Joey Logano is a three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion. He last hoisted the Bill France Cup just four months ago in Phoenix. On Sunday, the Team Penske driver, who qualified second, started on the front row in his return to the desert.

Through the first four races of the 2025 NASCAR Cup Series season, Logano has led 207 laps. However, he's failed to notch a single top-10 finish — the first time a defending NASCAR Cup Series champion has ever failed to score a top-10 in the first four races of the ensuing season.

Joey Logano seemed like a man on a mission at the beginning of this past weekend’s race at Phoenix Raceway. However, that all changed when NASCAR controversially penalized him for a restart during Stage 1.

Having made a piece of unwanted history during the opening weeks of the Cup Series season, defending champion Joey Logano opened up on his 'frustrations'.