Two Big Wins This Week
Rookie Joey Logano won the Meijer 300 in Kentucky last Saturday. I must say, he’s a very impressive driver, and one of NASCAR’s rising stars.
Tom Logano had modest goals for son Joey when the 18-year-old prodigy made his NASCAR Nationwide Series debut last month in Dover. The elder Logano thought it would take Joey maybe 10 races to reach Victory Lane.
The kid simply couldn’t wait that long.
Joey Logano became the youngest winner in Nationwide Series history Saturday night, cruising to victory in the Meijer 300 at Kentucky Speedway in his third series start. Logano, at 18 years, 21 days old, broke the age record of 18 years, 10 months, 9 days set by Casey Atwood in Milwaukee in 1999.
“Three starts, two poles, one win. He’s OK,” quipped crew chief Dave Rogers.
Dale Earnhardt, Jr. won at Michigan and I am sure there will be a lot of talk this week about how they went 55 laps without needing fuel.
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is enjoying that old winning feel and he doesn’t much care what his detractors have to say about it.
“I can understand how it might look, especially if you’re not Dale Jr. fans,” Little E said Sunday after ending a 76-race winless by stretching his last fuel load beyond the limit at Michigan International Speedway. “I know exactly what they’re going to say Monday.
“I mean, my fans are happy and I’m happy for them. The other half are going to tear this apart on how we won this race. But I got the trophy and I got the points. I got to see my team and my owner and my family tonight as happy as they’ve been in a long time. … It’s a pretty big day for me.”
The most popular driver in NASCAR won this one by gambling, somehow going the last 55 laps on the two-mile oval, including three laps of overtime, without stopping for gas.
Congratulations to both of them. Both races were worth watching this week, one because history was made and the other because of the suspenseful ending. Can NASCAR hold my interest for two weeks in a row? We shall see.
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