Advocare 500 at Atlanta Motor Speedway (1.54-mile oval, Hampton, GA)
No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion driven by Joey Logano
Sunday, September 1 – 7:30 pm ET
The No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion
- WELCOME BACK TO THE TOP 10: Just five races ago, following the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series event in New Hampshire, Joey Logano found himself with back-to-back 40th-place finishes (a result of tire failures) and he was 19th in the Sprint Cup Series point standings, 36 points outside of the top 10. Now, Logano and his No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil team have clawed their way back inside the top 10 following five straight top-10 finishes. Logano is now 10th in the point standings, four points ahead of 11th place.
- STREAK CONTINUES: Logano’s impressive run since those two tire failures has allowed him to break back into the top 10. Logano has grabbed five consecutive top 10s, including a win in Michigan and a fifth-place last week in Bristol. Logano has now finished in the top-10 in 10 of his last 13 races. Over the last five races, Logano has scored more points than any other NSCS driver.
- DOUBLE DUTY: Logano will be back behind the wheel of the No. 22 in the NASCAR Nationwide Series (NNS) this weekend at Atlanta. His last NNS start for the team came at Watkins Glen on August 10 when he finished 21st in the team’s third entry.
- IMPRESSIVE STATS: With his fifth-place finish at Bristol, Logano now has seven top-five and 13 top-10 results this season. Those numbers stack up well for Logano. The seven top-fives already match a career-best for Logano and he is just three top 10s away from setting a career-best mark as well. His 13 top 10s is third best amongst all NSCS drivers this season (trailing only Jimmie Johnson and Kyle Busch). His seven top-five finishes is fifth best amongst all drivers this season.
- NO REST FOR THE WEARY: Logano and his No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil team, along with teammate Brad Keselowski, tested at Chicagoland Speedway Monday and Tuesday this week in preparation for the upcoming event at the 1.5-mile track.
Race: Advocare 500
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway
Date:Saturday, September 1
Race Start Time: 7:30 pm ET
Radio Broadcast:Live on PRN Radio and SIRIUS XM Channel 90
2:45 pm ET, Final Practice (FS1)
7:00 pm ET, Qualifying (FS1)
6:00 pm ET, Final Practice (FS2)
WITH TWO RACES TO GO UNTIL THE CHASE, DO YOU CHANGE YOUR ATTITUDE GOING INTO ATLANTA
“We plan on doing nothing different at Atlanta. We want to just keep doing what we have been doing. We have been fighting back all year long, so if we go into the weekend with the same mindset, then we will hopefully continue to perform at the level we have been. We have put ourselves in the position that we need to be right now. So now we just need to build on it. Keep gaining points and keep getting the best finish that we can. That’s how we are going to go into these final two weeks. The Chase is our ultimate goal.”
YOU HAVE SAID THIS TEAM DESERVES TO BE IN THE CHASE. WHY IS THAT?
“We have fought from behind and fought off problems all year long. We keep getting put in bad positions and it never gets the guys down. Even in a bad race, we still fight back. Bristol was the perfect example of that. We just have fought through so much. We have clawed our way into the top-10 in points from 19th twice this year. That’s huge. That’s how you prove you don’t give up. So these guys on this team, they deserve to be in the top-10 and in the Chase.”
The No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Ford Fusion Team