“I Don’t Care”: Joey Logano Shows No Love for Cup Series Championship Trophy, Leaves It Open to ‘Scratches’

Out of the four Cup Series drivers competing this weekend for the big prize, Joey Logano is the most experienced one. With six championship 4 appearances, he certainly holds an edge over his rivals about racing in the penultimate race. While much has been said about the playoff format and how it enabled Logano to save his sinking ship, the Penkse star is on the cusp of clinching his third championship this Sunday.

The driver of the #22 Ford Mustang couldn't help but smile when asked about his plans to celebrate the championship win. And how different the celebrations would be compared to his last two triumphs. Most of the teams and drivers do have some sort of idea of plans to commemorate a championship win, but Logano wants to keep the tradition going.

Joey Logano allows his team members to take home the championship trophy We've seen other major athletes from different sports posting about sleeping with the championship trophy. Lionel Messi from Argentina did the same, and since then, the trend seems to have caught on. Meanwhile, there are a few teams and drivers in NASCAR who still like to keep it traditional and bring the trophy to their race shops.

In Logano's case, what he does is allow the team members to take the championship trophy where they like to for a week. Truth be told, it has led to some interesting stories that the Penske star shared with Bob Pockrass. "I know we'll do the same thing as the other two. I let the guys take it; everybody in the team gets the trophy for a week. Do whatever you want with it; I don't care. They have fun, take pictures; take it to your hometown; I don't care. I've seen some crazy things."

"I was driving home one winter and Nick Hensley, our gas man, had in the back of his side-by-side heading to a Christmas tree-burning party after Christmas. There goes the Cup trophy on the bag of the side-by-side down 150; you know I'm like Jeez. So I don't care; have at it. It comes back with scratches, but we all want it together. Everyone should have some time to enjoy it," Logano shared further.

However, when it comes to sharing his plans for a third Cup Series title, Joey Logano has pretty much not mentioned anything about winning the cup to his entire team. And if he manages to pull that off this weekend, he certainly will be a part of an elite group of NASCAR drivers.

It's all about winning You might have heard different opinions and takes by drivers on Jeff Gluck's on how they measure success as a race car driver. There have been a few interesting answers about the same, but for Joey Logano, NASCAR racing is all about winning. And he isn't shy from embracing that challenge when he goes into this weekend on a hunt for his third NASCAR Cup Series title.

The #22 team wasn't the best throughout the regular season, far from it. Logano won the Nashville race, which was chaotic and had five overtimes, whereas he sealed his championship 4 spot with a fuel mileage strategy at Atlanta. But, now that he's crossed the hurdles, he knows what's at stake. "And so it's all about winning, is what that means. It's great to make it, but it's really all about winning at this point." He said this to Bob Pockrass.

A lot of NASCAR drivers have one or even two championship trophies to their name. But only a select few have won it three times or more. The likes of Jimmie Johnson, Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty, Darrell Waltrip, and Lee Petty are those who have three or more championship wins under their belt. And Logano will certainly be looking to enter his name among the legends.

The mere thought of it fuels Logano to go out there and give his absolute best. "There would be pride in that absolutely. I don't know if that's what drives me to do it, but it would be obviously a really cool piece of winning another championship," he added. Not to forget, a win either by Logano or his teammate Ryan Blaney will see Team Penske bag three Cup Series championships in a row. Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports were able to pull this off back in the late 2000s, and it looks like Penske drivers might dominate this era of NASCAR racing.