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“That Was the Beginning of the End”—Reigning NASCAR Champion Joey Logano Predicts a Sad Demise

Published 01/21/2023, 4:17 PM EST

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The world of NASCAR is filled with amazing stories from the tracks as well as off of them. As fans get ready for the next season to begin, some of their favorite drivers have been giving out interesting scoops. One of them is Joey Logano, who is known to be very candid in interviews. 

Recently the 2022 Cup Series Champion was invited for an interview with David Gravel on a YouTube live session. They spoke in length about Logano’s experience at the racing tracks. The live stream was open for questions from the fans, and Logano did not shy away from giving real and unfiltered responses. 

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Asking Logano about his thoughts on Talladega Superspeedway, a fan remarked that after each race, more drivers are expressing their concerns about speed and safety. Building upon that, Gravel asked Logano, I don’t understand how car owners support or want to race at superspeedways. Like it’s just crazy to me how much torn-up shit there is at every single Super Speedway race. So give us the real feedback because you’re living in it.”

The Team Penske star said in agreement, “Nobody wants to, nobody likes it. I’m 100 percent honest, there’s not a competitor on the racetrack I don’t believe unless it’s somebody that can’t win any other race tried super Speedways, is kind of the great equalizer.”

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He said that he definitely enjoyed it and loved the craft because one has to learn to be good at it. Comparing it to a game of chess he said that it was interesting how one has to learn to be good at it and know the competitors and think of their every move. Remembering an earlier time when Joe Gibbs Racing went for it with their four cars lined up and committed to each other as a team, he said, “they smoked everybody by being great teammates. That was the beginning of the end of Speedway racing in my opinion.”

 

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Logano’s thoughts on the end of speedway racing

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Logano is among the younger stars to achieve the kind of success he has in the Cup Series. He thinks it was the JGR tactics that led to him getting good at the speedways. He realized that they have to work together as a team and learn more things while refining all that he knew. And all that brainstorming and learning was what made him good at Super Speedways.

He shared that mostly following someone and not pressing for the lead position is not ideal, despite every driver wanting to get to the checkered flag first. Additionally, with all the car modifications and more power, it seems a bit dangerous to do so. 

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Well, that’s as as candid and honest as any driver can be, and Logano is right up there. But despite all his recent heroics, he recently found himself humbled in the presence of two legends. After the interaction, he would want to continue his form even more and his fans will be looking forward to a fantastic 2023. 

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Tanvvi Anand

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Tanvvi is a NASCAR writer at Essentially Sports. After completing her Graduation degree in Psychology from St. Xavier's college, she pursued a career in the media & entertainment industry.
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Nischal Kandpal