Joey Logano said anyone worried about two NASCAR Cup Series races being located too closely together at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway and Nashville Superspeedway can punt that notion.
“There’s football games played in the same location every week or every other week depending on the home team,” Logano said. “People still seem to show up for those so I don’t see why that would be an issue.”
Logano is in Nashville for NASCAR Champion’s Week and will officially be crowned the 2022 Cup Series champion Thursday at the awards ceremony at Music City Center.
NASCAR Cup Series racing returned to Middle Tennessee for the first time in 36 years in 2021 with the Ally 400 at Nashville Superspeedway. Another NASCAR Cup Series race could be on its way here annually if Bristol Motor Speedway’s deal with Mayor John Cooper to restore Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway is approved by the Fair Board, Metro Sports Authority and Metro Council.
Logano said if there is a city where NASCAR is popular enough to handle two races it would be Nashville.
“I always felt like NASCAR and Nashville just kind of go together pretty well,” Logano said. “There’s country music and NASCAR racing, it just feels like there’s a lot of things that add up around here. We think of the roots of NASCAR and what we are and its just feels like it fits into a Nashville demographic pretty well. I’m excited to see where it goes here in the future.”
Logano, 32, driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford, was also the NASCAR Cup Series champion in 2018. He and Kyle Busch are the only active multi-time champions on the circuit.
Logano has fond memories of the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway where he raced early in his career in the NASCAR K&N Pro Series and is rooting for its return to the NASCAR Cup Series.
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“I love short track racing; that’s probably my most favorite kind of racing,” Logano said. “The more short tracks the better especially short tracks like the Fairgrounds is here in Nashville. We’re kind of doing the same thing at North Wilkesboro for the All-Star race and I think that’s going to be a huge success as well. I’m all about bringing the historic short tracks back.”
Logano ran well at the Ally 400 races at Nashville Superspeedway finishing in the top 10 in both. He was ninth this season after leading four laps and 10th in 2021.
He said having a Cup Series race here along with the awards ceremony has been a good fit.
“Racing back here at the Superspeedway is pretty cool,” Logano said. “The banquet being here is nice as well. We get to see some of the fans because there are so many in this area and it’s always fun.”
Logano won four times this season including the final race at Phoenix Raceway on Nov. 6. He…
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