Phoenix: Joey Logano on a supremely confident championship run; what happened with Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain; what’s 2023 hold for NASCAR and Next Gen Year 2

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The confidence of crew chief Paul Wolfe heading into Joey Logano’s championship performance (1:00); Logano’s belief and how he might have leveraged it at Phoenix (3:45); the importance of wining at Las Vegas and other factors (6:00); the critical pit crew change for the No. 22 (7:45); why having a head start on Phoenix still is an advantage with the Next Gen car (9:00); what Parker noticed from the other championship contenders (11:30); what happened between Chase Elliott and Ross Chastain (13:30); the perspectives of each driver (16:00); what’s the future hold for Joey Logano (18:00); the importance of Phoenix and Paul Wolfe (21:00); what Parker sees for the Next Gen competitive balance in 2023 (23:30); why the sustainability of finding an edge is limited (26:00); does NASCAR need more cars on track in the real (instead of virtual) world (28:00); Parker’s wild idea for NASCAR Midweek Thunder (31:30); the case for keeping race cars “cartoonish” (33:30); Parker’s 2023 Xfinity Series plans (35:00); what has changed for Parker in this second chance, 10 years after his last stint as a full-time NASSCAR driver (38:30); how personal growth has and will shape his career (41:00); what he sees in the development of Noah Gragson and other young drivers (45:00);

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