While three-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano became just the 10th driver in NASCAR history to win three or more titles at Phoenix Raceway in November, there are a lot of critics that say he should have never won that third championship.

NASCAR officials said Monday there'd be no changes to the playoff format for 2025 but said they'll be discussing it more over the next year.

Former NASCAR driver Tony Stewart was full of praise for then-up-and-comer Joey Logano when he was making his way through the stock-car racing series.

The 34-year-old is coming off his third NASCAR Cup Series title, something just Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart have done since since 2000 and only 10 drivers have accomplished in the

NASCAR Cup Series season has a plethora of storylines to follow before cars even hit the track. The fourth season of NASCAR's Next-Gen car is sure to provide plenty of parity, and every driver in the field has a unique outlook for their 2025 campaign.

In its annual preseason rules briefing held on Monday with the media, NASCAR confirmed no changes were made to the playoff format for the 2025 season. There were questions as to the future of the

NASCAR returns the weekend of Feb. 1 with The Clash at Bowman Gray Stadium before drivers prepare for the iconic Daytona 500 and the 2025 season.

Joey Logano celebrates after winning a NASCAR Cup Series Championship auto race for the championship at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 10, 2024, in Avondale, Ariz. Associated Press logo

Defending Cup Series champion Joey Logano explains why he would prefer racing at the L.A. Coliseum over the Bowman Gray Stadium.

A look at Joey Logano, NASCAR Cup Series driver of the No. 22 Ford for Team Penske who won 2024 Cup Series championship

Joey Logano has found a way to tune out months of negativity. Critics? Naysayers? Anyone who thinks his third Cup Series championship was a fluke? "I can't hear it because my trophies, they kind of, like,