Joey Logano was ‘Disgusted’ by Fan Reaction at Martinsville

Joey Logano found the reaction of fans cheering after his wreck Sunday,”disgusting.”

Meeting with the press today at Texas Motor Speedway, the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford spoke on the previous week’s incident with Matt Kenseth that occurred with 47 laps remaining in the Goody’s Headache Relief Shot 500 at Martinsville Speedway. The reaction of the fans in the stands was overwhelmingly cheering that he was taken out.

“Was I surprised to see the fans reactions? Yes, I was,’’ Logano said. “I was disgusted by it.’’

Logano said that he will “look at the silver lining on this one.’’

“There were more No. 22 T-shirts and Joey Logano T-shirts and hats walking around when I was walking out of Martinsville, I noticed that,” Logano said. “There were more fans rooting for me now than ever before. That is pretty cool. Instead of listening to the critics and fans that may not like me, I am going to look at the silver lining and know that I have more fans than I ever had before and I appreciate every one of them. They are very good people. I feel like they are not the ones throwing things on the race track. I think they are stand up people and I appreciate having them wearing my T-shirt. That is something I want to have my name involved with, with people like that, and I appreciate having a lot of support on my side.’’

When Logano was asked if he thinks this punishment will change the way guys react when they are mad at each other, he said, “I think it will. I think it will for certain drivers and what you would do in those situations. I can’t speak for everyone in our sport, you know what I mean? I just worry about what I am as a race car driver, what our team is as a race team and I worry about that and how I would handle situations and knowing the consequences of it.’’

Kenseth, the driver of the No. 20 Joe Gibbs Racing (JGR) Toyota was suspended for two races by NASCAR on Tuesday. Kenseth lost his two appeals on Thursday. While JGR has not said who will drive the car at Phoenix, Erik Jones will drive it in this weekend’s AAA Texas 500 in addition to running in Friday’s WinStar World Casino 350 Camping World Truck Series race and Saturday afternoon’s O’Reilly Auto Parts Challenge XFINITY Series race.

The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of SpeedwayMedia.com

Tucker White
Tucker White
I've followed NASCAR for well over 20 years of my life, both as a fan and now as a member of the media. As of 2024, I'm on my ninth season as a traveling NASCAR beat writer. For all its flaws and dumb moments, NASCAR at its best produces some of the best action you'll ever see in the sport of auto racing. Case in point: Kyle Larson's threading the needle pass at Darlington Raceway on May 9, 2021. On used-up tires, racing on a worn surface and an aero package that put his car on the razor's edge of control, Larson demonstrated why he's a generational talent. Those are the stories I want to capture and break down. In addition to NASCAR, I also follow IndyCar and Formula 1. As a native of Knoxville, Tennessee, and a graduate of the University of Tennessee, I'm a diehard Tennessee Volunteers fan (especially in regards to Tennessee football). If covering NASCAR doesn't kill me, down the road, watching Tennessee football will. I'm also a diehard fan of the Atlanta Braves, and I lived long enough to see them win a World Series for the first time since 1995 (when I was just a year old). I've also sworn my fan allegiance to the Nashville Predators, though that's not paid out as much as the Braves. Furthermore, as a massive sports dork, I follow the NFL on a weekly basis. Though it's more out of an obligation than genuine passion (for sports dorks, following the NFL is basically an unwritten rule). Outside of sports, I'm a major cinema buff and a weeb. My favorite film is "Blazing Saddles" and my favorite anime is "Black Lagoon."

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