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ARCA: Logano Conquers ‘The Rock’ in Series Debut
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05/04/2008 - 05:57 PM
Rockingham, N.C.
Joey Logano lights up the tires after winning the inaugural ARCA RE/MAX Series Carolina 500 at Rockingham Speedway. (ARCA RE/MAX Photo) ยป More Photos
Rookie Joey Logano Conquers Rockingham in Career-1st ARCA RE/MAX Series Attempt
Most say that Rockingham Speedway is one of the toughest, most challenging tracks on anyone's tour. However, someone forgot to tell ARCA RE/MAX Series rookie Joey Logano, who made his victory in Sunday's Carolina 500 look simple.
Logano, in the no. 25 Venturini Motorsports-prepared Joe Gibbs Racing Oil-Gresham & Associates Chevrolet, led 257 of 312 laps to conquer the "Rock" in his career-first ARCA RE/MAX Series start. Logano also earned the Aaron's Lap Leader award for leading the most laps.
"I have to thank the Joe Gibbs crew for pitting me," said Logano. "They kept me out front. We're going to get a shot at Dover coming up, and hopefully we'll see victory lane there too. I wasn't running flat out the whole race. You've got to pace yourself. That's a really big deal here at The Rock."
Outside of a late-race wrestling match with Ken Schrader and mid-race battle with Michael Annett and Matt Hawkins, Logano
With only five drivers on the left on the lead lap, Logano pitted for fresh tires 10 laps from the finish. Logano, who restarted fourth, was leading before the field completed one lap. From there, the Middletown, Connecticut driver pulled away by more than four seconds over Schrader, who finished second in his own no. 52 Four Winds Motorhomes Dodge.
"I would have loved to have won but it's neat to see the fastest car win a race and that's what happened today," said Schrader. "I have to thank Johnny Benson who came out here and practiced the car for us on Friday. It was good. We just didn't have anything for [Joey] Logano. We didn't pit for tires at the very end there because we didn't have any tires, but even if we did, we probably wouldn't have pitted. We're low budget so if there is an opportunity to cut costs anywhere, we do it."
Schrader, who started 31st, also earned the Casite Hard Charger award for advancing the most positions.
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