The Sunday of Memorial Day weekend is the most notable in motorsports, with the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600 all run on the same day.
To NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race winner Joey Logano, however, only one race matters. Unlike many of his fellow competitors, Logano won’t be paying much attention to the broadcasts of Monaco and Indy – even though his team owner, Roger Penske, will be trying to add to his record 16 Indy 500 victories.
“I really like the Coca-Cola 600,” Logano said. “To be honest with you, I’m so focused in on it, I don’t really watch anything else. I’ll flip through the Indy 500 throughout the day, periodically, but not very often. I’m not as focused in on that.
“We’ve got a race of our own that we have to worry about, but as a Team Penske driver, obviously we have a lot to root for up in Indy… It’s just a cool race weekend for a race fan. You can watch three huge races where there’s a lot on the line, and it’s pretty fun to be a part of that.”
Logano start’s second Sunday.
Greg is the author of "The Nuts and Bolts of NASCAR: The Definitive Viewers' Guide to Big-Time Stock Car Auto Racing" and has been published in major publications across the country including the Los Angeles Times, the Cleveland Plain Dealer and the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He was also a contributor to Chicken Soup for the NASCAR Soul, published in 2010, and the Christmas edition in 2016. He wrote as the NASCAR, Formula 1, Auto Reviews and National Veterans Affairs Examiner for Examiner.com and has appeared on Fox News. He holds a BS degree in communications, a Masters degree in psychology and is currently a PhD candidate majoring in psychology. He is currently the weekend Motorsports Editor for Autoweek.
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