Nascar race ends in heated feud between logano and harvick. Dont wreck matt kenseth, ill tell you that right now. Much older and slower than any driver on the track, shepherd took out. Kyle busch surged to victory here in 20 when leaders denny hamlin and joey logano wrecked on the final lap, and brad keselowski got around kevin harvick on the last lap to win last year. Jul 14, 2014 72yearold driver causes crash, raises questions racing veteran morgan shepherd, 72, was out of contention in sundays race at new hampshire motor speedway when he wrecked with joey logano, who. He became the oldest driver to lead laps in a nationwide race at 70, and last year he became the oldest driver to start a cup race at 72. Morgan shepherd apologized sunday night for the wreck involving joey logano, but insisted that the controversial accident had nothing to do with his age. Brawl breaks out at nascar between busch and logano daily. Much older and slower than any driver on the track, the 72yearold shepherd took out contender joey logano in the second half of sundays race at new hampshire motor speedway. Logano was one of seven leadlap drivers who stayed out on older. Play nascar fantasy live sign up for raceview today joey logano looked to be having a strong run in sundays camping world rv. Because of sundays late afternoon start time, the lights enough to brighten eight football fields with one of 15 different lighting scenes were flipped on roughly two hours into the race. Kyle busch is latest joe gibbs racing driver to direct.
Logano wrecked by oldest driver on track official site. Brawl breaks out at nascar between busch and logano. Safety fears at nascar after senior citizen morgan. When youre the oldest track on the nascar circuit, having opened in the. Mar 30, 2016 at the 12 short track races since the beginning of 2014, logano owns three wins, the highest average finish 10. At the restart of a caution at dover, kenseth started on the inside front row next to jimmie johnson. Jul 15, 2014 72yearold nascar driver causes crash in sundays race. Old asphalt, new package stir racing excitement at fontana. Old asphalt, new package point to fun nascar race at fontana. Morgan shepherds senior status has become an ageold problem in nascar.
Shepherd was 40th, 16 laps off the pace, when the secondplace logano tried to pass him. Logano defends his win in nascar cup las vegas race. Dick berggren, steve byrnes, matt yocum, krista voda hollywood hotel. Shepherd was 40th, 16 laps off the pace, when secondplace logano tried to pass the slower car. Kyle busch to race for title after martinsville victory. Nov 01, 2015 matt kenseth crashes joey logano at martinsville new, 77 comments kenseth appeared to get revenge for what he found to be unacceptably hardracing by joey logano at kansas two weeks earlier. Joey logano isnt expecting a warm reception when he arrives. Kyle busch is latest joe gibbs racing driver to direct fury. Just as it was shaping up for a team penske onetwo finish at new hampshire motor speedway on sunday, joey loganos day was ruined by morgan shepherd on lap 212. August 17, 2015 below is a look at some of the top statistical performers at bristol motor speedway in bristol, read more. Shortly after truex took the win, kyle busch went after logano on pit road after the race angered by the fact that he believed logano deliberately wrecked him coming to the checkered flag. Mike joy, darrell waltrip, larry mcreynolds pit reporters. Kyle busch is the first driver into nascars championship race, using an overtime pass of teammate denny hamlin to win sunday at martinsville speedway. Having what he felt was a strong shot at team penskes first 12 finish since 2008 wrecked by a driver nearly 50 years older and some 16 laps behind him left joey logano.
Shepherd, though, put the blame on logano and said his age was not a factor. Morgans last full spring cup season was nearly two decades ago, and his last national series victory was in 1993. Matt kenseth wrecks joey logano after logano puts kenseth a lap down at martinsville speedway. Logano wrecked by oldest driver on track daytona beach, fla. Aug 31, 2017 after being involved in a wreck on a lap 435 restart, kenseth returned to the track multiple laps down as logano led. This race was the final nascar broadcast for tnt, ending a 32year broadcast partnership with turner sports. Is 72yearold morgan shepherd a danger to others in nascar. Kyle busch earns spot in nascar championship race at martinsville.
Joseph thomas logano born may 24, 1990, nicknamed sliced bread, is an american professional stock car racin g drive r. Mar, 2017 in 2015, logano and matt kenseth were racing for a key victory during nascars playoffs at kansas speedway when, with five laps to go, logano kissed kenseths bumper and sent him spinning. Hes the secondoldest race winner he was 51 in 1993. Teammates block upsets brad keselowski nascar talk. As the the field entered turn 1 on lap 454, logano attempted to lap kenseth on. Joey logano celebrates his win after sundays nascar cup series. Jul 14, 2014 logano spotter tab boyd tweeted he was riding around like a rolling road block. Old asphalt, new package point to fun nascar race at.
Around the track results and points standings page. I feel like there should be a drivers test before you get out in a cup car and. Logano hasnt won since getting dumped by kenseth at martinsville but has a good shot at going back to victory lane in sundays stp 500 on nascars oldest halfmile track. Every time we come back to a race track for the second time, our results are really.
He then publicly questioned if there should be driving tests for some competitors. Logano was the 2018 monster energy nascar cup series champion. The announcing of his name at driver introductions is nearly always met with boos, and that goes the same. The 2014 camping world rv sales 301 was a nascar sprint cup series stock car race that was held on july, 2014, at new hampshire motor speedway in loudon, new hampshire. Jul 14, 2014 shepherd was 40th, 16 laps off the pace, when secondplace logano tried to pass the slower car. Kenseth then overreacted to wreck logano at martinsville and got praise for it. Joey logano angered by accident at loudon the boston globe.
