For more than a decade, NASCAR’s playoff system has divided fans and analysts alike. The format, introduced in 2014, was designed to amplify drama by creating an elimination-style race to the title. While it has succeeded in producing suspenseful finales, detractors argue it undermines season-long consistency. Those criticisms often intensify whenever a driver with modest regular-season results captures the championship by peaking in the final weeks. Few names spark that debate more often than Joey Logano. He has built a reputation for thriving when the stakes are highest. Yet, he continues to be used as an example of the problems in the current playoff structure, and this doesn’t sit well with Logano at all.

The Team Penske driver has won three Cup Series championships (2018, 2022, 2024)

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