'I don’t believe in luck' NASCAR champion Joey Logano gets real on racing.
The first time reigning NASCAR champion Joey Logano got behind the wheel was when he was 6 years old. He tore up his Connecticut neighborhood in a go-kart, a Christmas present given to him by his parents.Logano, who drives the No. 22 Ford Mustang for Team Penske, stunned racing fans last November when he clinched the NASCAR Monster Energy cup series championship as the underdog, beating out rivals Kyle Busch, Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr. at Homestead-Miami Speedway in Florida.
Logano has won one race so far this season, securing a spot in the playoffs beginning in September. He said his sole focus is defending his NASCAR title. But Logano recognizes that every driver has a shelf life. “I would like to try it. I am not sure I would actually want to do that for a living,” he said. “I don’t want to say never. For me, I grew up loving NASCAR racing. My passion lies in stock cars. We’re not worried about ripping a wing off. We’re going to rub fenders and it’s going to be a lot of fun and we’re going to laugh about it or maybe throw punches afterward.”
To NASCAR fans, the drivers are the celebrities. But in reality the sport is a team effort and hundreds of people can work on one driver’s car. If Logano performs poorly in a race, he shares the blame.
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