“It Just Hit Me”- Joey Logano Reflects on How He Developed a Passion for Racing

Joey Logano, the winner from the NASCAR Cup Series Round of 8 race at Kansas, recently spoke about the time he realized that racing was his passion. He has already booked a berth in the Championship 4 race that is set to happen at Phoenix next month.

Logano mentioned that there isn’t a particular age that he started to feel for racing but cleared that he loved cars and going go-karting.

“I don’t think there is a moment, it just hit me. I loved watching cars on TV, and I got to go-karting when I was very young and that’s all I wanted to do,” he said.

The #22 Ford Mustang driver considers himself lucky to be one of those people who found their calling at an early age. “I’d say I was part of the most lucky thing in my life that I found my passion at a very young age, young enough that I don’t even remember,” he further expressed.

Logano’s racing career kicked off as early as 1996 at the tender age of 6-year-old. He won his first Eastern Grand National Championship in the year 1997.

The 30-year-old started his NASCAR racing career in 2008 and in doing so, he became the first 90s born driver to race in a Cup Series event.

Joey Logano and how his career started in the Cup Series

1990 born Logano started with driving the #20 for the Joe Gibbs Racing team back in the year 2008. He replaced Tony Stewart, who was moving on to drive for his team, Stewart-Haas Racing.

In that year, Logano was also a potential candidate for the Rookie of the Year and was to make his first-ever Sprint Cup start at Richmond. He, however, failed to qualify for that.

Later that year, Hall of Fame Racing made an announcement that Logano would drive 5 races in their #96 for the Sprint Cup Series season. He made his official debut at New Hampshire on September 14th, 2008. Logano happens to be the youngest driver in the post-modern era to be racing full time in NASCAR’s elite division.

Joey Logano after his win at Kansas also mentioned that he loves the winning bit in racing and that it is something that motivates him to carry on.

However, he won’t have to worry about winning at Texas or Martinsville since he has already cemented his spot for the final race in Phoenix. Will he record the quintessential win when it matters the most?

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