Joey Logano has three championships in the NASCAR Cup Series but none in the Chase system that has returned this season .
From 2014-25, the waning races of NASCAR’s regular season typically were a scramble to make the championship field as a win earned a berth. 22 Ford was ranked 17th before winning two of the past four races. “So much so that our team slogan is ‘4 the haters. Because of the schedule conflict with Richmond, but a rain delay at Knoxville Raceway allowed the two-time Cup Series champion to arrive in time to lead all 50 laps, he had expected to miss Saturday’s main event.
That’s a clear yes,” Logano said with a chuckle after his victory Saturday at Richmond Raceway . “The number of guys that feel the pressure of making the Chase is probably less,” said Christopher Bell, who is among seven drivers who have clinched Chase spots. “We’ve been able to switch our goals from making the Chase to winning the championship,” said Logano, whose No. “I’m proud of everyone sticking together,” Logano said. “It’s extremely surreal just to talk about the day and the range of emotions,” Larson said.
The Team Penske driver is embracing the challenge of proving he can win a title in the format that puts a greater emphasis on banking consistently strong finishes. “Do I have a little chip on my shoulder? That’s where we’re at. That’s good extra motivation. “In years past, everybody on the outside still had an opportunity to get in, and now it’s kind of dwindled to a couple guys fighting for the spots. “It’s quite the turnaround. I look at the last month and a half, we’ve been capable of winning all of them. “There are times you see teams break, and it doesn’t take much longer running the way we were until something probably was going to break. We’ve been able to make quite the recovery to have a legit shot at the championship.
