Source: NASCAR Public Relations
Newton, Iowa – Kevin Harvick is already a NASCAR Nextel Cup Series star.
Chances are Joey Logano will be one someday.
Especially if the 16-year-old continues on his current torrid pace. Logano won his third Grand National Division race in four career starts in Sunday’s Featherlite Coaches 200. And his latest win came over runner-up Kevin Harvick by nearly two and a half seconds – a day after Harvick won the NEXTEL Cup All-Star Challenge and three months after he won the Daytona 500.
“It was fun racing against him,” said Logano following what he called the biggest win of his career. “We ran hard. We bumped each other a couple times. I had fun (and) I’m sure he had a blast, too.”
The first NASCAR sanctioned event at Iowa Speedway drew a facility-record estimated crowd of 24,741. It was also one of the largest stand-alone crowds in NASCAR Grand National Division history.
The race was the second in three days in which the NASCAR Grand National Divisions – the West Series and the Busch East Series – ran together. But Logano, a development driver for Joe Gibbs Racing, and Harvick, a former West Series champion, nearly turned into a two-man show.
The two swapped the lead 15 times, with Logano moving into first for the final time following on a lap 194 restart.
“I got a good start,” Logano said. “We went down into (turn) 1 and I said, ‘Here we go, checker or wrecker.’ I drove it in there, I heard him on and off the gas, I was on and off the gas, we were both sideways ...”
Harvick said he was unable to mount a challenge in the closing laps because of engine problems.
“We were in trouble (early),” said Harvick. “The motor was on seven cylinders there and I think it’s a huge credit to the race track because I could overdrive my car into the corner ... not use the brake, and use the banking to still race.”
Jesus Hernandez, a development driver for Ginn Racing and a member of the Drive for Diversity program, finished third. West Series drivers Johnny Borneman and Mike Duncan were fourth and fifth respectively.
| Finish | Start | Car # | Series | Driver | Hometown | Car | Laps | Money Won | Reason Out |
| 1 | 2 | 10 | E | Joey Logano | Middletown, Conn. | Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil Chevrolet | 200 | $14,300 | |
| 2 | 1 | 33 | W | Kevin Harvick | Bakersfield, Calif. | Featherlite Coaches Chevrolet | 200 | $9,500 | |
| 3 | 23 | 4 | E | Jesus Hernandez | Fresno, Calif. | Waste Management Chevrolet | 200 | $5,000 | |
| 4 | 37 | 8 | W | Johnny Borneman | Ramona, Calif. | Twisted X Boots/Red Line Oil Ford | 200 | $5,945 | |
| 5 | 3 | 9 | W | Mike Duncan | Bakersfield, Calif. | Lucas Oil Chevrolet | 200 | $4,445 | |
| 6 | 17 | 66 | W | Justin Lofton | Westmorland, Calif. | Lofton Cattle/Cometic Ford | 200 | $3,350 | |
| 7 | 12 | 81 | W | Brett Thompson | Jerome, Idaho | Pets Best Insurance Chevrolet | 200 | $3,945 | |
| 8 | 7 | 30 | E | Jeff Anton | Russell, Mass. | Baran Institute of Technology Chevrolet | 200 | $3,345 | |
| 9 | 18 | 20 | W | Eric Richardson | Bakersfield, Calif. | GreenFrogRoastCo.com Chevrolet | 200 | $3,445 | |
| 10 | 31 | 31 | W | Tim McCreadie | Watertown, N.Y. | FERRIS/RCR Chevrolet | 200 | $2,000 | |
| 11 | 33 | 21 | W | Ryan Foster | Anderson, Calif. | Golden Gate Petroleum Chevrolet | 200 | $2,200 | |
| 12 | 11 | 63 | E | John Salemi | Nashua, N.H. | Milwaukee Tools/Express Signs Chevrolet | 200 | $2,000 | |
