Joey Logano isn't just a NASCAR winner -- he's making a difference off the track, too.

The three-time Cup Series champion started the Joey Logano Foundation in 2013, years before he lifted his first Bill France Cup .

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For Logano, the reason has always been simple: there's more to being a professional athlete than what you achieve in your sport.

The Joey Logano Foundation, according to its website , "invests in organizations offering second chances to children and young adults during times of crisis and works to inspire others to live a life of generosity."

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That emphasis on foster care hits close to home for the Logano family, as he explained in the latest

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