The record of three-time has a brand new title.
Joey Logano.
The Man with a Mulligan used it nicely, successful Sunday’s at Phoenix to win his third Cup Sequence championship and a 3rd straight for workforce proprietor Roger Penske.
It is fairly a listing of three-time champs: Lee Petty, David Pearson, Cale Yarborough, Darrell Waltrip, Tony Stewart.
Let’s evaluate.
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1. A Penske pair led the best way
Joey Logano darted to the entrance after a late-race restart and held on. “Holding on” included conserving teammate Ryan Blaney in his mirror, which did not appear to be it might be straightforward, as Blaney gained a number of floor with every lap however could not shut the deal within the closing laps.
“I really like the playoffs,” Logano instructed the nationwide TV viewers afterward. “What a race. What a Group Penske battle there on the finish. It is actually particular. I do not know if I am the most effective driver, however I’ve the most effective workforce.”
He additionally wanted some luck. Keep in mind, after the sixth race of the playoffs and the tip of the Spherical of 12, Logano was toast. He was sitting ninth whereas the highest eight had been advancing.
Then Alex Bowman’s automobile got here in gentle on the post-race scales, handing him a penalty and advancing Logano into eighth within the present playoff standings and conserving his hopes alive.
2. Title contenders end 1, 2, 3
Of the 4 championship finalists, they completed 1, 2, 3 and … sixth.
William Byron completed third, nicely behind Blaney, and Tyler Reddick completed sixth, conserving workforce co-owner Michael Jordan from including a NASCAR championship to this six NBA titles.
It is the tenth time in 11 years beneath this format that the Cup champ additionally gained the ultimate race.
3. Sounds of silence
The ultimate checkered flag of the NASCAR season at all times alerts the beginning of a pair quiet months.
It will not be too lengthy after the vacations that the ignitions are flipped and all of it begins once more. As traditional, it begins at Daytona, and as traditional, it would not begin with NASCAR, however IMSA and the Rolex 24.
The three-day pre-Rolex take a look at weekend at Daytona shall be Jan. 17-19, with the Jan. 25-26 Rolex 24 highlighting a busy lengthy weekend of IMSA racing.
As for NASCAR, 2025 begins with the Busch Mild Conflict, Feb. 2, at historic Bowman Grey Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. Two weeks later is the 67th operating of the Daytona 500, which can culminate 5 days of NASCAR racing at Daytona to formally open the common season.
(This story was up to date so as to add new data.)
