By Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer
Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano is already focused on what could come next.
Logano, the reigning champion in racing’s highest circuit, from Middletown, CT, joked it was “pretty immediate” that he pondered the possibility of a fourth Cup Series title.
The 34-year-old Team Penske star has won the Cup Series following three of the past seven playoffs, including in two of the past three years. He’s been among the sport’s top drivers throughout his career — and now looks to lift himself among some of the best to do it, starting with four-time champion Jeff Gordon.
“I think we lost four of them that we should have won,” Logano said. “So those ones always are in the back of my mind. Probably not until I’m done racing, will I be content with what I have, because I’m not done yet. I’m only 34. I’ve got a lot of years ahead of me to win more championships and races.
“As great as it is, the first 20 minutes is amazing, because you’re celebrating with your team and your family. And then every day it becomes a little less exciting, and more thoughts of: ‘We’ve got to do it again.’”
The format that decides the sport’s end-of-season champion will stay the same, with the possibility of making changes for the 2026 season.
Logano, who initially entered the playoffs as the No. 9 seed of 16 drivers, had only won one regular-season race. But he took the checkered flag at Atlanta, Las Vegas and Phoenix during the postseason and advanced through the rounds, including after Alex Bowman’s disqualification following the Charlotte Roval.
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