Joey Logano was mostly smiles and optimism speaking with reporters at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in anticipation of Sunday’s South Point 400. He won a Cup race here in March and his Team Penske teammate Brad Keselowski is the defending winner of this weekend’s Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series Playoff opener.
In fact, Keselowski has three wins at the track, second only to four-time winner Jimmie Johnson among active drivers. And the Logano-Keselowski duo has accounted for four victories in the last seven Vegas races. Each driver also has an Xfinity Series win here too.
“That is a hard question to answer,’’ Logano said when asked about the impressive statistics. “It might be an easy question for you.”
Not only does Logano chalk it up to his Ford, but also to the team’s engine supplier Roush Yates. The Roush Fenway Racing team, for example, leads all competitors with seven wins. Ford has won a series-best 12 races and 10 pole positions.
“You are never as good as you want, but it seems like we have been able to put together a good package at this race track,’’ Logano said. “I do think this race will be much different than it was in the spring considering it was one of the first races with this package and the whole industry has really evolved a lot from what we did here in March.
“I don’t know if we have figured out what we need to win, but we have gotten close and the whole field has kind of done that together. A lot of things have changed over that period of time.’’
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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