Having what he felt was a strong shot at team penske s first 12 finish since 2008 wrecked by a driver nearly 50 years older and some 16 laps behind him left joey logano frustrated at new. Jul 12, 2014 morgan shepherds senior status has become an ageold problem in nascar. Shepherd drew scrutiny sunday at new hampshire motor speedway when he caused joey logano to crash. The wreck started with joey logano pushing aric almirola, who then turned. Hes the second oldest race winner he was 51 in 1993. Every time hes blamed for being a dirty driver auto club 20, kansas 2015 especially, most drivers wouldnt have scolded in the same way for making the same moves. Safety fears at nascar after senior citizen morgan shepherd crashes.
For austin dillon, there had to be an element of deja vu in ryan newmans wreck on the frontstretch at the. Morgan shepherd, 72, causes crash and raises questions. The numerous ontrack incidents have also thinned out the number of people that like to. Joseph thomas logano born may 24, 1990, nicknamed sliced bread, is an american professional stock car racing driver. Logano didnt necessarily blame shepherds age for the accident, but did call his the slowest car on the track. Drivers have been suspended before for ontrack actions, but typically only for. After several runins in which older drivers appeared to bully logano a bit, he matured. Morgan shepherd says logano wreck had nothing to do with his. Nascars oldest track completed the project in february and used it once, last month in a lowerlevel event. I feel like there should be a driver s test before you get out in a cup car and. Jul, 2014 joey logano says contact with morgan shepherd on track is the reason for his crash in turn three at new hampshire.
Considerably older and slower than any driver on the track, the 72yearold shepherd took out contender joey logano in the second half of sundays race at new hampshire motor speedway. Jul 14, 2014 morgan shepherd can still probably handle a race car better than most people, but at 72 years old, the nascar driver s age is raising some questions. Convinced that one of his rivals carelessly wrecked him just as the race neared. Since entering the nascar world, joey logano has been a driver who many fans love to hate. Brad keselowski was collected in a crash that invovled teammate joey logano and kyle busch in sundays busch clash at daytona international speedway. Joey logano showed a driver could stay out on older tires sunday night and hold the lead. Things got heated on the nascar track when kyle busch furiously sucker punched joey logano after the monster energy cup kobalt 400 in las vegas on sunday. Is 72yearold morgan shepherd a danger to others in. Contested over 301 laps, it was the 19th race of the 2014 nascar sprint cup series season.
Check out the latest joey logano photos and pictures on. He is currently signed fulltime in the nascar cup series, driving the no. Kenseth exchanged words with logano after the race, accusing logano of shoving him off the track just before the wreck happened. Mar 19, 2016 kyle busch surged to win here in 20 when leaders denny hamlin and joey logano wrecked on the final lap, and brad keselowski got around kevin harvick on the last lap to win last year. Joey logano, shell make donations to help those impacted by. Ap nascar analysis 72yearold morgan shepherd driver. Johnson looked to have gotten a great start but couldnt shift into 4th gear, causing an 18car wreck.
Joey logano, shell make donations to help those impacted. Matt kenseth suspended for 2 races for intentionally. Late in the race, it would appear that logano passed hamlin on the track, but both had issues and hamlin finished 23rd. When surrounded by squirrels youre bound to get hit by a nut. Logano claimed that his former teammate intentionally wrecked him.
Log ano was the 2018 monster energy nascar cup series champion. Nascar dismissed loganos notion, pointing out shepherd has been approved to drive since 1970. Nov 01, 2015 after being involved in a wreck on a lap 435 restart, kenseth returned to the track multiple laps down as logano led. Morgan shepherd says logano wreck had nothing to do with. Ms halloween toyota, celebrates in victory lane after winning the monster energy nascar cup series first data 500 at. Jul, 2014 considerably older and slower than any driver on the track, the 72yearold shepherd took out contender joey logano in the second half of sundays race at new hampshire motor speedway. Fontana track could make for a wild race news goupstate. Harvick was seven years older than logano when the bakersfield native felt it. Oct 23, 2015 joey logano bumps matt kenseth from kansas win, chase advancement with four laps remaining in sundays hollywood casino 400 at kansas speedway, kenseth and logano were battling for the lead. Chris myers and jeff hammond speeds nascar raceday prerace show. Safety fears at nascar after senior citizen morgan shepherd.
Shepherd accident raises age question in nascar sports. Considerably older and slower than any driver on the track, the 72yearold shepherd took out contender joey logano in the second half. Shepherd accident raises age question in nascar the san. Replays show little, just that logano ended up with a wrecked car. Kyle busch punches ticket for nascar championship race. Joe gibbs racings matt kenseth got his revenge on rival joey logano sunday at martinsville speedway, wrecking the team penske driver as he was leading sundays chase race at martinsville speedway. Logano wrecked by oldest driver on track official site of. Joey logano isnt expecting a warm reception when he. At auto club, hamlin had just wrecked logano the week before at bristol so there was obviously bad blood brewing. Kyle busch earns spot in nascar championship race at. It has been almost 20 years since morgan shepherd last ran a full sprint cup season, and his last national series victory was in 1993.
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