NASCAR: Joey Logano completes 500th Cup start for Penske in 9th

Joey Logano finished 9th Sunday in the Bank of America 400, his 500th career NASCAR Cup Series start for Team Penske.

Logano joined Team Penske in 2013, taking over the No. 22 ride for the team.

During his tenure with the organization, Logano has won three championships (2018, 2022, and 2024) and 38 of his 40 NASCAR Cup Series wins.

Logano has the most starts of any Team Penske driver.

In total, Logano has 647 career starts, the 30th-most all time in the series. He has the second-most among active drivers (Denny Hamlin, 752 starts).

The most starts all-time belongs to 7-time NASCAR champion Richard Petty (1,184). Ricky Rudd has the second-most (906).

The rest of the Top-5 are Terry Labonte (890), Dave Marcis (883), and Mark Martin (882).

With four races left in the 2026 NASCAR Cup Series season, Logano is 6th in points, 92 behind points leader Kyle Larson.

Drivers with at least 100 starts for Team Penske

Joey Logano (500)
Rusty Wallace (496)
Brad Keselowski (435)
Ryan Blaney (322)
Ryan Newman (260)
Kurt Busch (216)
Austin Cindric (182)
Sam Hornish Jr. (129)