[Racer Duck]

Joey Logano might be a professional race car driver, one about to embark on his rookie season in the Sprint Cup Series – the crème de la crème of American auto racing.

But he still lives at home.

"Why would he leave?" joked his dad, Tom Logano. "Somebody cooks, cleans, does the laundry. He has no curfew. Of course, he still lives at home."

His living situation won’t be the only thing that differentiates him from the other drivers. At 18, Logano will be the youngest competitor in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next year when he takes over the wheel of the No. 20 Home Depot car for Joe Gibbs Racing, and he wasn’t even born when many of his competitors were already competing in stock car’s top series.

"Racing with guys who are older than me is not new, but racing at this competition level is new," Logano said. "It’s hard to get prepared for something of this caliber, but everyone’s got to deal with it. It’s gonna be a learning curve as we go into this series, I think."

Maybe, maybe not. Logano needed just three races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series to earn his first win. And Mark Martin thinks you’ll see more of the same next year in the Sprint Cup Series.

"He’ll be ready," Martin said. "This kid is talented."

Martin was the first one to voice that opinion, singling him out three years ago, when Logano was an unknown late-model driver.

"I am high on Joey Logano because I am absolutely, 100-percent positive, without a doubt that he can be one of the greatest that ever raced in NASCAR," Martin said at the time. That single sound bite might have changed Logano’s life. At the time, his father wasn’t sure it was all for the best.

"I called Mark the next day and said ‘What are you doing? You’re really putting the pressure on that kid’," Tom Logano said.

But Joey Logano didn’t see it that way. In fact, he didn’t think much of it at all.

"I just went with the flow," Logano said. "Looking back, it was a huge, huge deal, but I didn’t see that at the time. I was just a stupid kid."

Now he’s a much more mature 18-year-old with a sweet ride. And a bedroom at mom and dad’s.

Source: Paddock Talk

[jks812]

Dang I didn't know there was a rule that they had to move out at 18. Guess I better tell my 25 year old that she's got to go.

[Racer Duck]

Originally Posted by jks812

Dang I didn't know there was a rule that they had to move out at 18. Guess I better tell my 25 year old that she's got to go.

as long as they're paying their way, let'em stay. it's when they freeload that they gotta go!

[logano-fan]

I am 22 and I still live at home, I am going for a master's in Finance.

[LSC9901]

I'm retired and I live at home.

[SteelPhoenyx]

Guess somebody had better fill Carl Edwards in on this too.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by SteelPhoenyx

Guess somebody had better fill Carl Edwards in on this too.

I'll bet he has a Dr.'s note to be away from home now and then!

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Joey Logano might be a professional race car driver, one about to embark on his rookie season in the Sprint Cup Series – the crème de la crème of American auto racing.

But he still lives at home.

"Why would he leave?" joked his dad, Tom Logano. "Somebody cooks, cleans, does the laundry. He has no curfew. Of course, he still lives at home."

His living situation won’t be the only thing that differentiates him from the other drivers. At 18, Logano will be the youngest competitor in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series next year when he takes over the wheel of the No. 20 Home Depot car for Joe Gibbs Racing, and he wasn’t even born when many of his competitors were already competing in stock car’s top series.

"Racing with guys who are older than me is not new, but racing at this competition level is new," Logano said. "It’s hard to get prepared for something of this caliber, but everyone’s got to deal with it. It’s gonna be a learning curve as we go into this series, I think."

Maybe, maybe not. Logano needed just three races in the NASCAR Nationwide Series to earn his first win. And Mark Martin thinks you’ll see more of the same next year in the Sprint Cup Series.

"He’ll be ready," Martin said. "This kid is talented."

Martin was the first one to voice that opinion, singling him out three years ago, when Logano was an unknown late-model driver.

"I am high on Joey Logano because I am absolutely, 100-percent positive, without a doubt that he can be one of the greatest that ever raced in NASCAR," Martin said at the time. That single sound bite might have changed Logano’s life. At the time, his father wasn’t sure it was all for the best.

"I called Mark the next day and said ‘What are you doing? You’re really putting the pressure on that kid’," Tom Logano said.

But Joey Logano didn’t see it that way. In fact, he didn’t think much of it at all.

"I just went with the flow," Logano said. "Looking back, it was a huge, huge deal, but I didn’t see that at the time. I was just a stupid kid."

Now he’s a much more mature 18-year-old with a sweet ride. And a bedroom at mom and dad’s.

Source: Paddock Talk

Didn't they make a movie on this theme a year or so ago, Failure to Launch?

Just the type of kid I want to see have a chance at a Cup Championship. "Yeah, I'll go to the banquet in New York, Mommy, but I'll be home by eleven."

[saltysenior]

if you had a 18 yr old with the potential to make millions, living happily at home, who should tell him to get the hell out, the mother or father????......are you kidding....... i'd change his diaper if he was mine..

[Souporscotty]

Why in the world does ANYBODY live at home? 3 squares, warm place to s**t, clean clothes etc. Heck, I'm 55 and if I could, I'd live at home. But my mom's 90 and I doubt that she could pamper me the way I would like to be.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by LSC9901

I'll bet he has a Dr.'s note to be away from home now and then!

And a prescription for

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by saltysenior

if you had a 18 yr old with the potential to make millions, living happily at home, who should tell him to get the hell out, the mother or father????......are you kidding....... i'd change his diaper if he was mine..

Why would you have to tell him to move out?

But, it's Little Joey's business and it's a free country (for now, anyway).

[BiscuitMan]

Originally Posted by Racer Duck

Joey Logano might be a professional race car driver, one about to embark on his rookie season in the Sprint Cup Series – the crème de la crème of American auto racing.

But he still lives at home.........


Now he’s a much more mature 18-year-old with a sweet ride. And a bedroom at mom and dad’s.

Source: Paddock Talk

Racer, I think this was a remark posted by MSulka on Paddock Talk because he sees the 18-year old Joey Lagano on the doorstep of major success still living at home. And, MSulka is just a little jealous.

Let's face it, Joey Lagano is still a kid. That's where he should be living.

[Quality88]

Originally Posted by BiscuitMan

Let's face it, Joey Lagano is still a kid. That's where he should be living.

I think I need some more explanation on that one Biscuit.... My rearend was out the door 3 days after graduatin highschool.

[LSC9901]

Originally Posted by Quality88

I think I need some more explanation on that one Biscuit.... My rear end was out the door 3 days after graduatin high school.

Maybe we need some more explanation on your case ?????