Sunday
Joey Logano / Joe Gibbs Racing Homestead-Miami Speedway Post Race Report
Press Release
Homestead Race Report
● Joey Logano finished fourth in Saturday night’s 300-mile event at Homestead-Miami Speedway in the GameStop Toyota. It was his 13th top-5 finish in 20 Nationwide Series starts in 2009.
● Logano finished the season with five wins, tied for second in the series.
● Logano qualified fourth with a time of 32.166 seconds, or 167.879 mph.
● Logano took his only lead of the race on lap 86. He would lead 14 laps on the night for a total of 454 on the season.
● Crew chief Doug Hewitt brought Logano down pit road under a lap 187 caution for a fresh set of tires to give him a shot to drive to victory. After restarting tenth on lap 189, Logano was able to wheel his GameStop Toyota up to fourth.
● Logano finished first in several statistics, including average running position and driver rating.
“We just missed the setup a little bit tonight on the GameStop Toyota. A fourth place finish is where we ran most of the night. The car was fast, just not fast enough to keep up with the 18, 60 and 29. Congratulations to my teammate, Kyle Busch, on his first championship. They deserve it. It was a solid night for Joe Gibbs Racing all around.”
“This has been a great year. I couldn’t have done without GameStop, Joe Gibbs Racing and my family. We’ve had great fan support too and that means a lot. It would’ve been nice to go out with a win. Six wins sounds cooler than five, but it was still an awesome year. We set a pretty high bar this year, but this team is capable of an even better season in 2010. I’m really looking forward to driving these GameStop Toyotas again next year. Daytona will be here before you know it.”
Media
Thursday, November 19
-Catchfence.com -Motorsport.com -TheHotLap.com -WhoWon.com -Jayski.com
Friday, November 20
-Speed Channel (practice interview w/ Call of Duty mention)
Saturday, November 21
-Motor Racing Network -Speed Channel (post-race interview) -ESPN2 -Boston Globe
-Performance Racing Network -Miami Herald
Race Information
Date: November 21, 2009
Series: Nationwide
Race: Nationwide 300
Distance: 300 miles
Laps: 200 laps
Race No.: 35 of 35
Venue: Homestead-Miami Speedway
Location: Homestead, FL
Top 5 Finishers
1. Kyle Busch
2. Carl Edwards
3. Jeff Burton
4. Joey Logano, No. 20 GameStop Toyota
5. Denny Hamlin
Points Standings
1. Kyle Busch 5487 pts
2. Carl Edwards -210 pts
3. Brad Keselowski -318 pts
4. Jason Leffler -1142 pts
5. Mike Bliss -1607 pts
6. Justin Allgaier -1633pts
7. Steve Wallace -1675 pts
8. Jason Keller -1722 pts
9. Brendan Gaughan -1768 pts
10. Michael Annett -2084 pts
Next Race
Date: February 13, 2010
Series: Nationwide
Race: 300-mile event
Distance: 300 miles
Laps: 120 laps
Race No.: 1 of 35
Venue: Daytona Int’l Speedway
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Article Tags: Brad Keselowski, Brendan Gaughan, Carl Edwards, Daytona International Speedway, Denny Hamlin, Homestead-Miami (Fla.) Speedway, Jason Keller, Jason Leffler, Jeff Burton, Joe Gibbs Racing, Justin Allgaier, Kyle Busch, Michael Annett, Mike Bliss, NASCAR Nationwide Series, No. 20 GameStop Toyota Camry, Steve Wallace
