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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.

Joey Logano has been competing in NASCAR since 2008 as an 18-year-old. Today, he is a three-time Cup Series champion. He’s also the reigning champ and hoisted his third Bill France Cup just four months ago in Phoenix, the same track where the Team Penske driver and his fellow competitors will race on Sunday.

Joey Logano missed out on breaking a huge record after he lost the pole position to William Byron for the NASCAR Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix.

Joey Logano already had an affinity for Phoenix Raceway. The Team Penske driver had won on the mile oval three times, including the 2022 Cup Series title, and had 15 top-10 finishes in 31 races since 2009.

The mile-long intermediate track is early in the NASCAR season, and it provides a strong test for the Cup Series’ top drivers.

The NASCAR Cup Series moves on to the site of November's championship race for Sunday's Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway. Five months ago, Joey Logano held off Ryan Blaney to win the 2024 Cup Series title at Phoenix in an all-Penske affair.

Phil Bobbitt and Steve Greco revealed their 2025 Shriners Children's 500 picks for sites like PrizePicks, Underdog Fantasy, Sleeper Fantasy, and DraftKings Pick6

NASCAR is in Phoenix this weekend for the Shriners Children's 500. William Byron starts on the pole Sunday for the Shriners Children's 500 at Phoenix Raceway.