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Joey Logano is joining David Gilliland Racing in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series for the Bristol Motor Speedway dirt race, DGR announced Wednesday, April 6.
He’ll drive the No. 54 Planet Fitness Ford in his first Truck start since 2015.
Logano joins fellow NASCAR Cup Series driver Harrison Burton, who’s piloting the No. 17 for the team.
WE’RE NOT DONE YET!
We’ve got Cup Series champion and past Bristol Dirt winner @joeylogano behind the wheel at The Last Great Coliseum! 🟪🟨 pic.twitter.com/KpYySd8yX3
— David Gilliland Racing (@dgr_racing) April 6, 2022
Logano won last year’s Cup race on the Bristol dirt track. He currently sits fifth in the point standings with one top five and three top 10s this year.
In the Truck Series, he has one victory at Martinsville Speedway in 2015, as well as four top fives.
The Pinty’s Truck Race on Dirt airs on Saturday, April 16 at 8 p.m. ET on FOX Sports 1.
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The 54 number is interesting. Looks very similar to the one JGR/KBM uses.