Joey Logano 2024 season in review

Editor’s note: This concludes the series in which we review each 2024 NASCAR Cup Series Playoffs driver in reverse order of championship finish.

Season in review: Joey Logano, No. 22 Team Penske Ford
Crew Chief: Paul Wolfe
Final 2024 Ranking: 1st
Key stats: Four wins, seven top fives, 13 top 10s, three poles, 414 laps led

How 2024 ended: Logano left Phoenix Raceway from atop the championship stage, hoisting the Bill France Cup for the third time in his illustrious career. Logano collected three wins across the final 10 races of the season in the NASCAR Playoffs, propelling himself into rarified air as a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. The title marks his third in a seven-year span, with other trophies earned in 2018 and 2022, becoming only the 10th driver in series history to earn at least three championships.

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Best race: Fittingly, Logano’s best performance came when every ounce of pressure was on him in the NASCAR Cup Series Championship Race at Phoenix Raceway. The No. 22 Ford led its most laps of the season in the finale with 107 circuits out front of the field en route to his fourth win of the season, equaling his win total from 2022 when Logano last won the championship. An honorable mention goes to his Round of 8 victory at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, in which he and crew chief Paul Wolfe stretched their fuel mileage to a win that clinched their spot in the title race.

Other season highlights: It may not have counted toward for points, but Logano’s showing in the NASCAR All-Star Race at North Wilkesboro Speedway was one for the ages. The No. 22 Ford led an astounding 199 of 200 laps at the historic short track, stomping the field in the mid-spring exhibition race. Logano also opened the postseason with a critical victory at Atlanta Motor Speedway, and he clinched his spot into the playoffs with an unlikely fuel-mileage win at Nashville Superspeedway after five overtimes.

Stat to Know: Logano’s 414 laps led mark the fewest of his three championship seasons, leading 939 laps in 2018 and 784 circuits in 2022. Additionally, Logano finished outside the top 30 more times (eight) than he finished inside the top five (seven) in 2024.

Quotable: “I always say the big things. I want more pressure on me. I want more on my team. I want that feeling. It makes it more uncomfortable. It sucks. But it makes us better.”

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Looking ahead: Joey Logano may be a grizzled veteran at this point after 16 full seasons in the NASCAR Cup Series, but at age 34, Logano has plenty of runway left to achieve even more in his already decorated career. The 2015 Daytona 500 champion has 36 wins to his name, tying Brad Keselowski for 23rd on NASCAR’s all-time wins list. The odds may not be in his favor in 2025 — Logano very obviously prefers even years — but Logano has proven he can never be counted out. Expect the No. 22 team to have a say in how the year ahead plays out too.