Wins Two Nationwide Races at 18 Years of Age
Nashville Superspeedway is fast becoming Joey Logano’s playground in the NASCAR Nationwide Series. Logano piloted the No. 20 GameStop Toyota to Victory Lane in Saturday’s 300-mile race during the series’ first “standalone” weekend. In two career starts at Nashville, he has one win and one pole, which he captured during his first ever visit to the concrete oval.
Competing in one of the highest levels of motorsports in the world, Logano is proving that success does not necessarily come with age. This is his second career win, adding to the historic win last June in Kentucky, which made him the youngest winner in series history. His latest triumph makes him the first driver to win two Nationwide Series races before the age of 19.
“Nashville is a track that I’ve enjoyed since I made my first lap around the place,” stated Logano after the win. “It just fits my driving style. The Sprint Cup cars are not racing this weekend so I was able to just concentrate on getting the GameStop Toyota to Victory Lane today. It wasn’t easy. My teammate and I were racing each other hard. He seemed to be better than me on the long runs. Dave (Rogers, crew chief) made some great calls on pit road and we were the fastest car when it mattered!”
“GameStop has been with me for all of my Nationwide Series wins and their support means a lot,” continued Logano. “At Joe Gibbs Racing we demand the best from ourselves. GameStop does the same. That’s why they’re both world class leaders. We came into this season expecting to compete for wins - and I know we’ll continue to get them!”
"Joey Logano is showing that he can compete with the best of the Nationwide drivers and is in fact one of them," said Bob McKenzie, Senior Vice President of Merchandising for GameStop. "We are thrilled with Joey's win today and look forward to his continued success in the No. 20 GameStop Toyota."
About GameStop
Headquartered in Grapevine, TX, GameStop Corp., a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company is the world's largest video game and entertainment software retailer. The company operates 6,207 retail stores in 17 countries worldwide. The company operates e-commerce site GameStop.com and publishes Game Informer(R) magazine, a leading multi-platform video game publication. GameStop Corp. sells new and used video game software, hardware and accessories for video game systems from Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft. In addition, the company sells PC entertainment software, related accessories and other merchandise. General information on GameStop Corp. can be obtained at the company's corporate website: http://www.gamestopcorp.com.
About Joe Gibbs Racing
Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) is one of the premier organizations in NASCAR, currently fielding three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series teams, two NASCAR Nationwide Series teams and a driver development program. Its driver lineup consists of Denny Hamlin, Kyle Busch and Joey Logano in the Sprint Cup Series; and Hamlin, Busch, Logano and Brad Coleman in the Nationwide Series. Based in Huntersville, N.C., and owned by Joe Gibbs - a three-time Super Bowl winner as head coach of the Washington Redskins and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame - JGR has competed in NASCAR since 1992, winning three Cup Series championships, and one Nationwide Series owner’s championship along with more than 100 NASCAR races, including three Brickyard 400s and the 1993 Daytona 500.
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GameStop
Beth
Sharum, Manager, Corporate Communications, 817-722-7281
BethSharum@gamestop.com