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CUP: Harvick - Tom Logano Should Go
Kevin Harvick has extended his feud to Tom Logano, Joey's father...
Kevin Harvick stands next to his car in the garage prior to practice for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Heluva Good 400 at Michigan International Speedway. (Photo: Getty Images)
The Kevin Harvick-Joey Logano feud reached new depths Friday as Harvick blasted Logano’s father, Tom, saying he needs to remove himself from an active role in his son’s racing exploits.
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Joey Logano and Harvick were involved in a late-race incident at Pocono Raceway last Sunday, and Logano confronted Harvick after the race, seconds after Logano’s father apparently urged him to address the matter with Harvick. It was the latest in a series of incidents involving the two drivers.
On Friday morning at Michigan International Speedway, where Sprint Cup drivers are scheduled to race Sunday, Logano defended his actions after last week’s race.
Later in the day, Harvick, in an appearance in the track’s media center, criticized Tom Logano as a continuing irritant and said Joey, 20, has more to learn.
“He [Joey] is getting pushed, and it’s very evident who’s pushing him the most, and that’s his dad,” Harvick said. “His dad shoved him into a pile like a dog chasing after a bone last week to go over there and want to fight. The good thing about it is, my guys did a great job in handling it. That could have escalated into something that it didn't really need to be.
“His father has no place in this. His father needs to step back and act like the rest of the dads and be happy that his kid is here. This isn't Little League baseball anymore. He just needs to stay away and act like a 50-year-old man or however old he is.”
Harvick said Joey Logano’s post-race comments last week were “on the edge of making it personal … and I don’t think he really wants to get into that. That’d be a lot worse for him than just handling it man-to-man and doing it the right way.”
Logano said Harvick’s wife, DeLana, “wears the firesuit in the family.”
Harvick said he and the Loganos have a long trail of problems.
“We had issues at Bristol [in the Nationwide race],” he said. “We raced for 40 laps, and it was chop, chop, chop, chop [indicating Logano chopped him off as he tried to pass]. That one ended up the way it ended up [with Harvick wrecking Logano].
“His dad has physical contact with one of my PR people. We go to Nashville, and I tell him, ‘All right, Joey, best thing you can do is get your dad under control.’ And he turned around, laughed at me, and said, ‘Do you really think that was a big deal?’ Obviously, now it’s a pretty big deal.
“We go to Phoenix. He crashes into the back of me and tries to spin me out down the straightaway. I blow it off. At Richmond [in the Nationwide race], he dumps me out of the way on the last restart and I lose four or five spots. At that point, I get out of the car, tell him how I feel. We go to Pocono and race hard, and things just happen. That’s how you got to race him from my standpoint.”
Harvick said he wants to settle the situation with Logano by talking it through but that he has had difficulty making that work.
“I feel like I can go to pretty much anybody in the garage and work something out,” he said. “It’s just at that particular stage where it’s up to him as to what he wants it to go into and how he wants to play the game. I’m fine with the game. I’ve been on both sides of it.”
Earlier in the day, driver Mark Martin voiced support for Joey Logano and described himself as “a Tom Logano fan,” saying he understood a father’s involvement in his son’s career.
Harvick took a verbal shot at Martin, a rare event in the Cup garage. “You got to figure Martin – him and the Loganos are buddies,” he said. “He’s on whoever’s side is most convenient this week.”
PDF > QUALIFYING ORDER: HELUVA GOOD! 400 - MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
LINK > PRACTICE ONE RESULTS: HELUVA GOOD! 400 - MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com and has been covering motorsports for 28 years. He has written several books on NASCAR, including "NASCAR: The Definitive History of America's Sport" and "Then Tony Said To Junior: The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told". He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.
PDF > QUALIFYING ORDER: HELUVA GOOD! 400 - MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
LINK > PRACTICE ONE RESULTS: HELUVA GOOD! 400 - MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Joey Logano and Harvick were involved in a late-race incident at Pocono Raceway last Sunday, and Logano confronted Harvick after the race, seconds after Logano’s father apparently urged him to address the matter with Harvick. It was the latest in a series of incidents involving the two drivers.
On Friday morning at Michigan International Speedway, where Sprint Cup drivers are scheduled to race Sunday, Logano defended his actions after last week’s race.
Later in the day, Harvick, in an appearance in the track’s media center, criticized Tom Logano as a continuing irritant and said Joey, 20, has more to learn.
“He [Joey] is getting pushed, and it’s very evident who’s pushing him the most, and that’s his dad,” Harvick said. “His dad shoved him into a pile like a dog chasing after a bone last week to go over there and want to fight. The good thing about it is, my guys did a great job in handling it. That could have escalated into something that it didn't really need to be.
“His father has no place in this. His father needs to step back and act like the rest of the dads and be happy that his kid is here. This isn't Little League baseball anymore. He just needs to stay away and act like a 50-year-old man or however old he is.”
Harvick said Joey Logano’s post-race comments last week were “on the edge of making it personal … and I don’t think he really wants to get into that. That’d be a lot worse for him than just handling it man-to-man and doing it the right way.”
Logano said Harvick’s wife, DeLana, “wears the firesuit in the family.”
Harvick said he and the Loganos have a long trail of problems.
“We had issues at Bristol [in the Nationwide race],” he said. “We raced for 40 laps, and it was chop, chop, chop, chop [indicating Logano chopped him off as he tried to pass]. That one ended up the way it ended up [with Harvick wrecking Logano].
“His dad has physical contact with one of my PR people. We go to Nashville, and I tell him, ‘All right, Joey, best thing you can do is get your dad under control.’ And he turned around, laughed at me, and said, ‘Do you really think that was a big deal?’ Obviously, now it’s a pretty big deal.
“We go to Phoenix. He crashes into the back of me and tries to spin me out down the straightaway. I blow it off. At Richmond [in the Nationwide race], he dumps me out of the way on the last restart and I lose four or five spots. At that point, I get out of the car, tell him how I feel. We go to Pocono and race hard, and things just happen. That’s how you got to race him from my standpoint.”
Harvick said he wants to settle the situation with Logano by talking it through but that he has had difficulty making that work.
“I feel like I can go to pretty much anybody in the garage and work something out,” he said. “It’s just at that particular stage where it’s up to him as to what he wants it to go into and how he wants to play the game. I’m fine with the game. I’ve been on both sides of it.”
Earlier in the day, driver Mark Martin voiced support for Joey Logano and described himself as “a Tom Logano fan,” saying he understood a father’s involvement in his son’s career.
Harvick took a verbal shot at Martin, a rare event in the Cup garage. “You got to figure Martin – him and the Loganos are buddies,” he said. “He’s on whoever’s side is most convenient this week.”
PDF > QUALIFYING ORDER: HELUVA GOOD! 400 - MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
LINK > PRACTICE ONE RESULTS: HELUVA GOOD! 400 - MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL SPEEDWAY
Mike Hembree is NASCAR Editor for SPEEDtv.com and has been covering motorsports for 28 years. He has written several books on NASCAR, including "NASCAR: The Definitive History of America's Sport" and "Then Tony Said To Junior: The Best NASCAR Stories Ever Told". He is a six-time winner of the National Motorsports Press Association Writer of the Year Award.
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