Joey Logano Against Age Restriction In Cup Series

NASCAR has already indicated that it plans on implementing a ruling wherein racers between 18 to 21 years will not be able to compete in Cup Series. Their rationale is that the drivers falling under this bracket might not be mature enough to handle the pressure that comes with being a NASCAR driver. However, not all are in agreement with this statement. Take Joey Logano for example.

Joey Logano is a 17-year old race car driver racing under the Joe Gibbs Racing banner. Coined their �child prodigy,� he and his team were expecting him to be able to make his nationwide debut on May 31 at the Dover International Speedway. However, if NASCAR has their way, it looks like he might have to wait a couple of more years.

"I like the way they have their system now, where you run short tracks [and are approved to advance to bigger tracks] by NASCAR officials," Logano said, "I feel it's a good way, but it's kind of out of my hands what we can do about it. Whatever happens, happens there."

A lot of people have been praising the abilities that Logano has at such a young age, including race car driver Mark Martin. Martin believes that Logano could compete and win in the next couple of years. This isn�t a surprise considering that his driving experience in terms of years almost rivals the experience of any veteran driver in the track since he�s been behind the wheel and competing at the age of six. Even Gibbs Racing team is pegging their hopes on him that he will one day become a superstar.

�It's a big deal for us, we've invested tons in Marc [Davis, another 17-year-old] and Joey," J.D. Gibbs said. "Our feeling on it is there's a good system in place -- if a guy's not ready, he's not mature enough, you don't go to the next track, you don't [advance] to the next series.�

It remains to be seen whether the age restriction will hamper Joey Logano�s dream to race nationwide this year or not. But if he and Gibbs Racing had their way, they would want to have the �child prodigy� racing in the track sooner rather than later.

Sources: Espn, Joe Gibbs Racing, augnews.com