It was two Staff Penske teammates that determined the destiny of the 2024 NASCAR Cup Sequence championship.
Two-time champion Joey Logano and defending champion Ryan Blaney duked it out within the closing laps at Phoenix Raceway on Sunday, with Logano holding off Blaney to earn the race win and his third NASCAR Cup Sequence championship.
After going from fifth to first in a single lap on the Lap 259 restart, it initially seemed like Logano was going to have the ability to coast to the title as William Byron light and Blaney was entrenched in a battle with Kyle Larson.
As soon as Blaney obtained round Larson, nevertheless, he was capable of make fast work of Byron and shut what was as soon as a 3.3-second deficit right down to mere ft within the closing laps.
Nonetheless, Blaney’s ill-fated makes an attempt to run the next lane within the closing laps did not give him the sting he wanted to go his teammate, and he needed to accept second place.
