Full Throttle

A few days ago Speed TV floated the rumor Joey Logano would make his Cup presence felt at the wheel of the #96 entry fielded by Hall of Fame Racing.

At the time I rated it less than likely, but also used the “weasel phrase” on the other the hand as a way to hedge my bet.

Well I lose, (But glad I weaseled my way into being close) HoF has confirmed what was rumor, Logano will make 5 Cups starts for HoF starting with the Sept. 14 Sylvania 300 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway. (Can you hear Bruton Smith cheering in the background?)

“We look forward to working with Joey during the five races he will drive the No. 96 DLP HDTV Toyota,” said Tom Garfinkel, co-owner of Hall of Fame Racing. “We’re happy to work with Joe Gibbs Racing to assist in Joey’s development as he prepares for a full season in Sprint Cup next year.”

“We appreciate Hall of Fame Racing helping us get Joey ready for 2009,” said J.D. Gibbs, president of Joe Gibbs Racing. “They came to us with the idea before the August Michigan race and we think it’s a great win/win for all of us.”

Well good, for that kid but it was just a short time ago, Aug 7th to be precise, another kid had this to say about racing for HoF:

“I have really enjoyed my time testing with the people on the team and I’m looking forward to having a successful weekend at Michigan in the DLP HDTV Toyota and helping Hall of Fame Racing finish out the season as strong as possible.”

That was Brad Coleman a short three weeks ago when he was handed the #96 ride.

I guess when you’re 20 as Coleman is, and Joe Gibbs comes knocking on the door of its satellite team HoF 18 years of age is the “new 20″

Too bad because they both deserve a shot at a quality ride in Cup.