Joey Logano, despite on-track brilliance, may find it difficult to win the \u2018Most Popular Driver\u2019 award anytime soon. He\u2019s a polarizing figure to say the least, and the circumstances of his Cup Series championship win in 2024 only added to it. That said, he doesn\u2019t care too much about the negativity that surrounds him.<\/p>\n
Speaking on \u201cDonut Podcasts\u201d recently, the Team Penske<\/a> driver explained how there are two sides to him. The first is the character he has when he is inside the race car. The second is the one he has outside. <\/p>\n Logano believes that it\u2019s the racer version of himself that people have a problem with. He said<\/a>, \u201cI understand that they\u2019re booing the person that\u2019s driving the car, not the person that\u2019s out of the car.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m okay with that. Like, that\u2019s fine. To be honest with you, if you don\u2019t like what I do on the racetrack, I don\u2019t care, right? I don\u2019t care. Because my job on the racetrack is not to make people like me. My job is to win. That\u2019s what I get paid to do. So, if you don\u2019t like that, I don\u2019t care.\u201d <\/p>\n Logano<\/a> is strongly of the opinion that racing cars is not a popularity contest. He understands why it is important to have fan support and get people to like him. But then, he doesn\u2019t believe that he owes an explanation to every one of his haters to make them see things differently. That\u2019s why he\u2019s never ever tried to downplay his win in 2024.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can\u2019t let people affect you negatively if they don\u2019t really know who you are,\u201d he added. \u201cThe people I actually care about are the ones\u2026 I care about their opinion, right? Their opinion matters to me. I know them, and they know me. I care what they think. But outside of that, whatever.\u201d The ones he cares about are his family, friends, and the ones inside the industry.<\/p>\n Entering the 2025 Cup Series season as the defending champion, Logano had a big task at hand. He needed to prove that his third championship, which he secured in 2024<\/a>, wasn\u2019t by fluke and that he is fully deserving of it. <\/p>\n