Joey Logano fires back at MLB legend after brutal criticism: “Has he ever driven a race car in Talladega?”

Joey Logano hit back at former MLB player Chipper Jones's comments against the Team Penske driver after he had a moment of rage during the race at Talladega Superspeedway last week. Logano had made several comments on his teammate, Austin Cindric, after the end of stage 2 during the race.

Logano had entered the top 10 for a large part of the race and was close to winning the second stage. While on the inside line, his Penske teammate, Cindric, was moving up from the outside. In an attempt to defend and gain the lead, Logaono moved towards the outside, forcing Cindric to lift off, and Bubba Wallace won the stage.

Cindric kept the momentum going and won the race, bringing Team Penske a strong finish. Following the race win, former Atlanta Braves player Jones shared a congratulatory message for the driver and a direct dig at Logano for not being an ideal teammate, considering his rage on the radio.

"Congrats to @AustinCindric on his @TALLADEGA win. Good teammates are hard to come by, Boss! Remember that one of urs MFed u on national tv, when in all actuality, u did everything possible to keep from wrecking him. Hate to be #dueces in the ‘team’ meeting on Monday.

Some people are ‘hooray for our team as long as I’m the star’ as every team has them. Hendrick, RCR, JGR, Penske, etc. Sometimes karma is glorious. Enjoy this one! In case anyone is confused, lemme be clear….@joeylogano," Jones wrote on X.

Reacting to his comments, Joey Logano claimed that Jones has never raced in Talladega, so he wouldn't understand the pressure that builds up on the track. Furthermore, Logano mentioned that if he were to comment on baseball, his opinion wouldn't matter because he's not a professional player.

"Has Chipper Jones ever driven a race car at Talladega? That would be my first question. I’m pretty certain he hasn’t," Joey Logano said (via @NBC Sports). "That’s like me saying something about baseball. I know nothing about baseball. That’s like me saying something that he did something in baseball that was wrong. That doesn’t matter."

The 34-year-old further explained his outrage on the team radio, suggesting that teams should work together on Superspeedways.

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Joey Logano explains his anger on team radio at Talladega

Joey Logano is yet to win a race this season. Although he has consistently delivered within the top 20 in most races, he hasn't been competitive enough to get a single top-5 finish. Moreover, his best finish was P8 in Martinsville.

Winning the stage at Talladega would have given Logano an advantage; however, with his teammate Austin Cindric backing off, Logano couldn't get ahead of Bubba Wallace, after which he had an outburst. He explained that teams have to work together on Superspeedways to win.

"You go superspeedway racing, there’s different rules in place for the teams," Joey Logano said via NBC. "There’s the (manufacturer) rules, there’s the team rules and you try to put these all in place to try to give your cars the best chance to win.

Everyone knows superspeedways you’ve got to work together. The rules that were set in place weren’t followed. That ticked me off quite a bit because I feel like I’ve always done the right thing and try really hard to do that."

The race was still competitive for Logano, who finished in fifth place but was disqualified because of a spoiler violation.