Joey Logano, who earned his second career Sprint Cup Series victory this season and leads all drivers in the Nationwide Series with six wins, will join Penske Racing as the driver of the No. 22 Ford next season, The Observer and ThatsRacin.com have learned.
Logano, 22, has spent his entire NASCAR career with Joe Gibbs Racing, but JGR did not have a fulltime Cup ride available for him in 2013. Logano's move comes just as JGR is set to officially announce on Tuesday that former Cup champion Matt Kenseth is joining the organization in 2013.
An official announcement of Logano's move to Penske could come as early as Tuesday as well, multiple sources confirmed.
A request for comment from Penske Racing was not immediately returned.
Sam Hornish Jr. now drives the No. 22 Dodge for Penske on a temporary basis after former driver A.J. Allmendinger was released by the team after being indefinitely suspended by NASCAR for failing a random drug test. Logano would be the fourth driver in the No. 22 in less than two seasons.
Logano is still technically in the hunt for one of the two wild card berths in the Chase this season. He has one win this season, at Pocono, and a second victory Saturday night at Richmond, Va., could qualify him for the Chase for the first time.
Will JGR go ahead and let Logano move to Penske if he does not make the Chase?
ReplyDeleteDoubtful because who are they going to put in the 20. If kenseth missed chase that would make sense tho but that's not the case
ReplyDeleteClearly there's a shortage of drivers if Penske is going to waste a year or two with a driver (Logano) who has shown he cannot elevate his driving.
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