Joey Logano’s second White House visit carried a weight even his 2018 NASCAR Cup Series championship couldn’t replicate. The Team Penske driver stood in the Oval Office last week, flanked by crew chiefs and teammates, as President Donald Trump honored the organization’s three consecutive Cup titles and IndyCar dominance.
For Logano, the moment transcended trophies. It was about tracing the whispers of history in a room where untold stories shaped nations.
Joey Logano’s Recent White House Reflection
Logano’s first White House trip in 2018 left him pinching himself. Seven years later, the two-time champion absorbed the gravity differently at the White House on Wednesday, April 9.
“You walk into the Oval Office and you just think, gosh, like all the things that have happened in that room,” he told reporters ahead of Bristol’s Food City 500. “The meetings, the stories that we don’t know, right? We’ll never know, but it all happened in that room. It’s a pretty big thing.”
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During the ceremony, President Trump, a self-proclaimed racing enthusiast, called Team Penske “the greatest champions in the world.” The group included three-time (2018, 2022, and 2024) NASCAR Cup Series champion Logano, 2023 Cup champion Ryan Blaney, two-time (2017, 2019) NTT INDYCAR Series champion Josef Newgarden, and team owner Roger Penske, whose 20 Indy victories and 17 titles drew particular praise.
Logano’s #22 Ford sat displayed near the White House entrance, a surreal image he called “really special.” Yet the 34-year-old emphasized the visit’s personal significance:
“It’s special that we had the opportunity. Our sport gives us the opportunity to experience something that not many people will ever get to do. So yeah, I cherish that memory.”
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The event doubled as a strategic morale boost for Penske’s NASCAR squad, which remains winless in 2025. Blaney, fresh from a Darlington heartbreak, also called the visit an “opportunity.”
“It was nice to get invited and be able to go, and I would put it up there. It’s like you couldn’t turn down the opportunity, right? You get to go to the place and meet the person running your country. So, it was a fun day,” Blaney said.
Trump’s recognition also spotlighted NASCAR’s political intersections. NASCAR Commissioner Steve Phelps acknowledged tariff concerns raised during closed-door talks but stressed the focus remained on celebrating Penske’s amazing last few years.
“It’s something that we are obviously going to watch very closely, and I’m sure the folks are having discussions. It’s an unknown. Like, I had a conversation with Rick Hendrick, and obviously, his base business is affected by the tariffs,” Phelps urged.
For Logano, the visit crystallized a legacy beyond laps.
“It was just a surreal experience. To see your race car sitting up in front of the White House is really special,” he said. As Team Penske’s Bristol redemption efforts on April 13 ended up with a 5th place position by Ryan Blaney at the Food City 500, their White House moment will remain as a blend of past triumphs and future ambitions.
In racing, as in politics, momentum is everything. And for now, Penske’s champions hold both.