NASCAR CUP SERIES: NASCAR ALL-STAR RACE

May 19, 2024

Joey Logano

Frontstretch Quotes

An Interview with:

Q. Joey, it's no secret, it's been a struggle for you and this team this year. You come out here tonight absolutely dominating like nobody has done at an All-Star Race. What does this do for the morale of this team?

JOEY LOGANO: Oh, man. How about that, Wilkesboro? That was awesome. What an incredible Shell-Pennzoil Mustang. It was so fast. We came here and tested, we ran over 800 laps at the tire test. Paul really put me to work. Really figured out what it was going to take to win the race.

The boys executed a fantastic stop, fantastic weekend. Great execution. It's been a while since we've won a race. I wish this one counted for points, but a million bucks will work, as well.

Q. You mentioned you did the tire test here with two other drivers. What did you learn there and on Friday that gave you guys the confidence you can run as long as you did on that softer tire?

JOEY LOGANO: I wasn't so certain. We ran over 60 laps in practice and the tires looked okay. You don't know exactly what the strategy was going to be, but it was a total team win because it takes a strategy like we talked about. Obviously it takes a fast car, takes the execution.

Denny gave me a run for my money. His short run was so fast, and my long run was so great, so I just had to battle him off. And when there's a million dollars on the line, I think all the rules go out the window. I knew that was coming. I think that was kind of us trying to maintain that clear air. If I would have lost the clean air, we wouldn't have won the race. We maintained it all day.

Feels good. Feels great.