Denny Hamlin Joins Hands With Dale Jr to Take Down Joey Logano’s Controversial Comments Denny Hamlin supports Dale Jr.’s take on NASCAR’s playoff debates, analyzing scoring, resets, and championship d

At the 2025 Enjoy Illinois 300, Joey Logano entered the race hanging by a thread, hovering just three points below the elimination line at Gateway’s unforgiving, flat 1.25-mile oval. Though he didn’t stand on the top step, his No. 22 Ford showed grit: climbing from mid-pack, racking up eight Stage 2 points, and ultimately finishing fifth to vault himself safely into the next round. On the Playoff Media Day, he staunchly defended the current playoff format, which many veterans did not agree with. He argued, “If you scored a bunch of points during a regular season and you didn’t make it to the Championship 4, then shame on you. You had a head start, and you still couldn’t do it. But don’t say it’s not legit. You could have gone out there and won to get in. You didn’t.” And this set the to