Joey Logano and Team Penske are staring at an early scare of being severely penalized by NASCAR. Logano donned a pair of gloves that were deemed unapproved by NASCAR. The 33-year-old was officially penalized after it was discovered that he altered his left glove to include webbing at the Atlanta qualifying race. But a new video revealed that the driver pulled off the same measures during the Daytona 500 qualifying rounds.

Logano was found in violation of Section 14.3.11 (Driver Protective Clothing/Equipment) of the Cup rule book, thus not meeting the S.F.I. specification. Despite securing a front-row starting position for the race, the driver had to serve a pass-through penalty and start from the back of the pack for Sunday’s race. However, the recent revelation of him using the same web gloves at the Daytona qualifying race has now raised some serious questions about him and his team.

Joey Logano exposed using glove tactics in Daytona qualifying

It looks like Joey Logano and his team were looking to make the most of their cheeky advantage with the use of webbed gloves during qualifying at Atlanta. This does come as a surprise because, before Atlanta, the driver also looked to have gained an unfair advantage by using similar tactics at Daytona and got away with it.

A video clip shared by NASCAR on Reddit via X shows Logano using a similar set of webbed gloves during round 2 of qualifying at Daytona. But what’s the advantage? The race cars are fairy-sealed and do not have mirrors, but there’s still a drag from the driver’s window, which is not sealed and instead is mounted with a safety net. Drivers often focus on blocking the area with their left hand to block some of the air passing through the nets and reduce the drag.

It’s not the case that other drivers are not using similar tactics to block the air through window netting. But the drivers do not use a webbed glove to do this. However, Logano pulled this unfair trick not once, but twice, knowing that he could well be violating the safety norms and guidelines put into place by NASCAR. So, given that NASCAR officials were kept in the dark about the infringement on Daytona International Speedway, Logano and his team could face a hefty fine and penalty and could be docked points.

In addition to starting at the back of the pack, Logano also had to serve a pass-through penalty on the first lap of the Cup race at Atlanta. On the Fox Broadcast, Mike Joy described Logano’s glove as “like a baseball glove” and shared a camera angle where the alteration was clearly visible. NASCAR will assess the cheating this week and a more severe penalty may be coming for the No. 22 Penske team. NASCAR has already Joey Logano $10,000 for the alteration at Atlanta Motor Speedway.

Logano’s gloves likely started out fully meeting the requirements of rule 14.3.1.1 which states that driver gloves must meet the SFI 3.3 rating, but as soon as they were modified, they automatically lost that certification. That’s per section 2.5 of the SFI 3.3 document which states, “Any Driver Accessory pertaining to this specification shall remain as constructed by the original manufacturer and shall not be modified or altered by anyone else.”

Nobody likes to see a team or driver bend the rules and cheat to gain an unfair advantage, especially the fans who were left furious.

“How unfair” NASCAR fans call out Joey Logano’s cheating at Daytona qualifying race

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A fan was curious to know the severity of the penalty to be brandished by NASCAR to Logano and his team, given he was on this act right from Daytona. “That’s insane, wonder if the penalty will also reflect him using it at Daytona too.” In light of recent evidence, it is possible that NASCAR may take further action against Logano and his team for using the same tactics at Daytona. It wouldn’t be surprising to see a points penalty, but maybe not on the same level as modifying NextGen parts, which is around 100 points.

At the Daytona 500, Logano was accompanied by 2021 Daytona winner Michael McDowell on the front row. Now a fan was ragged up and wanted the driver to get his Daytona pole after seeing the video clip. “GIVE McDowell HIS POLE!!!”

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One user even questioned Logan’s car’s capabilities. “The fact that this is actually giving the car an advantage just illustrates how lame this car is.” The driver of the No. 22 car is the third-lowest full-time NASCAR Cup Series driver in the point standings. Now, it may get even worse for Logano this week.

Another user deemed this act by Logano as unfair, suggesting no other teams use such measures to gain a marginal advantage in the race. “I’m sure no other teams were working in grey areas also, how unfair!”

He was already penalized in Atlanta where he started from the rear and served a pass-through penalty at the beginning. Now it remains to be seen how Logano and NASCAR respond after the driver was exposed for his violations yet again.