Joey Logano Set to Break Richard Petty’s Coveted NASCAR record

Joey Logano will achieve his 600th race start at the Dover Motor Speedway as he will break a coveted record previously held by Richard Petty.

Joey Logano Set to Break Richard Petty’s Coveted NASCAR record

Joey Logano and Richard Petty (Via IMAGO)

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Joey Logano made his official debut in the Cup Series all the way back on 14th September 2008. Since then, Logano has been through massive ups and downs in his racing career. The reigning world champion amassed an astonishing 37 race wins and three championship titles over his career. Now, with the upcoming race at Dover International Speedway, the 35-year-old is set to shatter a massive NASCAR record which was previously held by Richard Petty.

Joey Logano will officially have 600 race starts under his belt, as not many NASCAR drivers race through their lives to have raced on so many events. Notably, fewer than 40 drivers boast this feat, with Richard Petty being the youngest ever to cross the 600 mark all the way back in 1973, when he was just 35 years and 7 months old. Now, the #22 driver has broken Petty’s previous record by a narrow margin.

During the Autotrader EchoPark Automotive 400, Joey Logano will be 35 years and one month old. This means that Logano will beat Richard Petty’s previous record by a margin of around six months and a couple of days. This record might not sound much at first, but the Penske star boasts a lot of ‘youngest driver’ records in his career as he definitely wouldn’t mind achieving this as well.

Denny Hamlin recently crossed the 700-race mark, and Joey Logano is likely to continue racing in NASCAR to achieve that feat as well. The reigning Cup Series champion is already the youngest driver to ever achieve a Cup Series victory after being the youngest to achieve a pole position as well.

Richard Petty had 1185 race starts to his name, which might not be the goal for Logano before considering exiting. Hence, the 35-year-old has many years left in his tank if he wishes to achieve many more records under his name.

Joey Logano opens up about his ‘pretty special’ 600th NASCAR race start

Joey Logano shared his opinions on reaching the 600 race starts mark at Dover Motor Speedway. Logano labeled the weekend as an ‘iconic weekend’ to achieve such a great career mark. Moreover, the 35-year-old reckoned that he would have a busy and packed schedule all throughout the race weekend due to the factors at hand. The #22 driver will have to travel a lot between multiple locations as he hopes make his 600th race a great one.

Joey Logano (via Imagn)
Joey Logano (via Imagn)

It’s an iconic weekend with being able to hit that 600th start, That’s a pretty special one as well, so it’s a busy week for sure – a short one because we’ll be traveling a lot, but it’s all good.

Joey Logano said, as reported by Jayski.

Joey Logano reflected on his whole career leading up to this moment and how great a journey it has been. The 35-year-old pointed out that it has been pretty incredible to race in NASCAR for over 16 years and finally achieve the 600 race start mark. Also, being the youngest to achieve the feat makes it all the more impressive. Hence, Logano insists that he takes pride in achieving such a huge career milestone.

When you start thinking about it, to be able to be around in a sport as an athlete competing at a top level for 16-plus years, and hitting 600 starts, it’s pretty incredible to have a career that long. It’s something that I take some pride in. I’m proud of that, to be able to hit this marker. 

Joey Logano added.

Logano will surely give it his all to try and achieve a race win in his 600th start. The 35-year-old has always given it his all in terms of performance and left no stones unturned to emerge as a dominating force on the grid. In the 2025 season, the Penske star has managed only a single win as he hopes to achieve a few more in the six races left in the regular season.

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