NASCAR champion Joey Logano issues fiery message to his haters

Three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Joey Logano has a clear message for those who boo and hate on him - s***w you!

Logano is the reigning champion in NASCAR's top tier, scooping his third title at Phoenix last November having previously tasted championship success in 2018 and 2022.

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With his success, the Team Penske star has accrued a lot of fans and support over the years, but at the same time, he has also gained a lot of haters due to his aggressive driving style and attitude, which has rubbed some up the wrong way.

Off the track, however, Logano is a different character, and, when speaking on the Whiskey Riff Raff podcast, the three-time champion was asked if it bothers him that he is sometimes booed at races when he is a different person off-track and involved in charitable causes, such as through his Joey Logano foundation.

"You also gotta know why you’re doing it, the purpose of why you’re doing it. Am I doing it for people to like me? No," Logano explained.

"So when they don’t like me? Screw ’em. I don’t care.

"I know who I am, right? I know my heart inside, so if you haven’t had the opportunity to meet me away from the race track..."

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Joey Logano is unbothered by his critics

The Team Penske star continued, adding that just because he is 'cut-throat' in a competitive environment, that doesn't make him a bad guy when it comes to life away from the track.

"Yeah, in a competitive environment, am I cutthroat? Absolutely," Logano admitted.

"I’m there to win and I’m going to take everyone down to do it… I want to go win. It’s all or nothing.

"That doesn’t make me a bad person, and it’s really hard for people to understand that. But that’s just who I am as a competitive person. I’m just a winner kinda person. I gotta win, I gotta win, that’s what I gotta do."

The three-time champion continued: "But if people don’t like that, I’m not going to change that piece of me, because that’s what’s helped me become successful."

"That’s what’s allowed me to do a lot of things with the [Joey Logano] Foundation. One thing helps the other. If it wasn’t for the trophies, that’s how I win. If it wasn’t for that, then I can’t make an impact any other way.

"So if you’re going to boo me for that? Screw you. You think I care? I really don’t. I just kinda keep going with my life.”

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