[vincesanity82]

There are indications that NASCAR executives might like Logano to stay in the Nationwide series in 2009, to give it some of his star power. At the moment, Logano is getting close scrutiny from NASCAR executives, to see if he really is ready for the big leagues. Logano led 42 of the 200 laps Saturday and never ran lower than fifth. "We had a pretty good night," Logano said. "We made a lot of adjustments during the race, and we could run well at both ends of the track. We could turn the center well, but had no forward bite � or we were too tight in the center and had good forward bite. We couldn't really get it right where we wanted to. "But it seemed like Carl Edwards got it right where he wanted to." One critical area for Logano to study will be pit stops. "We gained a lot of spots in the pits � but I lost a lot of spots in the pits with me driving," he said. "But that's part of the learning curve as a rookie." -- Winston-Salem Journal


Nationwide tour is struggling to find its identity

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by vincesanity82

There are indications that NASCAR executives might like Logano to stay in the Nationwide series in 2009, to give it some of his star power. At the moment, Logano is getting close scrutiny from NASCAR executives, to see if he really is ready for the big leagues. Logano led 42 of the 200 laps Saturday and never ran lower than fifth. "

FINALLY!!! Something sane comes out of Daytona beach HQ!

[loco4pablo]

Whats the big deal about if Joey goes too cup or not. The kid has proved he's ready so let him go for it....what's the big deal?
He can also promote the Nationwide by racing both series like Edwards, Bowyer and others do.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by loco4pablo

Whats the big deal about if Joey goes too cup or not. The kid has proved he's ready so let him go for it....what's the big deal?
He can also promote the Nationwide by racing both series like Edwards, Bowyer and others do.

just because you can drive the ball like Tiger Woods doesn't mean you're ready for the pro tour .. there's still lots of things to master.

Logan admits he's still learning how to do things right. He's got good instincts and loads of talent, all he needs is some seasoning...my vote would be for him to get that seasoning. It'll never hurt him if he does, but it might if he doesn't.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by loco4pablo

Whats the big deal about if Joey goes too cup or not. The kid has proved he's ready so let him go for it....what's the big deal?
He can also promote the Nationwide by racing both series like Edwards, Bowyer and others do.

I'm almost completely alone in my personal view but if you use the search option and plug in Logano, you'll find probably a dozen reason why I think the kid needs to stay right where is is until he grows up.

"Race both series like..." Just what the series needs. Another Cup Raider coming down with the Cup technology, teams, money, etc. to take needed money and exposure from the BGN regular teams!

[Lefty Noob]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Logan admits he's still learning how to do things right. He's got good instincts and loads of talent, all he needs is some seasoning...my vote would be for him to get that seasoning. It'll never hurt him if he does, but it might if he doesn't.

Agreed completely. Yes, he's a phenomenal raw talent. But how good can he be if he takes the time to refine that talent?

[3fanforever]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

"Race both series like..." Just what the series needs. Another Cup Raider coming down with the Cup technology, teams, money, etc. to take needed money and exposure from the BGN regular teams!

And is it just me, or does it seem the fewer claim jumpers there are, the better the racing is?

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Lefty Noob

Agreed completely. Yes, he's a phenomenal raw talent. But how good can he be if he takes the time to refine that talent?

What kind of a representative for the sport would he be IF he should happen to win the championship?

[loco4pablo]

I don't know I think the guy is ready and they should put him in the car. Regardless of when he does start he will have to go thru growing amd learning pains so might as well let him learn now.
In other sports there have been very young participants that have adjusted just fine. They have faced the pressure and have had great careers. Some of these are:
Sidney Crosby- 1st start at 18
Andruw Jones- 1st start at 19
Labron James- 1st start at 18
Kobe Bryant- 1st start at 19
Maria Sharapova- 1st major at 17

So I feel he's ready and if Joe Gibbs doesn't think so then cut him and let's see how fast another owner out there thinks he is.

[LSC9901]

You're comparing apples and oranges. When Joey gets in the seat at Daytona he will be going all out for 500 miles and easily three plus hours. There is no getting out to take a break and it's possible that a lack of experience could result in an accident that could injure another driver. Is any of that applicable to Sid Crosby , Kobe Bryant or any of the others ? I also understand that anyone can get into or cause an accident, but why increase the risk with the automatic lack of experience ?

Would you push your local track champ into the cup series just because he is a proven winner in that lower class ??

[kcoruol]

Originally Posted by loco4pablo

I don't know I think the guy is ready and they should put him in the car. Regardless of when he does start he will have to go thru growing amd learning pains so might as well let him learn now.
In other sports there have been very young participants that have adjusted just fine. They have faced the pressure and have had great careers. Some of these are:
Sidney Crosby- 1st start at 18
Andruw Jones- 1st start at 19
Labron James- 1st start at 18
Kobe Bryant- 1st start at 19
Maria Sharapova- 1st major at 17

So I feel he's ready and if Joe Gibbs doesn't think so then cut him and let's see how fast another owner out there thinks he is.

I think you make a good point,
but; you're talking sports that involved doing something with a ball.

Driving a 3400 lb car at 180 mph with 42 other cars is a bit different.

Sure they have Olympic gymnists and figure skaters taking home the gold at 12, 13, 14 years old, but I wouldn't put a 12 year old in a Nascar.

The kid just start in the Nationwide series, let him do some fine tuning and some maturing, then put him in the Cup Series.

IMHO

Of course I suppose you could put him in Cup and he could win the championship the first year, who really knows.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

FINALLY!!! Something sane comes out of Daytona beach HQ!

Someone mark this as an important date in NA$CAR history..... and make a damn good note of it, cause it won't happen again for a quite a while.

I think the boy should stay in the Lite series and fine tune himself for down the road. Get the Lite championship and then move up for the Cup Championship, because if he doesn't, he's liable to get an attitude adjustment from a veteran driver.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Quality88

Someone mark this as an important date in NA$CAR history..... and make a damn good note of it, cause it won't happen again for a quite a while.

I think the boy should stay in the Lite series and fine tune himself for down the road. Get the Lite championship and then move up for the Cup Championship, because if he doesn't, he's liable to get an attitude adjustment from a veteran driver.

This "Youth Movement" has gotten out of hand. And' in doing so, it's hurt the sport on al teast two levels, the Lite Series and the Cup series itself. Because of the immatute interviews Shrub has made, the overall creditiblity of the drivers is more suspect now than it ever has been.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

This "Youth Movement" has gotten out of hand. And' in doing so, it's hurt the sport on al teast two levels, the Lite Series and the Cup series itself. Because of the immatute interviews Shrub has made, the overall creditiblity of the drivers is more suspect now than it ever has been.

I'd rather hear a driver interview go like this...

Medidiot: You ran a great race... what was it like out there?
Driver: Good race(spit), damn hot out there
Medidiot: Did you have any reservations about bumpin driverx out of the way?
Driver: Nah, there was plenty of real estate out there and I was just showin him some of it.
Medidiot: What do you thi...
Driver: I gotta go... gotta shake hands with the senator.

That's better then todays crap interviews.

[vincesanity82]

Can someone tell me how driving in nationwide is sooooo different than driving in cup? I mean besides the obvious big names, whats the difference. You all act like he is racing go carts. I still say age has nothing to do with it and that hes better already than half of the drivers in cup..