Former NCWSE Rivals Caisse, Logano Return Home To Battle

Athletes relish competing - and winning - in front of family and friends
and this weekend, New Englanders Joey Logano and Sean Caisse (No. 2
Richard Childress Chevrolet) are no exception.

Logano is a native of Middletown, Conn., and has long considered NHMS his
home track. Caisse, however, can truly lay claim. He's from Pelham, N.H.,
55 miles south of Loudon.

The two met for the first time in NASCAR Nationwide Series competition at
the track where they last battled in the NASCAR Camping World Series East
in 2007.

They raced against each other twice that season. In the first event,
Logano started on the pole while Caisse started second. Logano went on to
win; Caisse finished 24th due to a cut tire. They met again six races
later with Caisse in the third starting position, Logano sixth. Caisse led
31 laps and was chasing Logano during the final 10 laps, but Logano won
again. Caisse settled for runner-up.

Logano's quick trek up the NASCAR ladder is well-documented. Caisse, on
the other hand, has had a steeper climb. In 2005, he put his New Hampshire
Technical Institute education on hold and moved to Charlotte to compete in
the NASCAR Camping World Series East where he won series rookie of the
year honors and finished seventh in the standings. He was runner-up in the
rankings in 2006-07, with seven wins and 10 poles during that span. He
made his NASCAR Nationwide debut in 2006 for Kevin Harvick Inc. and was
signed by RCR last May. He made his 2009 season debut at Nashville
Superspeedway earlier this month.

"It gives me confidence heading back home to a track that I'm familiar
with and have had some success," said Caisse. "I think I'm the only New
Hampshire driver in the field, so we'll have the fans on our side for
sure."

"It's funny that I have a NASCAR Sprint Cup start at Loudon, but this will
be my first NASCAR Nationwide race," his counterpart, Logano, said. "It's
a little bit of a homecoming for me. Loudon is the only race in the New
England area and it would be cool to get a win up there because they have
great fans that have supported me for a long time." Logano has won twice
this year in NASCAR Nationwide competition - at Nashville Superspeedway in
April and three weeks ago at Kentucky.