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Joey Logano was knocked out of the 2025 Cup Series playoffs after the Round of 8 race at Martinsville Speedway on October 27. A new video shared by SiriusXM NASCAR Radio features Logano talking with reporter Jeff Gluck about how the playoff system has shaped his career and what it means to him.Logano finished the season with one win, six top-five finishes, and 12 top-tens. His playoff run ended before the Championship Four race at Phoenix. In the video, the Team Penske driver said,"Everyone’s gonna have their opinion on it, and that’s fine. I’ll always remember it, personally, because it has affected my life in so many ways, good and bad right.""Being on the good side, and the bad side. But’ I’ve never felt that pressure during the playoffs. The way this format is, I’ve never felt anything like it."As for the changes to the NASCAR playoff format, NASCAR officials, including president Steve O’Donnell, have already hinted that big changes could be coming. They want future champions to stand out more and for the season-long performance to matter again.The current “winner-take-all” format may be replaced after 2025. As per Motorsport.com, O’Donnell said NASCAR will wait until the season ends before confirming anything.“I’ve never felt anything like it”: Joey Logano reacts after missing the Championship FourAfter being eliminated from the playoffs, Joey Logano talked to NBC Sports about his race at Martinsville Speedway. Logano started fourth and finished Stage 1 in second, picking up nine points. His best lap time was 19.32 seconds, and he reached a top speed of 98 mph.Things went wrong in Stage 2 when he pitted mid-race and chose the wrong lane on his return. He got stuck in dirty air, which slowed him down. From that point, he couldn’t recover the positions he lost. Explaining what went wrong, Joey Logano said, “We weren’t good enough to drive back through either way, but I thought I would have had a chance if maybe I could have made that better earlier in the race."""Ultimately, we just have to be faster. That’s the biggest thing. Bummed. I don’t know if there’s another word for it. I’m just bummed that one of us didn’t make it. Everyone works hard enough to deserve to be there. We just couldn’t get the job done today, or really the last three races."Joey Logano began the playoffs well with two fifth-place finishes at Gateway and Bristol. He performed strongly with a fourth at New Hampshire but struggled with lower results at Kansas and the Roval.In the Round of 8, he ran fairly well at Las Vegas and Martinsville, but a bad race at Talladega hurt his chances, and he was knocked out before the Championship Four.
