Defending champion Joey Logano claims re-instating stage breaks in road courses was a ‘no-brainer’

Races having stage breaks see at least two cautions, one at the end of each stage.

Defending champion Joey Logano claims re-instating stage breaks in road courses was a ‘no-brainer’

Joey Logano (Via IMAGO)

Stage breaks were removed by NASCAR for road courses for the 2023 season. This was done so that the races could maintain their momentum and variations in team strategies. However, as the Cup Series goes into the third race in the Playoffs, NASCAR has officially announced the return of stage breaks from the next road course, the Charlotte Roval. Team Penske driver Joey Logano recently showed his support and enthusiasm for the move.

NASCAR is one of the most competitive sports in the world. If a driver makes even the smallest of mistakes during the race, it becomes virtually impossible for him to take his place back. Logano stressed this fact, saying that the return of stage breaks would re-instate some of the competitiveness back into the sport since the race starts at the end of every caution would give the drivers a chance to come in front.

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“The way it was, you make a mistake… there is zero chance of recovery without a caution… Adding stage cautions, we know exactly what lap they are going to be on, what kind of points to score. We can decide whether we want to take the stage points or flip it… I think it’s a no brainer,” Logano told SiriusXM NASCAR Radio.

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Joey Logano credits crew chief Paul Wolfe’s decision for his P5 finish at Kansas

Joey Logano and Paul Wolfe
Joey Logano and Paul Wolfe (Credits: NASCAR.com)

Joey Logano had a decent outing at Kansas as he bagged his ninth top-five finish of the season. As he seems to be in a comfortable position to make it through the round of 16 into the round of 12, he talked about how his crew chief Paul Wolfe’s late-race call was key in his result.

Logano’s team made the risky call of changing two tires in the final stages of the race. While it may have been a difficult call for them, it surely worked out. Logano said that he was surprised that none of the other drivers did not take the same strategy into use. Logano even went on to lead the race, even though it was for a very short time before Tyler Reddick took the first place from him.

“Paul made an amazing call. Putting two tires out and taking that risk… Really kind of thought more people would have done it… I think I was in the lead for a little bit, but I couldn’t quite clear the #43,” said Logano.

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