Joey Logano “relates a lot” to Carl Edwards about fierce competition while competing

Joey Logano He defended Carl Edwards against fans who called him fake to be friendly outside his alley, but fierce while competing. In relation to Edwards, Logano said that the drivers would be “shaken” if they were the same people on the court and off the court.

Logano, team pilot #22 Penske Ford, ran against Carl Edwards in the 2010s. The two had a Infamous battle for the 2016 championship When number 22 turned #19 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota with 10 laps. Edwards did not return the following year and retired from the sport.

After almost a decade, Edwards reappeared in Nascar, but this time as a race station with Amazon prime. Joey Logano joined the Broadcast crew in Pocono Raceway, where the reigning champion explained why he relates to Edwards.

“I feel that we can relate -we very much with this because I feel like when you are competing, everyone looked at Carl as a false (…) that you went through the same thing because you were very friendly outside the racecourse, and then you were a pretty fierce competitor,” said Logano (via Nascar a x).

“It makes sense to be like this. It is difficult for people to understand it. Not only are the fans of understanding. It is difficult for competitors to understand that there can be a switch that turns on and deactivates, and it is healthy to have it (…) if you were the type of person on the court and off the court.

The 35 -year -old Connecticut native said that drivers should find balance and off the court while adding:

“You have to find this balance. This balance is really important. For me, I am able to do it.” (0:44)

Joey Logano started the Great North -American Getaway A getaway to Pocono Raceway in row six next to Erik Jones. The 160 -lap Pennsylvania race Amazon primeNascar's final coverage this year. Carl Edwards Hands The transmission with Dale Earnhardt Jr., Corey Lajoie and Adam Alexander, among others.

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Joey Logano reacts to Boos a Pocono Raceway

In a pre -race interview with Pocono Raceway, Joey Logano was shot down after Carl Edwards argued that Penske's team driver was misunderstood. Logano replied by saying that fans did not act like this If he signed his autographs.

The triple champion of the Nascar Cup series said (via Sports on Prime to X):

“But hey, they weren't hurting when I signed their autographs a minute ago … they're doing it now damaged. I don't get it.”

Since debut in 2009, Joey Logano has had good and bad moments on the court, some of which are not appreciated by fans. Last year, Penske's team pilot was criticized for winning the championship but probably probably

This year, Logano has had a slow season start. His first victory as a defense champion came to the eleventh race at Texas Motor Speedway. He currently ranks ninth in the point standings with two first 5 and four top-10s.