NASCAR bonus baby
Logano, the probable successor to Tony Stewart on Joe Gibbs’ No. 20 team, seems to have that natural talent for seeing things unfold before they happen, and a keen sense of how to get the best out of a race car.
Despite his immense talent, Logano had to wait until his 18th birthday in May before competing in a national NASCAR series. A week after his birthday, Logano ended sixth in his Nationwide Series debut at Dover, Del., and two weeks later, he won at Kentucky.
In seven races for Gibbs’ No. 20 Nationwide team, the youngster from Connecticut has two wins and finished outside the top 10 just twice. If this were baseball, Logano would be leading the Nationwide Series in batting average and slugging percentage, with two home runs in seven trips to the plate.
ON THE MOVE: CARL EDWARDS
Has his eye on second place
Edwards captured Sunday’s Sprint Cup race at Pocono to climb two positions, to third, in the standings. He also extended his lead in top 10 finishes to 15, and now leads the series in winnings, with $4,751,700. It was Edwards’ fourth victory of the season, second behind points leader Kyle Busch, who has seven. With five regular-season races remaining, Edwards is in good position to begin the playoff Chase in the top two spots. The 12 playoff drivers will be seeded based on victories, and then points.
NASCAR Sprint Cup points leaders
1. Kyle Busch, 3,059. 2. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 2,883. 3. Carl Edwards, 2,874. 4. Jimmie Johnson, 2,859. 5. Jeff Burton, 2,833. 6. Jeff Gordon, 2,678. 7. Kasey Kahne, 2,592. 8. Greg Biffle, 2,589. 9. Tony Stewart, 2,569. 10. Denny Hamlin, 2,547.
11. Kevin Harvick, 2,520. 12. Clint Bowyer, 2,512. 13. Matt Kenseth, 2,501. 14. David Ragan, 2,466. 15. Ryan Newman, 2,339. 16. Brian Vickers, 2,309. 17. Martin Truex Jr., 2,264. 18. Kurt Busch, 2,135. 19. Jamie McMurray, 2,116. 20. Bobby Labonte, 2,084.
