Joey Logano is back on top of the NASCAR racing world.
Logano dominated the final race of the season to become a two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion over Ross Chastain, Christopher Bell, and Chase Elliott.
JOEY LOGANO IS THE 2022 @NASCAR CUP SERIES CHAMPION! 🏆 pic.twitter.com/4PbjN8UZk5
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
While the race was largely dominated by Logano, all four drivers were up toward the front. But at Lap 200, chaos centered around two of the four Championship 4 contenders. Elliott and Chastain got together on a restart. Elliott was understandably upset but video showed he wasn’t 100% clear on Chastain and Chastain didn’t lift, resulting in the crash.
Elliott continued running but he fell a lap down and ran slower than the three contenders. Elliott was later praised for not getting his payback on Chastain later in the race, as Chastain passed Elliott, when Elliott easily could have.
Not long after, Christopher Bell reported that he was losing engine power. Bell was racing with a heavy heart after Joe Gibbs Racing co-owner Coy Gibbs unexpectedly died the night before the race. Bell’s engine issues were temporary but he never could get back up to Logano.
Chastain got up to third place but Logano was just too strong. Logano cruised to victory.
"I never been truly this ready for a championship race and we did it."@joeylogano was all smiles after winning the @NASCAR Cup Series Championship. pic.twitter.com/2HAmcEYYSA
— NASCAR on NBC (@NASCARonNBC) November 6, 2022
Many within the NASCAR world discussed Logano’s title win, congratulating him on being a two-time champ.
In 2005 I interviewed a 16-year-old Joey Logano for a piece on SpeedChannel. It was about “future stars of @NASCAR ”…I would say I nailed it! Congrats champ! @joeylogano 🍻
— Shannon Spake (@ShannonSpake) November 6, 2022
Congrats to @joeylogano and the entire Logano family. Cool to see the kid from CT celebrating with lil Hudson.
— Matthew Dillner (@MatthewDillner) November 7, 2022
I don’t know how to explain this but it always seems like when joey logano wins a race there’s more confetti in victory lane than any other driver. does joey just happen to win races that award more confetti? does someone supply extra confetti? many questions pic.twitter.com/uxW4hDGo5H
— Steve Luvender (@steveluvender) November 7, 2022
Joey Logano is a two-time NASCAR champ and celebrated with an intense burnout. The smell of rubber is strongggg pic.twitter.com/Dv26TV4igH
— Michelle R. Martinelli (@MMartinelli4) November 6, 2022
Joey Logano bookends the 2022 NASCAR Cup Series season with victories at the Los Angeles Coliseum and Phoenix Raceway and told us in the media that he was the championship favorite every step of the way.
Backed it up.
— Matt Weaver (@MattWeaverRA) November 6, 2022
How many do you remember when they called Logano sliced bread or when he was that driver that used to crash all the time Congrats to the 2x #nascar champ @joeylogano
— Riki Rachtman (@RikiRachtman) November 6, 2022
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