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Joey Logano wins Stage 1 of NASCAR Cup Series championship race at Phoenix

JHby:Jonathan Howard•11/10/24•

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Joey Logano Phoenix stage
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Through the first stage at Phoenix, it is all Joey Logano. The NASCAR Championship 4 driver dominated the first stint of this race. Logano is hoping to stink up the race today and dominate the next two stages as well.

Joey Logano started P2 in today’s race. He would go on to pass Martin Truex Jr. early on and pull away from the 19 car for most of the stage.

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Despite a late charge from Truex and Christopher Bell to end the stage, Logano got the early win. Is he on his way to his third championship?

Team Penske has won the last two championships and for good reason. They know what they are doing at Phoenix. The last time Logano was in this position, he won at Las Vegas on his way to the finale and won the championship.

This time around, he is going to have more competition. His own teammate Ryan Blaney, the defending champion, will be giving him a hard time today. And you can’t count out William Byron, a past winner at Phoenix and Hendrick Motorsports’ only driver in the title fight.

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Joey Logano wins Stage 1, pace car wrecks

We have seen one NASCAR driver wreck and now the pace car has had a moment of its own! A bit of a hiccup early on in Phoenix. Whoever was driving the pace car is likely going to get their keys taken away after this.

Just before Stage 2 began, the NASCAR pace car pulled onto pit road too late. The car slammed into the barrels at the entrance of the pits.

You can’t make this up. All eyes on the sport, the biggest prize up for grabs – and the pace car brings out the red flag? In all honesty, it probably helped make the Championship 4 drivers a little more loose.

On the TV broadcast, Michael Jordan was spotted having a laugh about the whole ordeal. His driver Tyler Reddick is battling hard to win a championship in Phoenix today. Early on, he will have to make some big changes and hit his pit stops perfectly.