NASCAR Joey Logano

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Penske’s Pay Day: Logano Wins, Hornish Tops the Standings

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Joey Logano Wins at Chicagoland with teammate Sam Hornish Jr. finishing second. Photo - Getty Images
Joey Logano Wins STP 300 at Chicagoland with teammate Sam Hornish Jr. finishing second.
Photo – Getty Images

What more could Penske Racing want? A one-two finish with their drivers, with a win and the point standings lead. That is a very successful day for the organization as they leave Chicagoland Speedway with their heads held high.

When Joey Logano could be relaxing on the beach, he was pulling into victory lane for the second time in the Nationwide Series this season. Just about every other Cup driver took the week off, but Logano was hard at work trying to boost Penske’s No.22 owner championship chances. Well, it was worth skipping a week of vacation to pull into victory lane instead and that’s exactly what Joey Logano did Sunday afternoon at the Chicagoland Speedway. Continue reading →

Chicagoland STP 300 Preview

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NASCAR Nationwide Series STP 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 22, 2012 Photo - Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
NASCAR Nationwide Series STP 300 at Chicagoland Speedway on July 22, 2012
Photo – Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

It will be their time to shine. The Nationwide Series has a rare stand alone weekend at the Chicagoland Speedway this weekend, allowing some of the series’ best to take the spotlight. A few Sprint Cup drivers will also be in the field, but for the most part, it will be the Nationwide Series’ best going for the victory. After three wild green-white-checker finishes at New Hampshire, some drivers need to make up lost ground and this weekend’s race is a perfect opportunity. Continue reading →

Penske Racing’s Brad Keselowski and Joey Logano Hit the Small Screen

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Penske Racing’s Brad Keselowski And Joey Logano Hit The Small Screen

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Brad Keselowski on set with actor Valerie Azlynn, who plays paramedic Melanie Sutton, on the TBS television comedy “Sullivan & Son,” for an cameo appearance that premieres on Thursday, July 18, 2013 at 10 p.m. ET on TBS Photo – TBS

Keselowski To Appear On TBS’s ‘Sullivan & Son,’ Logano Stars In Disney XD’s ‘Lab Rats’

Reigning NASCAR Sprint Cup Series champion Brad Keselowski and Penske teammate Joey Logano are set to showcase their acting skills on the small screen. Keselowski will appear in the comedy series “Sullivan & Son” (Thursday, July 18, 10 p.m. ET/PT, TBS) while Logano plays a role in an all-new episode of the hit comedy “Lab Rats” (Monday, July 22, 9 p.m. ET/PT, Disney XD).  Continue reading →

Kenseth Makes it Four Wins in First Race to the Chase

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Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway on June 30, 2013 Photo - Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images
Matt Kenseth, driver of the #20 Dollar General Toyota, celebrates in Victory Lane after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Quaker State 400 at Kentucky Speedway on June 30, 2013
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Pit strategy enables Matt Kenseth to Sprint Cup Series best – a fourth win

After postponing the Quaker State 400 from Saturday night to Sunday afternoon, due to rain at Kentucky Speedway, Matt Kenseth and his team raced to their fourth victory of the season.

On a restart on lap 247 – 20 laps short of the race total – Kenseth took advantage of a spin by the race’s dominant #48 car with Jimmie Johnson.  Kenseth took over the lead by taking no tires during his earlier pit stop on lap 242, collecting his 28th career victory. Continue reading →