Joey Logano Intentionally Sleepwalked Through Homestead to Focus on Phoenix
4 weeks agoJust like in 2022, Joey Logano had a subpar day at Homestead by design after locking himself into the Championship 4 at Las Vegas. Logano's team is obviously primarily focused on going all in on Phoenix to maximize his chances for a championship, a strategy which proved effective that year. As a result, he went through the motions at Homestead, finishing a mere 28th with an average running position of 20th in a race where the seven other drivers in the Round of 8 were all in the top ten as often as not. There was nothing whatsoever at stake for Logano yesterday as long as he didn't get hurt, so it's understandable he decided to chill. He still hasn't had a top four season by any means, but he is probably being criticized too much for not being consistent when the knockout playoff format doesn't reward that.
Source: Racing Reference
Source: Racing Reference