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“For Years I’ve Battled With..”: Joey Logano Comes Clean on His Battle With Disease With Grave Psychological Impact

Published 12/23/2022, 11:00 AM EST

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Suffering from the autoimmune disease Alopecia, the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano disclosed the news that is hot off the press. He recently shared a tweet about the ordeal along with a video. As the tweet disclosed his personal battles with the disease, his captioned words quickly grabbed the readers’ attention towards its effects—less physical and more psychological.

In fact, Logano had been going through this for a long time apparently. Even though his on-track and social appearances have been able to hide the fact well, the hardships can not be understated. Here is what the American stock car star had to share.

Logano seems to be in a better state of mind

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Recollecting his past experiences after the incidence of the early hair loss condition, he expressed how people could not notice its physical manifestation since the sport demanded him to always don a safety helmet. And when he is not riding, the NASCAR star would hide the truth under his hat. Even though the post began with a rather sad note, he mentioned how he was able to ease his affliction to a large extent.

Apparently, the solution to all his psychological woes came in the form of hair health experts at HairClub. In the video clip, Logano was seen driving around only to eventually stop and remove his helmet as an act of breaking free from the shame that was crushing the star from inside. Logano caressing his hair without a worry in the world felt like poetic justice to his nearly three-year-long battle.

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In a tweet, Joey Logano stated, For years I’ve battled with alopecia and early hair loss. Many don’t notice since I wear a hat or helmet most of the time. I decided to do something about it and I couldn’t be happier. The great people at @HairClub found the perfect solution for me and my busy lifestyle #HairClub.”

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What did Joey Logano do to work on his Alopecia?

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As per Logano, he went ahead with a hair replacement and restoration company to help him with his condition. We are not sure if this would be a permanent solution. However, one thing is for certain, this would boost the Team Penske driver’s confidence immensely.

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Throughout his career, we have rarely seen Logano appearing in pictures or videos without a cap or his helmet on. However, as the video suggests, he looks more confident while flaunting his hair. Hair or no hair—Logano’s on-track performance in 2022 has been unmatched. He is one to watch out for in the forthcoming season!

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Srijan Mandal

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Srijan Mandal is a NASCAR author at EssentiallySports. He is currently pursuing his Master’s in Journalism and has been writing for his own blog as well, covering NASCAR, F1, F2, W Series, MotoGP, DTM, IndyCar, WRC, and WEC. Following motorsports for more than a decade, he has become a devout supporter of McLaren Racing, Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Bubba Wallace, Sir Lewis Hamilton, and Ayrton Senna.
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Nischal Kandpal