Logano is now one of five drivers in NASCAR history to win three championships before the age of 35. One of the other drivers in that select group is NASCAR legend Jeff Gordon, now the vice chair of Hendrick Motorsports. Gordon was quick to give praise to the champion amid the criticism of the playoff format.

On the day that Joey Logano joined some of NASCAR’s elites with his third career Cup championship, two drivers he’s chasing marveled at what the Team Penske driver has accomplished. Jimmie Johnson stood on pit road about half a mile away from Logano’s celebration at Phoenix Raceway and noted the qualities he’s seen from Logano.

Back in the spring of 2005, NASCAR Hall of Famer Mark Martin was gushing about a 15-year-old driver from Connecticut winning races in short tracks across the Ohio valley. "I am high on Joey Logano because I am absolutely,