Southern 500 at Darlington Raceway Advance

May 5, 2010

The Home Depot Team Notes of Interest

• Joey Logano returns to the site of one of his most memorable races of the 2009 season, Darlington Raceway. Known as the track "Too Tough to Tame" and often brutal to rookies on the Sprint Cup Series circuit, Logano qualified The Home Depot Toyota in the fifth spot, led 19 laps and finished in the ninth position.
• The 19-year-old Logano will be making his 50th NASCAR Sprint Cup Series start this weekend at Darlington Raceway. The sophomore driver has already made his mark in the NASCAR history books by becoming the youngest race winner, rookie of the year and pole sitter in the Sprint Cup Series.
• Logano and The Home Depot Team moved to 17th in the Sprint Cup Series standings after their 16th-place finish at Richmond International Raceway on Saturday night. Logano sits 97 points out of the 12th spot, the cut off to the Chase for the Sprint Cup.
• 20 in the 20! Logano will turn 20 this month as the driver of the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota. Over the four week span fans can see videos of Logano on www.homedepotracing.com telling them the 20 things they should know about him before he turns 20. The final video will be posted on May 22. This week's installment will include his full name, where he went to school, what he eats when he comes home from the track and one of his favorite hobbies.
• Fans of Logano can meet him at The Home Depot store #8580 in Florence, S.C. on Thursday, May 6 from 5 – 7 p.m. The store is located at 3051 West Radio Dr. There will be a children's workshop, photo opportunities with the No. 20 Home Depot Toyota and an autograph signing by Logano. Wristbands for the signing will be given out one hour prior to the first 700 fans in line.
• Welcome aboard The Home Depot associates from store #6530 from Rosenberg, Tex. The store number will adorn the rear quarter panel on the No. 20 car this weekend in Darlington.
• The No. 20 Team is taking chassis #266 to Darlington Raceway for the Saturday night race. This chassis has yet to be used in competition, but was the back-up car at Texas. Chassis #250 will be the back-up car for the Southern 500, it served the same role last weekend, but was raced three times last year (the fall races at Pocono, Loudon and Phoenix).
• To access the online media guide visit: www.elevationgrp.com/homedepot. Other helpful information can be found on: www.homedepotracing.com and twitter.com/homedepotracing.

Logano Quotes:

On Darlington…

"Darlington really is a tough track, it will eat you up and spit you out. Track position is so key there it's unreal, which makes qualifying so important. If you get a lot of cautions, there are a ton of different strategies going on. There are guys taking four tires, two tires, fuel only, you see it all. You just hope you are in a good position at the end."

"Last year I really struggled through practice, we were somewhere between 25th and 30th. Then in qualifying I went in with a different attitude and all of a sudden it just clicked, like a light switch. I qualified fifth, led laps and was running up front…at Darlington. We finished ninth but we were much better than that. Last year we were sitting 33rd or something in the standings and we were going to be close on fuel when the last caution waved. When you are in the situation, close to falling out of the top 35, you have to be conservative so we pitted for gas and finished ninth. I'm really looking forward to going back."

Logano Darlington Raceway Stats

Date	Start	Finish	Laps	Laps Led	Status	Earnings
5/9/09	5	9	367/367	19	Running	$138,874
Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg. Start	Avg. Finish	Earnings
1	0	0	1	5	9	$138,874

Logano 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats

Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg. Start	Avg. Finish	Earnings	Pts. Position
10	0	2	4	14.7	18.5	$1,547,305	17th

Logano Career NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Stats

Starts	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Avg. Start	Avg. Finish	Earnings
49	1	5	11	20.3	20.7	$7,184,840

No. 20 Home Depot Team
Primary Team Members:
Crew Chief – Greg Zipadelli Lead Engineer – Adam Stevens	Car Chief – Jason Shapiro Engine Specialist – Michael Johnson	Engine Builder – Mark Cronquist Spotter – Mark Robertson
Over-The-Wall Crew Members:
Jackman – Jason Tate Gas Man – Andrew Bruckler Catch Can – Brian Larson	Front Tire Changer – Ira Jo Hussey Rear Tire Changer – Coleman Dallarhide	Front Tire Carrier – Thomas Dean Rear Tire Carrier – Eric Groen
Other Crew Members:
Truck Drivers – Tom McCrimmon & Scott Crowell Mechanics – Scott Geerts & Todd Brewer Second Engineer – Jacob Canter	Tire Specialist – Jerold Shires Pit Support – Bill Byrne	Shock Specialist – Dusty Boyd IT Support – Nathan Boone