Competing in the Nationwide Series for the first time in a month at Gateway International Raceway, Logano, 18, qualified fourth for Saturday night’s Missouri-Illinois Dodge Dealers 250, but his sights are set higher long term.

--(Cont'd From Front Page)-- If team owner Joe Gibbs and president J.D. Gibbs offer Logano the No. 20 Sprint Cup car Tony Stewart will leave at the end of the season, there is no question as to what Logano’s answer will be.

“If they offer it to me, I’d take it,” Logano said. “It’s something that has been talked about, but I’m not in a position to say anything. I don’t really know what I’m going to do yet. Like I said before, I’m focused on the No. 20 Nationwide car right now, and from there, that is Joe and J.D.’s deal.”

Not that Logano thought his rise to NASCAR’s highest level would be so meteoric, but Stewart’s decision to leave Gibbs in favor of a partnership in newly formed Stewart-Haas Racing opens a window of opportunity for the racing prodigy.

“I definitely think it’s a cool thing to even have your name in the hat on that one,” Logano said. “It’s a great team and a great car. The car has won two championships with Tony driving it. The whole team has been together for so long, and to be driving any car for Joe Gibbs Racing right now would be great.

“I’m just trying to make the best of my opportunities now. The only thing I’ve got set in stone right now is this Nationwide car, so I’ll make the best of it.”

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