Joey Logano is the name on everyone’s lips right now. The Penske driver finished 20th but managed to scrape together 20 crucial points, keeping him just above the water and crucially ahead of Ross Chastain, beating him to the championship race. Heading into the final lap, Logano and Chastain were virtually tied on points, with Logano holding the all-important tiebreaker. Though he eventually squeaked through and made it thanks to Chastain’s last-lap run-in with Denny Hamlin, Dale Jr. now sounds off on his chances ahead.
Now, a formidable threat looms for the rest of the Round of 8 field: Denny Hamlin, Ryan Blaney, Kyle Larson, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Chase Elliott, and Chase Briscoe. Logano starts the next round at Las Vegas Motor Speedway sitting at the pack’s bottom, but his kn