Joey Logano’s webbed glove drama reached new heights as NASCAR officials revealed that the entire glove used by Logano at the Daytona and Atlanta races was fully webbed. Initially, it was reported that webbing on the glove was restricted to the thumb and the finger. However, in the light of recent events, it looks like the Penske driver was deliberate in his cheating efforts.

NASCAR officials were made aware of the issues just prior to the Atlanta race and thus handed him penalties. He was snubbed of his front-row start at Atlanta and was also fined $10,000 for the use glove during qualifying races. However, with the recent developments, it will be interesting to see if NASCAR officials take a stern call against the driver and team.

Was Joey Logano let off the hook by NASCAR officials?

Logano’s use of the webbed glove during the qualifying races was the beginning of the webbed glove drama. The Penske driver, in fact, deliberately cheated to get himself an edge over his rivals for the crucial qualifying races. He managed to pull off his cheating tactic successfully at the Daytona International Speedway, but he was caught red-handed prior to the Atlanta race.

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The penalty served saw him getting pushed to the tail end of the pack, along with a drive-through penalty after he took the green at Atlanta Motor Speedway. However, the final verdict on the whole situation saw officials fine Logano and his team $10,000 in violation of safety protocols.

The twist here is that initially it was stated that the webbing on the gloves was between the thumb and index finger. But now that officials have released a snapshot of the webbed glove, it looks like the driver essentially donned a baseball glove. So was the penalty of a mere fine by the officials justified, knowing how well these tactics alter the results of a qualifying session?

While this incident has ignited debate among community experts, fans have now joined the bandwagon after the recent revelation.

Fans divided over Logano’s webbed glove

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NASCAR fans do not agree on a range of issues and always seem to have contrasting opinions of their own. So was the case with Logano’s use of webbed gloves. While some outright labeled him as a cheater, others applauded the genius idea to get around the rules of the sport.

One fan was not satisfied with the ruling of officials and the fines imposed by them on Logano. He wrote, “Has Joey been asked if he knew he was cheating, or if he was just handed the gloves, or if it was idea that he did it himself. Regardless, the penalty was way too light for a safety equipment violation. If it bad Carl Long, they would have suspended him.”

Another fan called out Logano’s motives, “Driver can’t plead no knowledge on this one, what’s he got to say?”

In a rather contrasting idea, a fan suggested allowing the driver to use such gloves for the races, “Sacking the man’s gloves is silly. Let em all do it.”

Meanwhile, a fan saw the funny side to this whole incident, stating, “Joey brought his baseball glove to the wrong track. MLB Spring Training is in Phoenix.”

The fans have picked their sides. Now, with the revelation that the entire glove was webbed, we’ll hopefully soon find out the true extent of the severity of Logano’s transgression and that of his team.