Logano, little prince of Nascar

Mark Martin, winner on June 14 in Michigan, and Joey Logano, who won this Sunday, are separated by more than 30 years. All the charm of Nascar is united in this statistic, between a pilot who does not yet feel at retirement age and a young wolf who feels himself growing wings. Joey Logano, winner of his first Sprint Cup race, at the age of 19, after only twenty starts, was able to take advantage of the racing circumstances to win.

Everything came down to some 40 laps from the end of the race, which included 301 laps of the oval. Ryan Newman, then in the lead, sought to stay in this position as long as possible, as the rain began to fall. Joey Logano then inherited the race lead, while the cars were idled due to bad weather. However, the native of Middletown (Connecticut) was not at ease, since he himself was running out of fuel in the tank, and a trip to the pits was expected. But relief came after 273 laps, when the race management decided to stop the race due to rain.

Joey Logano can therefore celebrate a victory, in a race where he found himself in the right place, at the right time. Indeed, running out of fuel, the young driver had the double chance of seeing the rain fall and the red flag waved while he was still in first position. However, it is a significant success for the young Nascar leader. “ I discovered that this sport was a roller coaster circuit, said Logano after the race. One day I'm up then down, up then down, up then down? One week you can win and the next week you can finish 43rd. » Barely 19 years old, the driver already has a lot of perspective on the discipline.