| 13 | 19 | 6 | W | David Mayhew | Atascadero, Calif. | HPS/Victory Circle/Attune Systems Chevrolet | 200 | $1,975 | |
| 14 | 27 | 51 | E | Jonathan Smith | Beacon Falls, Conn. | Motion Racing/Sign-A-Rama Chevrolet | 200 | $2,695 | |
| 15 | 39 | 5 | W | Eric Hardin | Anaheim, Calif. | Alta Dena Dairy Chevrolet | 200 | $1,925 | |
| 16 | 36 | 03 | E | Rogelio Lopez | Mexico City, Mexico | Telmex Chevrolet | 200 | $1,900 | |
| 17 | 34 | 71 | W | Daryl Harr | St. Albert, AB | WestWorld Computers Chevrolet | 200 | $1,875 | |
| 18 | 32 | 11 | E | Jeffrey Earnhardt | Mooresville, N.C. | DEI Chevrolet | 200 | $2,095 | |
| 19 | 8 | 16 | W | Brian Ickler | San Diego, Calif. | NAPA Auto Parts Chevrolet | 200 | $2,420 | |
| 20 | 24 | 2 | W | Mike David | Modesto, Calif. | Bennett Lane Winery Ford | 199 | $2,995 | |
| 21 | 42 | 57 | E | John Freeman | Huntersville, N.C. | Kenwood/Freeman's Stereo & Video Chevrolet | 199 | $2,785 | |
| 22 | 35 | 22 | W | Jason Bowles | Ontario, Calif. | Sunrise Ford/Turbo Torq Ford | 199 | $1,775 | |
| 23 | 28 | 1 | W | Jim Inglebright | Fairfield, Calif. | Jelly Belly Chevrolet | 198 | $2,345 | |
| 24 | 40 | 84 | E | Dion Ciccarelli | Severn, Md. | Operation Gratitude Chevrolet | 198 | $2,320 | |
| 25 | 9 | 14 | W | Andrew Myers | Newport Beach, Calif. | Toyota of Escondido Chevrolet | 197 | $2,295 | |
| 26 | 20 | 37 | E | Michelle Theriault | Bristol, Conn. | Glock, Inc. Chevrolet | 197 | $1,325 | |
| 27 | 41 | 88 | W | Alex Haase | Las Vegas, Nev. | Motorway Auto Group of El Paso Chevrolet | 197 | $2,245 | |
| 28 | 10 | 52 | E | Jamie Hayes | Norlina, N.C. | J.L. Hendrick Chevrolet | 196 | $1,300 | |
| 29 | 29 | 61 | E | Mike Olsen | N. Haverhill, N.H. | Little Trees Chevrolet | 192 | $2,845 | |
| 30 | 13 | 32 | E | Ruben Pardo | Mexico City, Mexico | Supercuts Dodge | 175 | $1,650 | |
| 31 | 22 | 29 | W | Scott Lynch | Burley, Idaho | Jasper Engines/Intertech Dodge | 175 | $1,650 | Accident |
| 32 | 25 | 7 | E | Pierre Bourque | Ottawa, Ont. | driving.ca Dodge | 171 | $2,245 | Accident |
| 33 | 14 | 46 | W | Jeff Barkshire | Auburn, Wash. | Centennial Batteries Chevrolet | 166 | $1,650 | |
| 34 | 5 | 92 | E | Marc Davis | Mitchelville, Md. | Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil Chevrolet | 165 | $1,300 | Vibration |
| 35 | 26 | 91 | E | Richard Jarvis Jr | Ocean City, Md. | Herring Creek Blds/Hudson Chevrolet | 150 | $1,300 | Vibration |
| 36 | 21 | 40 | E | Matt Kobyluck | Uncasville, Conn. | Mohegan Sun Chevrolet | 113 | $2,245 | Accident |
| 37 | 6 | 44 | E | Sean Caisse | Pelham, N.H. | Casella Waste Systems Chevrolet | 94 | $2,245 | Accident |
| 38 | 16 | 35 | E | Eric Holmes | Salida, Calif. | Waste Management Recycle America Chevrolet | 76 | $1,300 | Engine |
| 39 | 38 | 99 | E | Bryon Chew | Mattituck, N.Y. | Huntin The World Chevrolet | 51 | $2,245 | Clutch |
| 40 | 4 | 83 | E | Peyton Sellers | Danville, Va. | Strutmasters.com Chevrolet | 51 | $1,300 | Engine |
| 41 | 30 | 43 | E | Tim Schendel | Sparta, Wis. | Matthews Solocam Dodge | 9 | $1,300 | Accident |
| 42 | 15 | 3 | E | John Wes Townley | Watkinsville, Ga. | Zaxby's/BB&T Chevrolet | 3 | $1,895 | Accident |
| Did not qualify | |||||||||
| 64 | E | Chase Austin # | |||||||
| 77 | W | Mike Gallegos | |||||||
| 65 | W | Stan Silva, Jr. | |||||||
| 12 | E | Chris Bristol | |||||||
| 59 | W | Kyle Cattanach | |||||||
| 76 | E | Jerick Johnson | |||||||
| 26 | E | Scott Bouley | |||||||
| 54 | W | Tim Woods III | |||||||
| 15 | W | Jack Sellers | |||||||
| 00 | E | Trevor Bayne | |||||||