Graham Stoddard, jackman for Joey Logano's No.22 Team Penske Ford, recaps a strategy-filled day at Nashville Superspeedway.
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00:00Here with Graham, the Jackman for the number 22 crew in Victory Lane.
00:04Congratulations, you guys got it done.
00:06A hard-fought day here at Nashville.
00:07Walk me through this day for this team on Pit Road.
00:09It was hot, that's for sure.
00:11And it was crazy with the weather, with all the different strategies,
00:15the way it played out.
00:17We were up towards the front.
00:18We were in the back.
00:20We thought our day was over.
00:21And then we saw a little glimmer of light.
00:24And then at the end, to sum it all up, with the fuel,
00:26everybody was running out, and we thought we were really close.
00:29And just to be able to get this, get a little bit of momentum this year
00:33has kind of been a little sluggish for us, I think, to say the least,
00:36other than the All-Star weekend.
00:38But this is good momentum.
00:40We're close to the playoffs.
00:41And it's things like this that can help you go on a run.
00:45Take me behind the curtain as much as you can,
00:47and I want an honest answer for this.
00:49What has the mindset and the mentality of this team been the 2024 season?
00:55I mean, I don't think that it's been –
00:58we've had weekends that haven't gone our way.
01:00So, we've been in a position where we've had to fight and claw.
01:04You know, when you get early season wins,
01:06it kind of sets you up to maybe work on some stuff
01:09and kind of big picture look towards the playoffs,
01:13but it kind of hasn't gone our way.
01:16So, we've just honestly been fighting.
01:18We've kept an eye on points.
01:20Strategy's been changed in order to try to maximize points and things like that.
01:25But the whole team's been fighting.
01:27We obviously did a great job tonight.
01:29And that's kind of been our impromptu motto, I guess,
01:33sort of under the table, if you will.
01:34But I think it paid off finally.
01:36It's nice.
01:37We have a few-week buffer here before we get into the playoffs.
01:39But I think it's definitely a momentum builder.
01:42Many words as you want for this one.
01:44Is this a championship-caliber team?
01:46I think that championship-caliber teams are about the people that you have.
01:50It's not necessarily about the results, right?
01:54And this team is almost the exact same that we had in 2022
01:58when we won the championship.
01:59So, I have no doubt that we're a championship-caliber team.
02:02And I think a win now at this point in the season,
02:06I think we're climbing out of that hole.
02:08And I think our trajectory could be the highest pinnacle,
02:12which is winning that championship.
02:13And that's always the goal when you start the year.
02:15Graham, sounds like a yes to me.
02:17Congratulations.
02:18Thank you.