NASCAR CUP SERIES: CHAMPIONSHIP

November 10, 2024

Joey Logano

Frontstretch Quotes

An Interview with:

Q. What is it about these moments that make you and Paul absolutely come to life and find a different level?

JOEY LOGANO: I love the playoffs. I love it, man. What a race! What a Team Penske battle there at the end. Had a good restart and was able to get in front of the 12. And he had a lot of long run speed there, and it was all I had there to hold him off.

Man, three of them, that's really special to get that. What a team. To fight through today, we went through a little bit of adversity throughout the race. I can't thank Ford enough and Shell and Pennzoil and Hunt Brothers Pizza, Paul Wolfe. What a crew chief do I have?

I've got the best team. I don't know if I'm the best driver, but I've got the best team, and together we're very well-rounded and can show up when it matters the most. We've got a mentally tough team that can make things happen when it matters.

Q. What did you find to keep your teammate Ryan Blaney behind you because he caught you awfully quick?

JOEY LOGANO: Coleman Pressley. He was telling me where he was. He was up there telling me the best lanes to run. And it's a balance of putting dirty air on him and running the fastest laps for my Ford. We just got a little too tight there at the end and couldn't really rap the bottom as well as I wanted to.

One-two for Team Penske, three championships in a row since this Next-Gen car. Couldn't be more proud of everyone at the shop that's built these things.

Our pit stall is way over there because of what happened, and I'm kind of bummed I don't see them out here yet.

Q. As a team, you told me Tuesday we won at the right times, we kept pressure on everybody else. How much of this championship story is about maximizing the opportunities you had?

JOEY LOGANO: Yeah, the race started in Vegas for us. The amount of work and effort that went into building this race car right here, the amount of time, I don't think anyone works harder than us. We were up at 6:00 in the morning this morning going over stuff. The guys just want it bad. I'm glad we delivered.

It was looking iffy there for a minute, but that restart was really the difference-maker, and gosh, I'm so proud of the team.