At 34, Joey Logano has arguably hit the peak of his NASCAR racing career. With three NASCAR championships to his name alongside 36 Cup wins, you could only imagine seeing the Penske driver add more silverware to his trophy cabinet. However, despite being in his prime, Logano isn’t naive about the fact that he will have to call it quits on his racing adventures someday.

Now for a decorated driver like Joey Logano, a retirement plan isn’t something he should be stressing about. After all, most of the drivers pursue their passion after racing half their lives. But, in Logano’s case, he isn’t sure about what he would like to do after racing. Moreover, he just doesn’t want to be associated with NASCAR after hanging up his boots.

Joey Logano shares an interesting perspective on NASCAR Racing

Can you imagine not hearing Lognao’s name a few years after his retirement? Well, he isn’t the superstar driver of this generation, at least not yet. Also, he doesn’t have a massive fan following like other drivers such as Kyle Larson, Chase Elliott, or Denny Hamlin. Although from time to time the NASCAR community does remember their past heroes, not all of them are lucky to be part of that conversation. And Logano believes that he might end up in that category.

“I mean, it’s real; retirement is a real thing, right? And the afterlife of this sport is something that will hit me at some point. There’s a few things to this; that’s why I think family is so important because when we’re done with the sport within three years, you’re forgotten about maybe even quicker. I hope it goes on without me like it needs to go on without me. It’s kind of sad if this is all you have like if this is all you are is NASCAR racing and that’s gone. It’s lonely quick, I believe.” Logano revealed on the Happy Hour podcast.

He’s not bummed up about the fact that the limelight surrounding a NASCAR driver is short-lived; rather, he feels blessed to race cars for a living. This is why he is on a hunt for his new adventure that doesn’t necessarily involve racing as part of his post-retirement plans. Although Logano isn’t sure about his future moves, he has a few rough ideas on how he would keep himself busy in his non-racing days.

“I feel like I hit the cheat code in life in being a professional athlete. I didn’t make it in business; you know I’m like a race car driver. I like to prove that I could do more than one thing, and I think that I always have to have a job after racing. What that is, I don’t know. Is it in a race team? Maybe in NASCAR? maybe. Is it in TV maybe? Is it something completely out of the sport? I don’t know. It’s kinda one step at a time,” he added.

During the conversation, Logano didn’t shy away from sharing his perspective on the playoff format. And his take just might ruffle some feathers.

Roger Penske’s star driver doesn’t find anything wrong with the playoffs

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If there’s one team or organization in the Cup Garage that has cracked the code to nailing the playoffs, it’s Team Penske, especially since the rollout of the Next Gen car. Joey Logano’s win at Phoenix was a straight third triumph for the team, and what caught everyone’s attention was that he did that with an average finish of 17 for the 2024 season. And it has led to an outcry among the fans and NASCAR community to change the current format.

While an argument can be made that the final 4 drivers weren’t exactly the best of the bunch, again all of them are playing to the tunes of NASCAR. Should NASCAR reward consistent drivers for their runs in the regular season? And should the knockout rounds be altered with NASCAR’s intervention? These are the questions that are floating around, but as far as Logano is concerned, he’s with the minority of not having anything to bicker against the format.

“I think it’s fine; I know I’m in the minority of this; they’re probably saying you just won the championship and didn’t have the best regular season. I get it, but think about it from other sports perspectives, right? If you’re in the NFL, you can go undefeated in the playoff; it’s gonna help you get seeded, but you could still lose the first game and you’re out. I mean, that’s just what the rules are, we all know what they are going into the season. I think the playoffs had a lot of storylines and a lot of drama; it’s exciting.” The driver of the #22 car explained.

Well, Logano and Team Penske will certainly have to devise new winning strategies in case NASCAR decides to tweak the playoff format.