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Capitalizing on his experience as he vowed he would, Joey Logano made a veteran move to win the season finale at Phoenix Raceway and clinch his third NASCAR Cup Series championship.

Logano seized the lead for the final time after gaining four spots in two laps on a restart with 52 laps remaining. After going from fifth to third, he zoomed past teammate Ryan Blaney and Christopher Bell to take first.

He fended off a furious charge by Blaney in the closing laps and won by 0.330 seconds in a 1-2 finish for Team Penske.

Speaking on his popular podcast, Actions Detrimental, Denny Hamlin made his feelings about manufacturer meddling clear to his co-host Jared Allen.

The 23XI team co-owner, who partners with Toyota, understands manufacturers are crucial for the series, but believes there needs to be a line drawn in the sand at some point.

“I don’t know what you do about this. NASCAR’s not going to do anything to the manufacturers because that is their bread and butter.

They do not want to do anything that upsets manufacturers.

They’ve been trying for a decade now to get another one into our sport and they certainly cannot afford for one to leave.

So how can the series crack down on manufacturer influence without losing one of the three OEMs? Hamlin’s idea involves a NASCAR championship that is rarely talked about.