Joey Logano wins 3rd NASCAR Cup Series title

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Joey Logano became a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion on Sunday as he won the NASCAR Cup Series Championship race and the season title.

Logano held off defending champion and fellow Championship Four competitor Ryan Blaney for first place. William Byron finished in third and Tyler Reddick finished in sixth place.

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Joey Logano celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series Championship auto race for the championship at Phoenix Raceway, Nov. 10, 2024, in Avondale, Ariz. (AP Photo/John Locher)

It was Logano’s fourth victory of the season. He won at Nashville to clinch a spot in the postseason and then found himself in Victory Lane at Atlanta during the Round of 16. He won again in Las Vegas to clinch a spot in the championship race and put the cherry on top of his incredible year with the result at Phoenix.

"I love the playoffs. I love it, man. What a race! What a Team Penske battle there at the end," he said, per NASCAR.com. "Had a good restart and was able to get in front of the 12. And he had a lot of long run speed there, and it was all I had there to hold him off."

Logano’s win marked the second in three years. He won the title in 2022 and won it for the first time in 2018. He put on an incredible display of defensive driving as he held off Blaney.

Blaney was the defending champion going into the race and had a great shot to win at Phoenix. But he couldn’t get around Logano. The No. 22 won by 0.330 seconds.

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Joey Logano celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series Championship auto