Joey Logano ‘angry’ toward Austin Dillon after being eliminated from playoffs

Oct 15, 2022; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; NASCAR Cup Series driver Joey Logano (22) during qualifying at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Joey Logano was eliminated from the NASCAR Cup Series playoffs on Sunday, and he couldn’t help but point to Austin Dillon as a potential reason for it.

Logano’s No. 22 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Team Penske finished 8th in the Bank of America ROVAL 400 at Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course on Sunday. That wasn’t quite enough for Logano to make the Round of 8 in NASCAR’s Cup Series playoffs. Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric and Chase Briscoe were all eliminated from the playoffs.

Logano finished just four points behind Tyler Reddick for the final spot, which had him pointing to the Dillon incident.

“It’s hard not to think about where five points lays. Four points. And really it lays on the entry of Turn 3 at Richmond, is really where it is. So it’s hard not to feel angry right now,” Logano said after Sunday’s race, via Kelly Crandall.

Joey Logano, to me, on his emotion of the playoffs and being eliminated, “It’s hard not to think about where five points lays. Four points. And really it lays on the entry of Turn 3 at Richmond, is really where it is. So it’s hard not to feel angry right now.”

— Kelly Crandall (@KellyCrandall) October 13, 2024

Dillon won the Cook Out 400 at Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Va., in August, but he plowed into Logano and Denny Hamlin in order to win. Dillon won the race but was penalized by NASCAR for his actions. Logano slipped all the way to 19th in the race, costing him some valuable points, and leaving him livid. Logano still hasn’t forgotten about it.