Logano To Drive In 2009 Sprint Cup Series

It was October 1997, during his first newspaper interview, that Joey Logano made clear what his expectations were for his racing career.

Though he was only 7 and had never raced in anything other than a Quarter Midget, Logano made it clear that the day would come when he would be racing regularly against his favorite driver at the time, Jeff Gordon. The seemingly million-to-one long shot dreams of a youngster become reality next year.

Joe Gibbs Racing, the organization that signed the Middletown native to a developmental contract when he was 15, announced Monday that Logano will compete in the Sprint Cup Series full time in the No.20 Home Depot Camry in 2009.

Logano, who has been competing in NASCAR's second tier Nationwide Series since turning 18 in May, will replace Tony Stewart in the car. Stewart is leaving Joe Gibbs Racing after this season to be an owner/driver with Stewart-Haas Racing.