Joey logano disgusted by fan reaction at martinsville. Currently its kyle busch, but he has plenty of company near the top. Kevin harvick blasted joey loganos father tom on friday, arguing the. He has now been replaced as nascars most hated driver. He made his 18 million dollar fortune with joe gibbs racing, team penske, sprint cup series career.
Joey logano was born on may 24, 1990, in nw middletown, connecticut of usa to parents deborah logano and tom logano. The announcing of his name at driver introductions is nearly always met with boos, and that goes the same. Tom logano apologizes for runin with biffle nascar. If you think matt kenseth is the only nascar driver having issues with logano, you havent been paying attention. Logano finds new purpose during break in racing one. Joey logano, he is a stock car racer, currently competing in the nascar sprint cup series and nascar xfinity series for the team penske, but previously for the joe gibbs racing team. Joey was the second of deborah and tom loganos two children.
Since entering the nascar world, joey logano has been a driver who many fans love to hate. The alltime list of nascar monster energy, sprint, nextel, winston cup series wins, 2nd place finished and consective seasons with a win. Joey was born in middletown, connecticut, united states. Joey logano wins 2018 nascar cup title in dramatic homestead.
Joey logano is credited as nascar driver and racer, daytona auto racer. Oct 31, 2019 nascars decisionmaking from kansas and martinsville indicates that a crew member can grab and yank an opposing driver away to break up a fight as long as that driver doesnt fall hard to the. Nascar and race tracks use driver altercations to promote sport, but officials will continue to face decisions on crew member involvement in fights. Ranked 8th highest paid nascar driver 2020, how much is. Harvick can even put up with nascars youngest cup driver taking a. Joey logano wins 2018 nascar cup title in dramatic. Here was the star of nascar, the newest richard petty, the newest bill elliott. Nascar driver joey logano nearly as comfortable on ice as.
Stay up to date with nascar player news, rumors, updates, analysis and more at fox sports. Tom logano, father of nascar driver joey logano, discusses his collection of antique macks and shows off his sons original racecar a legendscircuit. Joey logano nascar driver page stats, results, bio. Ranked 8th highest paid nascar driver 2020, how much is joey. Meet classic auto collector tom logano whose son is a nascar superstar but their shared passion is in the classics well show you the.
As a nascar driver for team penske, joey logano has an enviable collection of fords in his garage. Classic mack trucks and joey loganos original racecar. Busch also is loganos teammate at the toyota team of joe gibbs racing and busch said friday that while he understood why logano. Classic mack trucks and joey loganos original racecar youtube. Jun 04, 2018 joey logano is one of nascar s top competitors. Speaking of patrick, wed be remiss if we didnt talk about one of the most highprofile relationships in nascar, the one she has with her boyfriend, fellow sprint cup driver ricky stenhouse jr. Tom logano, taught him how to drive stick at the age of 7 on an old honda. His older sister, danielle, was an accomplished figure skater. Jan 28, 2015 speaking of patrick, wed be remiss if we didnt talk about one of the most highprofile relationships in nascar, the one she has with her boyfriend, fellow sprint cup driver ricky stenhouse jr. Jeff currently serves as a nascar analyst for nbc sports. Logano was the youngest driver to win in 15 years and his victory was the first.
He currently competes for full time in the monster energy nascar cup series, driving the no. Nascar driver joey logano nearly as comfortable on ice as on race. Logano among last 10 drivers to win two of first four races in a season. And then one day, logano found himself in his car, driving to the winners circle at. Joey logano, the youngest nascar car racing driver. Just like all of us, nascar driver joey logano is hunkered down, but active and intense at home. Nascar driver joey logano explains his connection to hockey. Hamlin earns kudos for acl surgeryturnedsuccess, but harvick as the point leader may be. Nascar live race coverage, latest news, race results, standings, schedules, and driver stats for cup, xfinity, gander outdoors nascar official home race results, schedule, standings, news. Hes been handson for joeys entire career, which took off after he. Carolina impact season 6 episode 11 tom logano youtube. Before we get to the first five selections for nascars inaugural hall of fame class that will be named at 4 p. Hes won many championships and awards, and he also earned the title of most popular driver during the 2002 nascar busch series. Team jl leather patch new era 39thirty stretchfit cap.
Tom logano was back at auto club speedway on sunday to watch his son race in the pepsi 500 a day after having his credential pulled following a runin with driver greg biffle. Records earned from 20092011 when the series was still called racecar euro series before nascars acquisition of the series in 2012 will not be included to the statistics. Tom logano, father of nascar driver joey logano, talks about his classic mack collection and his sons original racecar. New flareup in feud involving middletowns logano cbs. Tom logano, father of nascar driver joey logano, discusses his collection of antique macks and shows off his sons original racecar a legendscircuit buggy racer. He was raised by his mother, deborah logano, and father tom logano. Alltime nascar cup series wins jayskis nascar silly. Driver joey logano 2004 asa national tour results nascar. Nascar driver joey loganos secret to another cup title. This is loganos third consecutive pole at martinsville. Joey was the first nascar and sprint cup driver to be born in the 1990s. His passion and aggressive driving style are polarizing forces among fans and fellow drivers. Read through the list of active drivers with the most wins at tracks shorter than 1 mile. Just like all of us, nascar driver joey logano is hunkered.
