“Watch What You Say”- Joey Logano Brutally Slams NASCAR’s Ties With $170 Billion Worth Media Giant Amid Massive Career Upset

Globalization of the sport has been NASCAR’s aim since time immemorial. As compared to other widely followed motorsports such as Formula 1, NASCAR has a relatively smaller audience, which is largely limited to one country. Changing this situation has been an ordeal for the executive bodies who have been looking out for opportunities to let the world know more about the electrifying quality of stock-car racing.

NASCAR’s go-to solution in this aspect has been a representation of the sport through forms of media. In another attempt at the same, NASCAR has partnered up with content streaming giant Netflix to portray one of the most intense patches of the season, the Cup Series playoffs. However, this decision has not gone down well with all the drivers, especially with defending champion Joey Logano.

Joey Logano is not a big fan of his privacy being invaded

Joey Logano has had a rough start to the week. Following the results at Bristol, the 33-year-old was one of the big guns of the Cup to miss out on the round of 12. Prior to the race, the most likely upset seemed to be that of regular season champion Martin Truex Jr., but after an abysmal outing, it was the defending champion who got the axe instead. This is exactly what the Cup Series playoffs are all about.

Unpredictable eliminations, underdog stories, and much more are some of the storylines that Netflix wishes to capture on camera through the docu-series project. However, not everyone has found this project enticing to work on. Some would just prefer their privacy with their teams and families instead. Logano belongs to the same section of drivers who have been a bit protestant towards this idea.

Speaking to SiriusXM NASCAR Radio about his qualms from the upcoming documentary, he revealed, “It’s a bit annoying if I’m being real with you guys. Who wants a camera following you and a microphone listening to everything you got?”

One of Logano’s main concerns is how the proceedings are presented to the people. Viewers can often take things in a different context than what is actually meant and can be quick to jump to conclusions. This could turn out to be a big fix at times and can even land drivers in controversy at times.

“The way this Netflix thing is, we don’t have editing rights. So, what they get and what they use is totally up to them. So watch what you say, watch what you do because they can use it. They can edit it in a way that can make you look completely different than the situation that was actually happening, and so that part is really concerning for me. Not that I’m worried I’m gonna say the wrong thing, it’s that they are gonna use it in a different context than what it actually was. That’s what makes me really, really nervous about the situation.”

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The Team Penske star raises some valid questions that many of the drivers will also be pondering. Getting to popularize the sport certainly comes at the cost of selling a minor part of their privacy.

Logano has his reservations despite being a fan of such documentaries

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This won’t be NASCAR’s first time having a go at covering a share of drivers’ lives through the lens of a director. In 2022, NASCAR collaborated with Netflix again to give rise to the ‘Race for the Championship’ series, which dived deeper into the personal lives of drivers off the track and how they went about their day on a regular weekend of Cup Series racing.

Joey Logano likes it when he gets to know about different fields of sports or professions through such ventures, which have been a great asset for many content streaming platforms. But according to him, when asked to get into a similar position of inquiry, he gets a bit uptight.

“At the same time, I watch docu-series all the time, and I love them. I think they are great cause I learned a lot about what somebody’s industry is all about and how people prepare and whatever. But, being honest, it’s not that much fun.”

Speaking about him feeling skeptical about the cameras being intrusive, he stated, “I’m not that guy like I don’t want to open my doors to like everybody about everything. I’m a little private about my family and things like I don’t want them in my house, know where I live, and watch me brush my teeth in the morning. No, you can watch me go to work and do a couple of things with the family. That’s fine. There’s got to be a little bit of limitations here.”

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Logano’s thoughts will certainly resonate with the grid. Having to spill the beans on many things unwillingly is not what NASCAR desires and the possibility of solutions for this being discussed is certainly on the cards.