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NASCAR’s Youngest Superstar is a Homeschooler

Joey Logano, who broke NASCAR records this weekend as the youngest rookie to win the NASCAR Sprint Cup race, is a homeschooler.

Although 19-year-old Logano’s name has been splashed across sports pages after winning the race, many reports do not mention that he has been homeschooled since the fourth grade by his parents, Tom and Debbie Logano.

Logano beat out four-time cup champion Jeff Gordon and Kurt Busch, who placed second and third respectively at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway.

His father credits racing with helping his son develop the necessary poise to handle himself in the professional racing circuit. In an interview with the St. Petersburg Times, he said, “Racing has been where he socializes the most, and he’s always been racing with people older than him, so I think it’s helped him. He’s had to communicate with a lot of adults at a young age.”

Joey Logano began racing when he was just six years old. In an interview with the Hartford Courant in 2001, Logano commented, “I have home schooling and I really like that. I don’t feel like I’m missing anything by not going to school. I feel like I learn more that way.”