It's a long season, a long way to go. Yeah, it's been tough — I can't hide from that.
It's frustrating; it's hard. I've also been here before," Logano said.
Positive Signs and Playoff Strategy
Logano explained that late-race incidents have disrupted several strong runs where his car showed competitive speed.
"I look at Texas before we got in that pit-road wreck — speed was there, car was fast, arguably the fastest car that last run as we were trying to get our way through the field," he said.
He noted that the team takes positive elements from those sessions to correct their ongoing mistakes. "I felt good about that.
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There are some positives to take out of all those things. So you look at that, learn from the mistakes, and you move on," Logano stated.
Logano stated that the current playoff format forces teams to constantly evaluate how to maximize their daily points output.
"We were in that mode anyways," he continued.
He explained that strategy shifts sometimes require sacrificing individual stage positions to secure a better overall result.
"You have to look at any of these races these days like, 'OK, how do you maximize your day?'
Is that by finishing well or creating the most points possible?
Sometimes, that means giving up a stage to get the most points possible just depending on where you're at," Logano said.
Former NASCAR champion Kevin Harvick offered a critical assessment of the driver's current championship outlook on his podcast.
