Eighteen year old Middletown native Joey Logano fought an ill handling car all day long and finished 32nd in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut Sunday in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Despite the struggles, Logano's disappointing debut wasn't much different than the struggles some of the best drivers in the series went through when they made their first showing. Below is a comparison of the debuts of Sprint Cup Series champions Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson and that of Kyle Busch, who led the series with eight victories this season. Jeff Gordon 1992: Atlanta Motor Speedway Started: 21st Finished 31st Crashed, completed 164 of 328 laps (41 cars started the race) Jimmie Johnson 2001: Lowe's Motor Speedway Started: 15th Finished 39th Crashed, completed 192 of 334 laps Kyle Busch 2004: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Started: 18th Finished 41st Crash, completed 11 of 267 laps Joey Logano 2008: New Hampshire Motor Speedway Started: 40th Finished: 32nd Running, completed 297 of 300 laps. ...
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Eighteen year old Middletown native Joey Logano fought an ill handling car all day long and finished 32nd in his NASCAR Sprint Cup Series debut Sunday in the Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. Despite the struggles, Logano's disappointing debut wasn't much different than the struggles some of the best drivers in the series went through when they made their first showing. Below is a comparison of the debuts of Sprint Cup Series champions Jeff Gordon and Jimmie Johnson and that of Kyle Busch, who led the series with eight victories this season. Jeff Gordon 1992: Atlanta Motor Speedway Started: 21st Finished 31st Crashed, completed 164 of 328 laps (41 cars started the race) Jimmie Johnson 2001: Lowe's Motor Speedway Started: 15th Finished 39th Crashed, completed 192 of 334 laps Kyle Busch 2004: Las Vegas Motor Speedway Started: 18th Finished 41st Crash, completed 11 of 267 laps Joey Logano 2008: New Hampshire Motor Speedway Started: 40th Finished: 32nd Running, completed 297 of 300 laps. ...