2 days Ago By Charlie Wilson
NASCAR fans have echoed Joey Logano 's sentiments that he was lucky to win the Cup Series Championship in what was an unconvincing final race to close out the season. Logano was crowned champion for the third time in his career after finishing in 1st place at Phoenix Raceway in Arizona, now having a case as being one of the sport's all-time greatest drivers after six incredible seasons. And while Sunday was his day, crossing the checkered flag first and claiming the Cup Seris Championship, Logano learned that he won the championship with the lowest average finishing position of any racer in a title-winning season - finishing in 17th place on average in races through the 2024 season.
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Meanwhile, one fan wrote: "What an anti-climatic end to the season that was. Feels very weird to see Logano win the championship after the year he's had," while another had written: "Joey Logano winning the championship this season just feels off..
. like he was the best out of a bad bunch?" Logano himself had noted that he feels very lucky to have won the championship, his third of his career, but was delighted nontheless, and obviously, had no complaints about the somewhat controversial playoff format. The 2024 season will now be seen as an example for critics of the Cup Series Playoff format , which NASCAR has no intentions of changing any time soon - with drivers who finish in the middle of the pack consistently, such as Logano, on the same playing fields as the guys atop of the standings.
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We were next in line. Does that make us lucky? No, we were next in line for a reason and we had to race against a car that wasn’t legal. "We had the spot the whole time.
Everyone is going to have their own opinion. I’ve listened to this channel a lot. Everyone’s got their own opinion, and I love that.
To me, that’s how I see it. Nobody makes it to the Championship 4 not in a deserving way. You have to get here somehow.
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