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Unbowed Logano: Team Penske Still in the Championship Race Despite Early Setbacks

Carl Harrison by Carl Harrison
March 21, 2025
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Unbowed Logano: Team Penske Still in the Championship Race Despite Early Setbacks

Mar 15, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) during qualifying for the Pennzoil 400 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-Imagn Images

Despite a shaky start to the racing season, Joey Logano, the stalwart of Team Penske, is sending out a clear message to the competitors in the NASCAR Cup garage: write us off at your peril. Team Penske, the powerhouse that clinched three championships in three consecutive years in the next-gen era, is yet to taste victory in the current season, six races in. While Hendrick Motorsports (HMS) and Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) have already claimed victories, Penske is still hunting for its first win.

Unperturbed by the team’s seemingly slow start, Logano’s characteristic optimism remains intact. He’s not disheartened by the fact that his fellow teammates – Ryan Blaney, who is seventh in points with a single top-5, and Austin Cindric, who is languishing at 21st on the points table – have not fared exceptionally well either. The reason? Logano’s unwavering belief in the playoff system, which he credits for his championship win last year.

Despite only one win and four top-5s in the entire regular season, Logano managed to clinch the championship, thanks to the ‘win it and you’re in’ rule. This rule, coupled with an average finish of 17.1 – the lowest ever for a champion – propelled him to the top. His confidence remains unshaken this season, as he believes that he and his teammates are still championship contenders.

While their season may not have taken off as expected, Logano asserts that Team Penske is in a much stronger position than it was at the same time last year. In a recent interview with SiriusXM NASCAR Radio, he highlighted that the team has led the most laps this year and is in a much better position in terms of points. He also pointed out that racing is unpredictable, and the team is learning from its early mistakes, some of which were unforeseen.

Even though Team Penske is yet to celebrate a victory this season, Logano and Cindric have led the most laps so far. Logano’s belief in the playoff system remains steadfast. He is confident that a win or two can secure their place in the playoffs, just like Harrison Burton managed to do last season despite being below the top 30 in points.

Logano’s first win last season came at the North Wilkesboro All-Star race, followed by Cindric’s victory at the World Wide Technology Raceway and Blaney’s triumph at Iowa. In the end, Blaney also claimed the final win of the regular season at Pocono. This pattern of peaking during the playoffs seems to be Team Penske’s strategy, and they are not perturbed by their current position.

Blaney, the 2023 Cup Series champion, is another driver who despite recent back-to-back DNFs at Phoenix and Las Vegas, remains undeterred. He is looking forward to the upcoming Homestead Miami race, a track where he has secured two consecutive P2 finishes. If he manages to win this time, it could completely change the narrative for Team Penske and make Blaney the first potential entrant into the playoffs from the team.

The team’s ‘Don’t sulk, just move on to the next task’ mentality is evident in Blaney’s approach, who is focused on learning from the past and moving forward. His prior performances at Homestead, combined with his determination to improve, make him one of the front runners for the upcoming race. His record at Homestead is impressive, with 170 laps led during his last two visits, the third-highest after Kyle Larson and Denny Hamlin.

As the season progresses, it remains to be seen whether Team Penske can bounce back from its slow start and continue its championship-winning streak. The resilience and optimism of its drivers, their belief in the playoff system, and their determination to learn from their mistakes suggest that they are far from being out of the race. It would be unwise for anyone to count them out at this stage.

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