Team Penske donned a formidable look for the Round of 8 playoff opener. After the Toyotas dominated the Round of 16, the Ford drivers of Penske made a spectacle in the Round of 12. Ryan Blaney won the New Hampshire race, while Joey Logano dramatically ousted Ross Chastain to clinch the final playoff spot at the Charlotte Roval. What is more, Logano is the defending winner at Las Vegas, a track where Penske racers are renowned.

However, things did not go according to Roger Penske’s plan. Penske’s rivals – Rick Hendrick and Joe Gibbs – were in equally hot forms in Las Vegas. Although a collaboration between OEMs is not a possibility, an unexpected move saw Hendrick’s driver favoring one rival OEM over another.

Joey Logano boils down to the turning point

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