Against all odds, Joey Logano has become NASCAR's championship favorite
In both 2018 and 2022, Logano won the championship after winning the first race of the Round of 8, just as he did on Sunday. While he still has to show up to both Homestead-Miami and Martinsville, those races have no bearing on the fate of his season, and the employees at Team Penske have two extra weeks to prepare Logano's championship vehicle.