Nascar champion joey logano gets real on racing joey logano shocked nascar fans when he won the cup series title in 2018. Logano is the fifth driver to win three straight poles at martinsville. April 1 today in jayskis nascar history page 5 of 24. Joey logano was born in nw middletown, connecticut in the usa. Tom logano sold his company to waste management in 2000. And on a lighter note, logano retweeted a tongueincheek reminder about social distancing in which charlotte motor speedway took video of a cardboard standup of the driver in an empty race track. Joey logano is the 2018 nascar cup series champion and the driver of the no. Joey logano s win at phoenix was his second win of 2020 in the first four races. Joseph thomas logano was born on the 24 th may 1990 in middletown, connecticut usa, and is of italian ancestry. An upclose look at the confrontation between joey logano, denny hamlin and their respective crews at martinsville speedway. Mar 17, 2020 joey logano was born in nw middletown, connecticut in the usa. Hes lined up a backup driver if it happens during a race weekend.
He is currently signed fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. Master card xgames from the mind of tom aberg, sick. Behind the scenes with nascar driver joey logano youtube. Just like that, nascar had its very own little league dad. The most dysfunctional relationships in nascar bleacher. Nov 04, 2015 joey logano discusses nascars penalty to matt kenseth and the notion of the driver code in an interview with nascar talk. Alternate angle of logano hamlin altercation on pit road nascar en espanol. Nascar sprint cup series driver birthdys fox sports. The insult tony stewart lofted at joey logano may have crackled across media, but calling another driver a spoiled rich kid is older than stewart, older than nascar, and for some. Joey logano biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. The backseat drivers break down the wins of joey logano in 2020 and if anybody can beat him early this season. But tom loganos nearconstant presence at the nascar races hurt loganos reputation, and him angrily.
Before we get to the first five selections for nascar s inaugural hall of fame class that will be named at 4 p. Logano was the 2018 monster energy nascar cup series champion. Opinions expressed by forbes contributors are their own. Nov 01, 2015 no driver entered sunday hotter than logano. Logano, who is poised to begin his 10th season as a fulltime monster energy nascar cup series driver, detoured to capital one arena wednesday night to. The joe gibbs racing driver makes nascar more interesting when he frequently appears in victory lane. Jul 17, 2012 tom logano, father of nascar driver joey logano, talks about his classic mack collection and his sons original racecar. Nascars decisionmaking from kansas and martinsville indicates that a crew member can grab and yank an opposing driver away to break up a.
Perhaps no other nascar driver is better suited to comment on the joey loganokevin harvick spat than temperamental kyle busch, an aggressive sprint cup series driver whos known for ruffling the feathers of other racers and, in turn, not a few nascar fans. Back in early 1990, while nascar veteran hut stricklin was working as a stunt driver on the set of days of thunder, he passed that important bit of wisdom along to tom cruise. Get all your days of thunder references ready with william byron starting on the pole in car that harkens back to that movie and one raced by tom cruises character. Tom cruise introduces jeff gordon at the 2015 nascar sprint cup awards ceremony for gordons farewell speech. Nascar driver joey logano nearly as comfortable on ice as on. May 17, 2019 nascar champion joey logano taught me how to drive stick. The tim richmond award comeback driver of the year. Nascar champion joey logano taught me how to drive stick.
Thats not to say tom logano wasnt already categorized that way. The driver is married to brittany baca, his starsign is gemini and he is now 29 years of age. His parents, tom and deborah, own and operate extreme ice center in. Nascar whelen euro series elite 2 division drivers all statistics used in these tables are as of the end of the 2019 american festival nascar finals race. He had won the last three races and hadnt finished outside the top 10 since the windows 10 400 back on aug. Alternate angle of loganohamlin altercation on pit road nascar en espanol. The others are glen wood, darrell waltrip, mark martin and jeff gordon. Joey logano enters the 2019 monster energy nascar cup series mencs season as the defending champion after his threewin 2018 campaign culminated. But the vehicle he drives on a daily basis isnt necessarily what youd expect. Feb 01, 2018 logano, who is poised to begin his 10th season as a fulltime monster energy nascar cup series driver, detoured to capital one arena wednesday night to take in an nhl game between the washington. He is the first to accomplish the feat at martinsville since jeff gordon in 200304. After joey figured that out it took almost no time at all tom put him in a. Team penske is not getting the 2020 nascar cup series season started off on the right foot.
Watch live races and get the nascar schedule, race results, rumors and more on. Joey logano won the 2018 nascar cup series title in a dramatic 15lap shootout following a late caution at homestead that pitched the final four contenders into a headtohead battle. Joey logano shocked racing fans when he won the cup series title in 2018. Logano qualified for the nascar playoffs in 2020 with a win at las vegas motor speedway and then.
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