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Fit to be tied: Logano aims for record tying run

The newly turned 24-year-old has won four consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Dover International Speedway.

Joey Logano

Photo by: James Holland

This Saturday afternoon, Joey Logano can make history. Or, more accurately, tie history.

The newly turned 24-year-old has won four consecutive NASCAR Nationwide Series races at Dover International Speedway, site of Saturday's Buckle Up 200 Presented by Click It or Ticket (2:30 p.m. ET on ESPN). A fifth straight victory would tie a record for consecutive wins at a track, currently held by NASCAR Hall of Famers Jack Ingram (South Boston) and Dale Earnhardt (Daytona), and Kyle Busch (Texas).

Supremacy is an understatement when referring to Logano at Dover. He leads the series in pre-race driver rating (124.9) and average running position (5.4). In 10 starts he has posted four wins, six top fives, seven top 10s and three Coors Light poles at the one-mile track.

"Dover is just one of those tracks that I’ve taken a liking to over the years and I’ve really figured out what it takes to get a car around there," Logano said. "I can then relate that back to my team and my crew chief and we can get the car dialed in just like I need it. But it starts with having great cars and a great team behind you. When you come to the track, you are prepared and you just need to make little adjustments here and there to make sure everything is how you want it. And over the years, I’ve just figured out what those little adjustments need to be to be fast.”

Triple Duty: Busch Looks For Streak of His Own

Kyle Busch is three-for-three this season in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series. A fourth at Dover would match a personal best. And the way he run in the trucks, count him as one of the odds-on favorites at a track that sits adjacent to a casino.

If Busch can go four-for-four in this Friday afternoon's Lucas Oil 200 (5:30 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1), he will equal a career best mark of five consecutive wins (Busch also won last season's finale at Homestead-Miami). Busch last won five starts in a row in 2009.

Dover, a one-mile track, is one that would have fit the criteria for an Erik Jones start. Jones, who shares the No. 51 Toyota with Busch, is under 18 years old, and as such, can only run tracks that are less than 1.25 miles in length.

But Busch wanted this one. Why? For the chance at a rare triple-header sweep -- wins in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series, NASCAR Nationwide Series and NASCAR Sprint Cup Series. Busch pulled off the triple sweep at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2010, and is still the only driver to accomplish the feat.

“I’ve been very successful in all three series at Dover, so this spring race is one that I look at as a possible triple-win weekend," Busch said. "The concrete surface is very slick and some drivers don’t like the concrete feel one bit, while other drivers like it. For me, I enjoy going to Dover and Bristol. They are fun places to race because they are challenging and other drivers don’t necessarily get it. The race tracks are slick and having the right mindset going into those races can give you an advantage over the guys that aren’t looking forward to racing there.”

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