JOEY LOGANO – No. 22 Shell/Pennzoil Ford Fusion – VICTORY LANE INTERVIEW – TAKE US THROUGH WHAT HAPPENED WITH MATT AND THE LAPS BEFORE? “It was just hard racing. He raced me really hard. I raced him the same way he raced me. It was a lot of fun out there racing for a win like that. The cars were very fast, equally paired and I couldn’t be more proud of what this Shell/Pennzoil team is doing right now. We’re such a fast race car, such a great team. We’ve showed it two weeks in a row now and this is a lot of fun. We’ve just got to ride this wave and we’ve got to get to Homestead still.” YOU GOT TO HIM AND THEN FELL BACK, AND THEN CAUGHT BACK UP.
WHAT HAPPENED AT THAT POINT? “He came up and started taking my air away, as he should, and I had to kind of adjust what I was doing and try to find a fast way back to him. I was able to get those runs back to him and get back to him.”
DID YOU TALK ABOUT BEING AGGRESSIVE AND TRYING TO PUT MORE PEOPLE IN A TOUGH POSITION AT TALLADEGA BY WINNING HERE? “That’s the goal. When you see trophies you want to get them. I’m so proud of this team. Our goal is to keep everyone on edge when they go into Talladega and we can feel comfortable about it, so I’m just proud of what this team is doing. I’d like to get to Homestead, but it’s one step at a time here. We’ve just got to keep this speed in our race cars and keep doing what we’re doing.”
MORE VICTORY LANE – HOW WILL YOU REMEMBER TODAY? “A fun race. What a great Shell/Pennzoil Ford. These guys were really good, on top of it just like we’ve been this whole Chase. I couldn’t be more proud of what we’re doing right now. I’ve got to thank Shell, Pennzoil, AAA, Coca-Cola, Roush Yates motors. This is a big motor race track. I was on the gas a lot and they brought the big steam. I’m just proud of what this team is doing right now.” DESCRIBE THE LAST FEW LAPS. “It was good, hard racing. We were racing each other really hard and I got in the fence twice on the straightaways. He raced me hard and I raced him hard back. That’s hard racing. That’s the way I race. If I get raced like that, I’ll race the same way. That’s how I’ve always been and it will always be that way. I really couldn’t be more proud of this team. To be sitting in such a great position going into Talladega makes us feel really, really good.” YOU BLOCKED MANY FROM VICTORY LANE. HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THAT STRATEGY-WISE GOING TO TALLADEGA? “The fact that we’re the only team that can relax right now is gonna pay big dividends when we get to Martinsville. Everyone is a little bit nervous. Our goal is still to win the race. Even though we’re moved on to the next round, our goal is still to win that race and try to get some guys nervous for next week. That’s kind of the strategy of this Chase and to be able to do that today, like I said, I couldn’t be more proud. These guys work so hard and Todd Gordon, he’s a fricking genius, so it’s fun to drive his car.” DID YOU CONSIDER IT A GOOD MOVE? “I didn’t think it was a good move when I hit the wall. I’m sure we’ll talk about it. I felt like, ‘Hey, I’ve got to race hard. I got in the fence twice,’ so I wasn’t gonna put up with it.”