Tougher, More Mature Joey Logano Finally a Superstar with 2015 Daytona 500 Win

Mark Martin is a humble man, but somewhere on Sunday as he watched Joey Logano take the Daytona 500, he was thinking, but probably not saying, I told you so. Partly because Martin is not prone to hyperbole, people listen to him. Now, since Logano won the Great American Race, Martin’s vision is confirmed. Martin, who was recently nominated for the NASCAR Hall of Fame, championed Logano’s cause for about half a decade before anyone else. When Logano was around 12, Martin used to tell anyone who’d listen that he’d seen a kid who might be the best there ever was. Logano rose in the ranks by means of his talent. All he lacked was maturity and, often, toughness. And a victory in NASCAR's toughest race requires both. ...

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