Logano Victorious in a Home Depot Bobsled in Lake Placid
January 11, 2009Joey Logano finally got the off-season victory he's been striving for after three attempts – a win in the Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge. Logano drove a bobsled painted up with a The Home Depot logo and its signature colors for the annual event in Lake Placid, N.Y which saw racers from two disciplines – NASCAR and NHRA.
Melanie Troxel, the fastest woman in the world with seven NHRA wins grabbed the morning event win which saw the
NHRA and NASCAR competitors race against the clock. Logano was seventh in the morning session, but picked it up in the afternoon. Logano beat Todd Bodine in the semifinals of the annual elimination challenge match between the two disciplines to face Troxel in a one-heat shootout for the title and bragging rights. Logano would not be defeated for the third year in a row and emerged with the win by defeating Troxel by a margin of .27 of a second down the 16-turn, three quarters of a mile course. His time was 49.81 seconds.
"I'm happy with my time, and it makes it a ton of fun to finally get a win," said Logano as he sported a mock Boris Said curly-haired wig. "This is a blast. I'm still not that good, but I got lucky. I just keep asking questions, same as in my Home Depot Cup car. I didn't think I had a chance against her."
Action from the Fifth Annual Bobsled Challenge which raised money for the USA Bobsled Team will air on SPEED on Jan. 24 and Jan. 31 with a pair of two-hour programs.




